accompany such a connection. 1 will refer you to those who have unfortunately subjected themselves to such a dominion, and I will venture to .say, not one, out of one thousand, but will beg you, for God's sake, if you value your peace and comfort, not to follow their example. The expense is thrice as much as if you were married; therefore, on every consideration, if you find female society absolutely necessary for your happiness, look about and find some one of your own countrywomen, whose education, family, and acquirements, are such as to yield a fair prospect of your enjoying that happiness which ill-assorted marriages seldom can give, and which such connections as I here advise you to eschew, never have given. This is a step, however, you should be slow in taking, and certainly not without much thought and consideration.

These few hints will not, I hope, be unacceptable. I will finish them by again drawing your attention to the necessity of a thorough knowledge of the language. The following is from the pen of a talented lady, the late Miss Emma Roberts, who has written much on Indian affairs, and whose opinions in general carry with them such good common sense, and such an accurate knowledge of the country and native character, that persons proceeding to India would do well to purchase her works for perusal on the voyage. She says " It is a very fortunate circumstance for young men,

when they find fellow-passengers in more experienced persons, well acquainted with languages spoken in India, and ready to assist others in attaining some degree of proficiency in them. Hitherto there have been many Indian officers shamefully ignorant of the native dialects, and a still greater number have only been able to converse in the commonest jargon. Nothing can be more reprehensible than the idleness which prevents a gentleman from expressing himself, in suitable language, to persons of any rank with whom he may be compelled to converse. No observations can be more just than those of Mr. Shore, when he assures us that 'no native servant can ever believe a foreigner, whom he knows to have resided several years in the country, to be a gentleman, nor will he really respect him, unless he can speak Hindoostanee as one of their own native gentlemen would.' The opinion of the natives, and especially of native servants, unfortunately, have not yet been considered of sufficient importance to be worth attention. This has always been a great mistake; and, in our present position in India, and with the prospects before us, unless rectified in time, may become fatal. It is necessary to understand the jargon spoken by the lower classes, since, without this knowledge, it is scarcely possible to carry on the domestic concerns, or to comprehend the information given by villagers, witnesses at courts-martial,

&c.; but to adopt such phraseology must necessarily bring the party, thus identifying himself with the most ignorant portion of the community, into contempt. An accurate acquaintance with the language, and correctness in speaking it, are necessary to endear an officer to the sepoy. Every military man who takes any pride in his profession, will desire to be an object of esteem and regard to the soldiers under his command; and there is no set of persons more easily conciliated, more faithful, and more strongly attached, than the sepoys of the Indian army. The officers of the Company's service have this advantage over those belonging to her Majesty's regiments-that familiarity with the privates of the corps does not occasion any inconvenience, or tend to destroy the respect entertained for them. The habits, manners, and customs of Europeans and natives differ so essentially, that an intercourse maintained by superiors on the one hand, and inferiors on the other, will not break down any one of the barriers which it is so essential to maintain. far from the respect of the sepoys for their officers being diminished by those officers making themselves acquainted with the condition, prospects in life, feelings, and hopes of the soldiery, the greater interest which they take in their concerns, the more strongly will the bonds of attachment be rivetted. A young man loses a vast fund of useful information by being unable to converse with the

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sepoys; and in the event of any disturbance, outbreak, or difficulty, when confidence is established between the parties, half the obstacles and inconveniences, which others less happily situated must encounter, will vanish."

So soon as a young Cadet is sure of his appointment, he should at once commence studying the Hindoostanee language; the knowledge he may gain in six weeks or two months, under such an able instructor as Forbes Falconer, Esq. (who may be found, on application, in the Librarian's Office in the India House), will assist him most materially in his study of the language during his passage out.

Having accompanied you to your regiment, I shall take my leave, transcribing for your benefit the order lately issued by General Sir Henry Fane to the Army of the Indus, with such other extracts of General Orders by the Governor-General, and other officers in authority, as well of the Court of Directors, as I think may be of service to you.

THE ARMY OF THE INDUS.'. SIR H. FANE'S

ADDRESS TO THE TROOPS.

"Head-Quarters, Simla, Oct. 22, 1838.-1. With the approbation of the Right Hon. the GovernorGeneral, the army assembling for duty in the field will be denominated' the Army of the Indus.'

"2. Previous to the advance of the troops from the Jumna, his Excellency the Commander-inchief, having in view the various unusual duties which many of the officers will be called on to discharge for the first time, offers for their consideration a few topics, the result of his experience.

"3. All know that discipline is esteemed the first quality in an army, to ensure success in any military operation; but all are not aware of how small a part of the discipline of an army in the field is comprised in what is considered discipline' in the ordinary acceptation of the term.

"4. One of its most essential points on service, is the watchfulness which every individual should bestow on the manner in which the grades below him discharge their duties; and in every officer not only performing his own duty with correctness, but in his seeing that the duties of the class immediately below him are also correctly discharged.

"5. Thus, the officers commanding divisions must be watchful over the commanders of brigades, and they over the officers commanding regiments, who in their turn must take care that their captains perform their duties strictly; and so through all grades down to the non-commissioned officers of squads.

"6. Officers on service in the field must esteem their own personal convenience but the secondary