American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-02

but should he fall from the rope, and lie remain
his head is severed from his body. Captain ha'
DER and Lieutenant Webb Witnessed this ceremony
Nepaul lies in the north cas-. of Hindostan, be-
tween the ATTITUDES 81 and 80. 1t extends 700
miles, although It's average breadth does lot exceed
100; and is one of the most mountainous regions
in the world only its lower ridges being inhabited
40 that in an area Of 10 millions of acres, II has not
more than millions of inhabitants. Its capital Is
Catmandoo, over which, although 40 miles distant,
the Himalaya seems hang Its crest OF everlasting
snow. Eastward, the mountains are inhaolted oy
barbarous tribes and on the other sides II IS nearly
embraced by the Company's territories. The capt.
sl with its suburbs and dependencies, has poPuia
ton OF about 1863 900 The revenue OF Nepaul is
no, more than $4,000 pounds annually, but the
expenses Of the government are also trifiing. The
| peace establishment is ABOUT 10000 males which
| is increased to large army when the war stand
AID which is yellow. with the figure OF Hanuman
the Munkey deIy, on ii, is nntuiled. The Nepau
lese are brave and good looking race and many
of their women, who have liberty OF dvorclnf
their husbands at pleasure. are spriehiy and pretty
Their complexion is between saow and ccPpe
! color.
Bootan lies eastward Of Nepaul, and extends Y
1.-THE wilds bordering China. The inhabitants arr
OF Tartan origin and their complexion is aIr: the.
are also remarkable Tor strength and courage 4 n
women perform nearly all the Offices OF husbandry
the government is monarchicsl, and the worship O
Dudha prevails.
The wild and extensive district Of Tiperah bound
nearly the whole eastern line oil Bengal, and tn
mountains are inhabited by ssvages. From lhl
region ard Chltisgong the government OF India re
cuit their establishment of elephants, pu chasing
none under nine feet high The inhabitants Of Ra
llemal a northern district OF Bengal, were sayages
until they reclaimed and civilized by the OK
ertions Of Mr.. Cleveland their judge and magistrate
who died at he Early age OF 20.
The eastern parts OF Slhet, over which the Ben
gal government presides, are within $50 miles Q
Yunau in China, but toe intervening space 10 q
Wild and the Jealousy OF the Chinese government
so strong, that no intercourse exists between them
OF the savage tribes IN the Tiperah mountans, tn
Garrows most deserving o! notice; they ar
lively. subsist on raw animal iood build their house
and villages on piles and are remarkably fond {
dancing. Twenty or thirty men stand behind on
another, each holding his hands round the waist
the one before him, thus forming circles, and hoF
ping, first 10 the right and lhtn TO the lett, on on
foot, they keep time TO sort OF drum, and vii
instrument like clarionet. The women dance
7 the same manner. Blu, do not mix with the mel
Marriage is settled by long courtshps, with all III
! violence of love and after the young people ha,
agreed, if the parents refuse their consent, they
we'll beaten by their friends until they accede. TT
husband die, she marries of his brothers: if a
= the brothers die, she marrics their father. The
worship the sun and moon, also Mahadeva; the
drink 10 excess, and when their chief men die, ii
heads OF several slaves are stricken off and burne
with their bodies Among the Kayns, the wome
have their faces ta,tooed all in lines Of a Giro,
a lar form, which gives them hideous appearanc
u The Rockies live The steepest and most inscce
! sbe hills and are very vindclive being Of opinio
that nothing is so pleasing 10 God as to kill gre
number Of their enemies.
Even TO the east as far as Canton, the Hindoi
and their temples are to be found but the gener
worship in all the civilized parts beyond Tp-rah
Z that OF Budha,
There are 1a Indo Chinese dialects derived fro
" the Chinese language, all written in a character
NEARLY alike that in every part the symbols cow
o he same meaning, though the words. used in q
= oral expression of them are SO differen, as rot
: be understood, perhaps, at few miles distan
y from the town where custom has rendered the
~ Ineligible. Those who are fellow countr yme
~ therefore, when they fail to understand each 9th
:. in COZ versalion, have recourse to writing. In 4
tommon language OF Cochin China. there are 30
20 characters: the Chinese written tongue is used
. 20 different nations and it indicates real Objects
'. sounds. Our numerical aIeebracal. as,ronomic
&c and chemical signs, are like its wonderful aphab
= These remarks apply generally to all the countri
~ cas-, Of the Tperah wids and Chitlagons, bu, pa
= tcularly to the Kingdoms Of Csmboda, La,
10 Cochin China, and Tunqun, which lie to the cal
!, 10 ward of the Birman Empire.
= Although not exactly in place in sketch Of I
- - dia, few remarks on printing in China may not
- undressing. This art appears to have be
se known there at very remote period. But as /,
'e Chinese language consists of 10000 different chi
= ac,ers, it would be impossible to lay out all Il
y number of letters before printer as he might
90 qure hundreds OF each in printing book II
g difficulty has thrown the Chinese far behind US
r. this art. With them, every work is FIRST engray
"e on thin boards, each OF which is the size of Z
pages The board, when wet with the ink, is STAN