Bishop --- journal letters,addressed to his family, during the first nine years of his indian episcopate

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ... Ill CHAPTER V. Poonah--Mahratta Captain and Escort--Kirkee--Travelling in Tents--Ahmednugger--Nizam's Territories--Aurungabad--Grand Procession--Splendid Tomb--Caves of Ellora--The Impregnable Pass--Ali Khan's Pleasure-house--Wild Scenery--Perils of the Way--Boorhaunpoor--Paganism and Christianity contrasted--Mhow--The Newab of Jowrah--Ancient Fort--Nusserabad--Openings of Usefulness--Ajmeer--Splendid Ruins--Thugs--Jyepoor--Durbar of Queen-mother. Candala, Dec. 30,1835. We are again, patriarch-like, in tents. We alighted from our palanquins in this romantic spot at five this morning. May God be praised for the eighteen days of comfort, mercy, blessing, and support under arduous duties which we have enjoyed at Bombay! We had a most hurried time, but I hope we accomplished all the main ends of a Visitation,--in awakening ministers, testifying to truth, confirming the young, consecrating churches, determining ecclesiastical questions, holding religious anniversaries, becoming acquainted with clergy and laity, lessening prejudices against Christianity, the Church of Englanct and the Clergy, strengthening all that is going pon f good. Poonah, Jan. 1, 1836. We arrived at this ancient seat of the Mahratta Empire at five yesterday morning. It is an inmense cantonment, with 1800 Europeans. The fine old Mahratta captain, who, with thirty horsemen, forms my escort, and rides peaceably beside my palanquin, was a celebrated officer under the native government, and fought most fiercely against the English eighteen years since. The tremendous character of these Mahrattas remains, though they are subdued. The captain came to be introduced to me this morning, bedizened with gold, with a dark jutting countenance, look indignant, eyes fierce and prominent, moustaches black ...