Dean Mahomet
an
East Indian
THE
TRAVELS
OF
DEAN MAHOMET,
A NATIVE OF
PATNA IN BENGAL,
THROUGH SEVERAL PARTS OF
INDIA,
While in the Service of The Honourable
Y.
F,
In a Series of Letters to a Friend.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
Vol. I.
CORK:
PRINTED BY J. CONNOR,
At the Circulating Library, No 17, Corner of Castle-street,
opposite the Square.
1794.
CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME THE FIRST.
LETTER I.
PAGE
A SKETCH of the Author's country, with an account of his birth: his father's fate in war, Raja Boudmal's submission, and his brother's promotion. |
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LETTER II.
The Author resides some time in Patna with his mother: description of the Raja's entertainment, at which the Author first notices Mr. Baker, whom he afterwards meets in a tennis court, and earnestly desires to follow, through a particular attachment to him, and great passion for a military life. |
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LETTER III.
The Author leaves his Mother, and goes with Mr. Baker to Bankeepore: situation of the camp there: description of the officer's bangaloes, soldiers' barrack, Seapoys' chaumnies: site of Mr. Goolden's house: account of a famine. |
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LETTER IV.
Tender interview between the Author and his mother: his brother comes to Mr. Baker to prevail on him to send him home: Mr. Baker's generosity on the occassion: march to Denapore: description of the barrack: situation of the General's residence: view of the surrounding country. |
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LETTER V.
The army receive orders to march from Denapore to Chrimnasa: description of the attendants to the quarter masters: situation of the camp at Fulwherea. |
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LETTER VI.
A few straggling villagers steal unperceived into the camp: plunder some tents and marquees: carry off the Author on a palanquin which is described: rob him: some resolve to take his life, others against, obtain his freedom: he returns to the camp: some of the villagers taken and punished: jackals infest the camp: the army marches towards Chrimnasa: the natives venerable regard for their wells accounted for. |
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LETTER VII.
The army arrive at Chrimnasa, and after a few months stay there, receive orders to march to Monghere: description of a Faquir and hermitage near it: arrival there: fort and barracks described: ingenuity and manufactures of the inhabitants.
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LETTER VIII.
Description of the seats and villas round Monghere: character of Mr. Bateman: account of the monument on the hill Peepaharea: imprudence of a Lieut. of the artillery: his untimely fate: the army receive orders to proceed to Calcutta: seven baths or wells near Sitakund described: the army halt at Bohogolpore: account of it's situation, military strength, and manufactures: of Captain Brook: the Pahareas, and the punishment inflicted on them. |
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LETTER IX.
March continued from Bohogolpore towards Calcutta: reach Rajamoul: ferocity of the Pahareas: skirmish with them, in which two hundred are taken prisoners and punished: encamp at Gouagochi: it's pleasant situation: arrive at Dumdumma: grand review there: Governor Cottier is entertained by the Officers &c.: scene of their convivial meeting. |
75 |
LETTER X.
Arrival at Calcutta: description of it: of the old fort, and Fort-William: of the docks, hospital, villas, gardens, and canal outside the town. |
85 |
LETTER XI.
Departure from Calcutta: arrival at Barahampore: situation of the cantonments there: of Muxadabad: it's suburbs; Nabob's Palace: his grand procession to the mazide or temple, with all his retinue. |
93 |
LETTER XII.
Description of the different baptisms and circumcision of a Mahometan Child, at which the Author attended. |
104 |
LETTER XIII.
Account of the Mahometan ceremony of marriage. |
114 |
LETTER XIV.
Of the temperance the Mahometans: their resignation at the approach of death: account of their funerals: sketch of their religion. |
124 |
LETTER XV.
Of the dancing girls: their manners and dress: remarkable instance of the generosity of one. |
133 |
LETTER XVI.
March from Barahampore to Denapore: of the brigades on the Bengal establishment: of the Seapoys: their military dress: explanation of Persian and Indian terms. |
143 |
LETTER XVII.
March from Denapore to Belagram: the army halt at Benaras: description of it: of the beautiful country about it: description of the city continued: it's buildings, gauts or slips: farai: pagodas: tanks: manufactures; Raja's palace. |
159 |
LETTER XVIII.
Of the religion of the Hindoos: their food, and manner of burying their dead. |
167 |
LETTER XIX.
March continued towards Belgram: description of the country: of the fort and palace of Alahabad: climate, soil, flowers, fruits, &c. |
177 |
LETTER XX.
The army arrive at Belgram: dispute between the Nabob Aspa-doulah and the Fouzdars Maboub and Coffi-bussant: Maboub invites our Officers to dine and previously poisons the provisions intended for them: his intentions disclosed: a detachment is sent from Gen Stibbert to assist the Nabob against Maboub and his confederate: the former is taken, the latter escapes with his vanquished forces: Capt. Gravely receives a wound, of which he dies at Belgram, where he is interred, |
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This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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