jiopcaaro'dominions; bjxt? thes'idi#^0' ^ ^ ^between the 'two -braiir
dies, of .the'' nattondis? mom Hmpleie'l^oufc off: thaafc! that. bc-
tween t f e iil®&h«|,||wa'gei^andioh!ls£ilfe'' tribes in. North
America. - .Even during the intervals;c of: peace not- ■®o®mii®ieak
tipm ^C(^ene%- nor- is; thereI any -attempt on either side to
carry on a secret rcbhYespondence with; the bthei
Tiie policy ok the Dutch thereforAsneceeded so far as: to render
the Gandians: .uompletely isolated,, and to make them?
look with, apprehension and.- hostile jealousy; on :fche, approachr
iofNadstraiitgors. j
.As-1 have already observed, the state; of- constant kofetilltjil id
•wiioh ^TOft ;Candiahs; h a ^ ^rlpngl^i^idiedf'iKith- th e Europeans,
;and tkeidad^endo^e^whinh their mountains' enable- them i to
maintain, -have Tendered the linesrof th e k ‘ character,ymerei bold;
and- prominent', while the subjection and; tranquillity of .th d ^3^
landers bave greatly; softenddr tbe- • -»ofe nagged, traits ,©j| their
.imtnral aMspositioo* Although the tJajudiansti-a^ugojBepied- with
th| mosfc ^eosuplete ^despotism, y e t as their- prejudices; a»dj cog-1
toms bare. sharedi vand: respectedi %;*• f b ^ mPjiar,(^% ..are?
•proud of being? free from. a. foreign, yoke* arid! slaves only! id a-
.master of their own rade. They look upon the ' .Gingiessp' in;
our service as ui mean, dispiqafefe mee,:. who barter.- their na-
jtuml lights; dor :peae© and profectton. The Candia®« , in b o rn ,
■appearaiice retain an air o f haughtiness-and' gravity ;7 they, are?
sat, the same tio#e' more’ courteous and;-polite, ate well as more!
tcrafty-and treacherous than their countrymen ofr' the- lowlands.
They a re also accounted; more athletic, and -superior; both.:' i»;
■shape and countenance. As they; are. accustomed from their
infancy to ’bear arms and watqh at; the different, popts^ where-
•any .<tongex is apprehended, th e y ' early! acquire a military air
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whiohdis a©B dtself suffidientUtQ^djfetingnishifithem i frixm the '.Gins
$ '^1'esl'twThei'r hh©®ses^a?F©'llalsd b M|£er§f||®d HHMjei: i entost mo-lcdt
• thonglyj^Sithe&samer.materiils.'ja’rt'ddfurnTshed, qu'we^likebd
|,v> T ^ ^ ress^dt)1 the, highip;ordei^^&|thif8^ndia.nsy.j%i^sf1sj of
sevoi^llddlnsa-«idpjbfp^'pldtlndor- cali'coftdrajwn ii^pse rdlfeif tlfeir
aiaj©bMeRS^>i^dew of ®®|^ainse!‘, afte^i^eing fwappe-d-
Sw%qd‘^liiei bddyf-j has ethe ;end\^t(ifpk|d!fjup -sat?/ thes tbadj^i
whil©l||fei!pf|her| ,^pdraw4S|®g^hip{fe6^eBB^,^^^&Soiri/'hang'S»-
strdighbs down p tb ^ th ^ a p l^ ^ 4 TheirOatsp^iOsh® ufefefst- andd$h»sb
' aird barevj.‘|^^A^r/<b^d^3^aey^efo{fo?fe^£k@^J'^^>s '.or tu-eban,
©£ ;ffdbta«feiMBhfliaa^!fad^Bifa6l!yea£r it has no resemblance to rililet
’»^pi^iyjit'hei'E^ftiyes offitlio ^’@onti^^b^Jthe/Gio^sA' ’S,i/ isrbroad
aradiilabMtMhip^nd-f Arj80im,towardh'tl f e |lMfel^pai;t,v|a.nAis. stiffened
iC0?6jfe,jia, *sj | | ^ e!ki&:fek£tMetff made i^ v e ^ d b e ir '
^I'aiuli^i^v’t^fi^^ii'Hh'tllei^itwadsts^tli^ii^gar ;u hoty^flg, win«- lu’t}-
.;d^i^(r'i:'lOT^skVjrXSf]'Un^arj5is«suspendqds ■!A hko-7that’cin
the drfes^^f^t]p;-?8eo^s Highlan$f rs^i is worn* ’b e l^ e ;thebii and»
is ' jfheld^bet.el^leajf; areka-nuts^aud t^ a ^ ^ ^ ^ T h c y
•ha\(. (•omruoul? >,i howewep- ‘ ai.-boy-' to ‘attend’jbth'em w ith ,a box'
MMko'ryj B to t^ isb -sh eT l^ ^ l^ sh e^ w if ^ thesi^thate-Bials'.«lHn •
umbrella of the talipot leaf is their Constant • and necessary
attendant when they walk abroad in the day tirfler >] Theyi.ialt
wear' ;rin'g#on.||h;ei r firf^|rs; few. of . them ineth|ih^|earsv; aslthis
is one of those ..indifferent articles in which the Kixrg shews
his supreme authority by entering bis royal prohibition. The •
chief distinction in the dress of..the higher orders among the
Gandians and ,'tbe Cinglese is- in the form df the cap, and
the immense quantity of cloth worn round the waist by the
former, 1
-tivThe' appearance, of. theeIhSyterworders’ amoug- both is !tin.
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