idence and glory of his forefathers,
forfeited by the most diabolical breach of treaty! It must have filled
his cup of bitterness to the brim. In his disposition this conquered
rajah was cunning, cruel, and despotic; but, from fear, he was the most
cringing sycophant that ever lived.

The next march brought us to the foot of the ghaut we were to ascend. On
its projecting bosom could be seen a kind of winding path or road,
which, in some parts, seemed suspended from the clouds; and, how any
mortal power could get up our twenty-four pounders, and all their
gigantic appendages, seemed beyond human foresight to imagine. The
pioneers went to work with the view of enlarging the road; in which
occupation we will leave them, while I endeavour to describe the scene
below. I imagined that no spot on this wide earth could equal in beauty
the scene I beheld in Nepaul; but the one in which our encampment now
lay appeared to me almost to surpass it in magnificence. The hill, from
its base to its summit, was, I should think, a good English mile.
Similar hills surrounded the encampment, and rippling and creeping
streams wound through the camp in every direction. Here the trees,
closely embraced by the fragrant woodbine, were of an enormous size;
and, when in full leaf, their lofty tops vied with the encircling
mountains. Every kind of wild flower was here in great profusion, and
the grass under our feet was like the finest green carpet. The eye could
wander far through beautiful trees, and through their verdure could be
seen little huts of peace, standing by the brookside, which bespoke
domestic bliss. But here, as at Nepaul, stalked idolatry in all its
deformity, bidding defiance and evincing the most obdurate ingratitude
to the sole Author of such blessings. Oh! that in God's good time the
pure word of truth may flourish among this unenlightened race! May their
seed bloom in the blossom of faith, and may sweet anthems of praise
resound through their fertile valleys, and not only ascend to their
mountain-top, but to the throne of heaven!

I was delighted to find, by the orders of the day, that the army would
ascend the ghaut on the following morning; but that the baggage-master,
with one thousand men as a working party, would remain behind.
Immediately after the division had ascended, they were to follow,
permitting all private baggage to be got up in the best manner it could.
The working party which had been left below, was for the