Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 8, 2025
The mixture of European and Asiatic manners observed in Calcutta is wonderful; coaches, phaetons, hackeries, two-wheeled carriages drawn by bullocks, palanquins carried by the natives, and the passing ceremonies of Hindoos, and the different appearance of the faquirs, form a diversified and curious appearance.
They rival in fleetness the little gigs or hackeries, as they are called, propelled by small and active brahmin bulls, gayly decked with tinkling bells. Some of the zebus, with their humped necks, deep dewlaps, silky hides, and deer-like limbs, are really handsome creatures.
Fighting men 8,000 Camp-followers 80,000 Elephants 50 Camels 600 Bullocks, horses, and tattoos 11,000 Goats, sheep, and dogs 500 Palanquins, hackeries, and ruts 250 Total. 100,400 On the following morning we commenced our march; and I began the functions of my new situation by impressing upon the minds of some of the followers, that my arm was strong as well as the lash of my whip.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking