New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-03

time it was brought to me- But the next day dscoy
erec accidentally that the man had taken Tor the Kid
Elndgar the captains servant and that worthy
ofcer had simply translated his own hespabe message
10 mel
An English Lieutenant who was encsapcd in the
libge with company OF sepoys. came up ana spent
tie evening with me. He was born in Ipdis sud sas
Tie second American be had ever seen. He Invited mo
Strongly TO step the next evening at Meeana where -
pfCp sed 10 elcamp and promised 20 prepare rcresh-
meDts for me. He moved away early in the morning,
and as could not stop at Meeana saw him no Nora
The mhil-cart came along the neat day about p
ard as bad spent all the morning in sleep, felt resay
to undertake the latter half Of the Journey When
called the true khidmudgar, in order TO pay him fsr ny
meals, be declared that owed him nothing. for every
thing had been sent TO me by the "captainsahib"
then went 10 the latter explained my mistake aud spo
oeed for my apparent rudeness Cor any other
yak out Of the question PshswT said the Csp'sin.
burt: don't say word As long - live in the bun
"4sow. travellers are of course my gaests"
Ny host moreover warned me against trghtfal nplls
in which the uaicart upset few days before and
the drivers thigh broken. Night came on before ~
reached the locality but though crossed number Of
deep Iuas could not discover the scene OF the accs
dent Robbers plentiful in this part % she country
and even the maiesrt plundered not long since
AL the region between Indose and Agra once noted
being the principal haunt ofthe Thugs or Strangers
The system is almost if not wholly extinct; at least
the hugs longer dare 10 practice ther horned trade
upon Europeans This is owing 10 the vigorous msas
ures adopted by the Government which has now taken
up the task Of suppressng naHticide and WILL il IL to
be hoped, be equally successful.
Not TO tire you with too many details Of my pzogress
will only state that about 10 O'Clock that evening
reach ed village called Tongra on the banks of sman
lake and was there obliged TO halt another day on 40
of the seat thence 10 Agra having been previously
engaged by an English officer The rest was not unwel
cone, and the silent and attentive khidmudgar was
capital puryeyOr On leaving indorsed the opinion Of
Miss Burroughs who wrote in the travellers book that
this the only bungalow worthy Of the name. was
pleased to that all travellers since her time had done
the same for several pages thicky studded win;
Ditto to Miss Burroughs"
At the same hour the following evening the mail
cart came aud away galloped over rolling upands.
through wastes of Jungle and numberess nulas
Thus the chill uncomfortable night passed away. The
rising showed barren valley shut in by brown hills
covered with long grass ard sand Climbing out Of this
valley upon a bleak emipence. like boundless
sea before me- the great Plain Of Hindostan-that vast
smval level which extends without break from Cal
cutta Ia the Indus We now entered on q richer and
more cheerful region. The villages were embowercd
IN tamarnd and sycamore trees and with the exception
of occasional belts of sand the plain well cultivated
We were erred across the Chumbul, the principal az
fluent of the Jumna-a shallow river, nearly half mile
in breadth, and flowing at the bottom Of deep bed
which il has worn for itself in the sandy soil.
Passing Dhopore the residence of Raah, and Jaow,
picturesque old place, with a handsome mosque and
sera we rapidly approached Agra looked forwardto
The distant belt OF which hid the city, with the
saon of man, who, after drifting for days danger
Gus sea- approaches safe hsrbor At last snow
the renowned Tai Mahal, for knew il could be
other There Agra, the City OF Akbsr and Ito
borrow the words Of Eothenl had lived 10 see and
saw IT, BIT.