Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-26


10 the distance Of 20 miles. Its population IS
zoo, 900 The first building in this city, is the
imperial palace 1000 yards long, and 600 wide;
and cost fl,O5O.OOO sterling. I, has siabiing
sufficient to accommodate 10000 horses.
Godaie Ko,elar, is another palace Of the Pea.
cock Throne. Ia the rear of The throne is q gold
palm tree, and on one Of its leaves a golden pea
cock is perched, Immediately over the seat, with
expanded wings. which form gIit,erIng canopy.
There is or observatory here.
Panipuri, NV. Of Delhi. is celebrated for two
great battles; the first, fought by Sultan Bauber
and Ibrahim Lodi. the Afghan Emperor; the
cond, between Ahmed Shah AbdalIa, King of Al
ghans' and Bhou Sedasira
In The province Of Dude, the lopis lazuli, is
found, from which is extracted tho ultra marine
bluo. so highly priced by painters. II is said to
cost about $50 per ounce. Lucknow is the capital
Allahabad, capital of Allah bad, of which
ton has been made. Benares. another city of
this province. is the focus OF Brahmnical lear
ming. 1, contains many opulent inha bitan,s, and
is tho great mart for diamonds and gems. The
land is be Id sacred for two miles around. Within
tho city 100000 of images of the lingam.
which is said to DO petrfaction Of silva. They
believe the city orig naily built Of gold, and
in consequence Of the sins Of the people
verted into stone and afterwards for greater sins,
into clay. The Brahmins say The ply steal foun.
daiion Of this city differs from tho of the
earth; that il rests the point Of Sya's trident
whereas the earth rests upon the thousand headed
serpsnt-Ananta, the emblem Of eternity. Hence
they contend, there can be no earthquakes there
Il is said that visit 20 Bsnares an
entrance into the heaven of silva. The popula~
tion is about 100000. There several schools
Of learning, and also observatory.
Province Of Bahar; the country is fiat and pro-
duces quantities Of opium. which is the staple
commodity. Patna. its capital, ranks higher than
Daihi or Agra. l. contains population Of 3l2,-
600.
Bengal is the most important province in India
Rico grows very Iuxuran,ly in the South. and
Wheat and Barley in the North. Its mos, abun-
dant productions are, tobacco, indigo, cotton null
berry, and poppy. Calcutta is the metropolis Of
the British power 10 India, and is situated on the
Hoogiv river, 100 miles from the sea. This is
the site of For, William, which is the stronges,
fort in India. Ia tho esplanade, between The city
and fort, is the Government house of the Mar
quis Of Wellesley; near which, is place called
the "Black Hole" the prison 10 which Soobah
Sarsjeh nd Dowla ,on taking the fort in 1857, shut
up tho garrison, consisting Of lao persons, Of
whom 1913 persisted before morning, suffocated by
tho confined air. A monument, near the gate,
now commentaries those unfortunate persons -
The fort commenced by Lord Give, after the
battle Of Plassey, and has cost the E. Ind Com
pany f2,00o0oO sterling The population of this
cit cd IN
houses rs, 76O 1, was here that Sir VIM. Jones
established the Asa,ic socis.y.-which has pro-
we'd very useful in obtaining and collecting know
ledge of this country.
Edmonstone's island, the mouth Of the
Hoogly, has emerged since 1913. |, a, the
town Of Hoogly, that the English, in l6SS.
fought their first battle in Bengal, against the
Nabob's troops, and were successful.
Moorshedabad, is ,he chief sea, for the manu-.
facture Of silk. And mild is tho climate in
this district, that the silk worms spin the whole
year round the mulberry trees, with which a
island, near this city, is covered. There ma
ny other divisions, in the province Of Bengal
which not noticed. Among others, is that Of
Dacca Jelalpoor, distinguished as the granary Of
rice for Bengal. Dacca, its chief town, is the
third city in the province, and contained, towards
the close of the seventeenth century. large gun
OF hammered iron, weighing "a ,Sl4 pounds,
which carried shot Of 400 pounds.
There is a tribe of people called Garrows Iy.
ing on the NE. border Of Bengal, who eat ali
kinds Of animal food, such as dogs, cats, rnakes,
sc. They are very partial to puppies, (no douh,
they'd like John Tyler,) which they cook in
cruel manner. They FIRST compel it to eat as
much rice as its stomach will contain, then tie
its four legs together and throw it the fire and
after the animal is sufficiently cooked it is ripped
open, and the rice divided and grcediIy eaten. IT.
quarrel occurs between two Garrows, the yea
ker party fees TO hill, after which, each one
plants q tree. bearing acid frui, called cha,a-
kar axaarinn euahraca thu 6rsf