American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-12-23

The edi6ees are colonnaded, end from the 6ne shell
mortar with which they are piastered and polished
have the appearance OF marble.
N.ary all the civilians here live in garden houses
which gives the town less splendid appearance
than that OF Calcutta; but art has rendered oeau'
full the natural barrenness which surrounds IT, sn1
6ne roads. interspersed with trees, run through
in every direction The inhabitants OF Madras s'
in much the same way as those Of Calcutta, but pro
visions of every description are dearer here; ant
the Society, though less numerous, IS more agree
able The population Of the black town OF Madra
and Fort ST. George, is abou' 55O,oOO. ihe &C
counts are kept here 10 star Psgodas, ianams ane
cash while in Calcutta the currency is In rupees
annss and pice so cash make ianam, IL fanatn:
rupee, and 81 rupees pagoda, the value OF "hicf
eight shngs sterling. or about dollar and thres
quarters. In Calcutta IL pice make an anna, ahe
10 annas a rupee, worth about DO cepts. MS pre-
sidency indirectly controls about 20 millions OF Ink
native population Of India; but its immediate SUB
ects do not exceed IL millions; it having within
ts boundaries the nominally independent principal
les Of Mvsore. Travancore, and Cochin. IL he rev
enue IS ABOUT FIVE millions sterling per annum
Whic h is nearly all Consumed by the expenses OF tht
government. There is Supreme Court o. Mad
ras, modelled on that at Fort William, and justice
is administered on the same plan
Bombay governs the whole northwest coast o
India standing itself on an island formerly comPre
heuded in the Province OF Aurungabad. i is distant
from Calcutta $500 miles. and from Madras 40
Bombay island is about 10 miles in length. by three
in BREADTH and Is joined to Sslseitee by causewsy
AT low water, the island Of Saiseue communicates
with the continent Bombay is the most important
place in India tor ship building, importing an abun
dance of 6ne timber rom Malabar In CONNER
cal importance, il occupies the ra which Ormus
did, being now the western mart OF all India lis
annual exports and imports average millions s,er
Ing and about 200 foreign ships arrive and depart ev.
cry year All the Company's marine force, consist
ing Of Is lighting vessels, belong 10 Bombay and
these cruisers usually employed against pirates
who have infested The wese coasts OF India from the
time OF Alexander the Great. Instead OF a supreme
Court, there is here Kings Recorder. with three
Barrsters aud eight Attorneys, who administer JUS
lice on the principles IN the other presiden-
cies. Bombay, like Madras, has its own Governor
and Council which are subordinate 10 the Cover
The population OF the Island is about
100000, Of which 5000 are Psrsres. and 1000
Jews but the mass Of the people are Hindoos. BY
recent cessions, the territorial Jurisdiction Of BON
bay has been greatly increased, extending round
The coasts to he river Indus. and the most fertile
parts Of the Deccan, adding to its revenue about
millions sterling per annum. The native popula.
lion controlled by this presidency is stated at about
millions. The houses ., Bombay are built with
wooden pillars. supporting wooden verandas, some
lines stories high, and the roofs slated
From the numerous magnificent caves on the
sland. Of Elephanta and Sa'seue, il is to be pre-
'umed that Bombay and its vicinity were considered
" the Hindoos places Of great importance. These
caves are SO numerous, ihat they appear TO have
ormed sublerraneous city. One OF the largest
was fitted up Portuguese church. and the great
OILS Of Paganism defaced. At the sides OF
he great por,ico, there vet remain Two gigantic
figures, 25 fee, high, standing erect.
Cashmere.-The shawls OF Cashmere supply the
whole civilized world. 1t is said they are manufac-
ured at 1000 looms, each OF which gives employ.
nent to two or three men. The work is so incon-
,eSably tedious by which the fine patterns are pro
iuced. that no, more than quarter OF an inch is
completed IN whole day. Il is no, unusual to find
loom occupied with one shawl for an entire year.
e wool of which they are made is brought from
Tibet consisting Of the inside coat or down Of shee
peculiar 10 that mountainous region. The wool is
Il hrst OF grey colour, but being blesched, il be
ZONES beautiful white, and takes the various dyes
eadily when spun. 1t is curiou. fact that the
'orders are attached to the shawls after fabrication
o dellca'ely. that eye can detect the place OF
JUNCTION. The valley of Cashmere ha. been cele.
rated from the most early times for lis beauty
Nothing can exceed IT'S romantic advantages from
lsure. In the centre Of plain near the lake oil
cashmere, studded with little isles were the gar
lens and payons Of the Mogul Emperor, where
he mobiles made annual visits 10 feast on he charms
# this lovely valley and to choose wives from among
he beautiful girls of Cashmere whose delicacy OF
complexion and symmetry of form were only sur
passed by the elegant turn OF their minds the veli
Tess OF their dspos,ons and the sweetness. Of their
empers.