On the 29th of September 1789 we at length entered the harbour of Brest, where we expected to find all our troubles at an end; but unfortunately we learnt that the whole kingdom was in the utmost confusion. As it was impossible for me to return to India, I was obliged to submit to my fate, and to accommodate myself to the times, while force had usurped the place of justice. It may readily be comprehended, that, in the course of my journey home through France, where the delirium of liberty had risen to the highest pitch, I had too many opportunities of making comparisons between other nations and my dear countrymen the Europeans, which were not much to the honour of the latter. GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX. A. _Adirampushe_, a place on the coast of Malabar where the ginger grows. 163. _Agra_, one of the places of residence formerly of the Great Mogul, or emperor of India. 38. _Alangatta_, a river and city with a very large church. By the Portuguese it is called very improperly _Mangalte_. The river discharges itself into the sea near _Aycotta_, or _Tschuvocad_. 104, 137. _Allahabad_, a considerable city at the confluence of the _Yamuna_ and the _Ganges_. (See _Palibothra_.) It is in the possession of the English. 37, 39. _Alapushe_, a place on the coast of Malabar, where a canal has been dug for the convenience of conveying goods on board ships lying on the sea-coast. Excellent pepper, in particular, may be procured here. 81, 120, 136. _Allakandara_, a river in the northern part of India, on which lies Sirinagur, formerly called _Nischadapuri_, _Nisa_, or _Dionysiopolis_. It is named also _Allaknanda_, or _Allaknandara_. 37. _Ambàdi._ See _Modhura_. 37. _Ambalacòtta_, a village on the coast of Malabar, where the Jesuits formerly had a convent and seminary. At present it is in a state of decline. 138. _Ambelapusha_, a celebrated temple dedicated to _Shiva_. 119. _Andipatti_, a city in the interior part of the province of _Madura_, which formerly sent, and still sends, various articles of merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56. _Angamàli_, an old city on the coast of Malabar, in which there are three Christian congregations, and where the bishop of the Christians of St. Thomas formerly resided. It was burnt and plundered by Tippoo Saib. 116, 138. _Angenga_, a city on the coast of Malabar, in the kingdom of Travancor, in possession of the English. It is called also _Angiutenga_. The river _Modelaposcha_ discharges itself there into the sea. 103. _Angicaimal_, a place in the neighbourhood of Cochin, on the coast of Malabar, which the river _Feira d’Alva_ flows past. 104. _Angiutenga._ See _Angenga_. 114. _Aragoshe_, a place with a Christian church at the bottom of the