CALIFORNIA A MEMOIR OF INDIA AND AVGHANISTAUN; WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESENT EXCITING AND CRITICAL STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THOSE COUNTRIES. COMPRISING REMARKS ON THE MASSACRE OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN With an Appendix ON THE FULFILMENT OF A TEXT OF DANIEL, IN REFERENCE TO THE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND THE SPEEDY EMPIRE. BY J. HARLAN, ,, LATE COUNSELLOR OF STATE, AID-DE-CAMP, AND GENERAL OF THE PHILADELPHIA: J. DOBSON, 106 CHESTNUT STREET. 1842. DS362 Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1842, by Judah DOBSON, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Carpenter C. Sherman, Printer, 19 St. James Street. CONTENTS. PREFACE. Massacre-Whigs-American interest-Tory policy-British 537518 war of the British with Dost Mahomed-Policy of Dost REPLY TO COUNT BJÖRNSTJERNA'S WORK ON BRITISH INDIA- Preliminary remarks-Sources of information on India, Persia, and Avghanistaun—Value of the Count's opinions illustrated-His misstatements displayed and corrected— His false inferences from philology-His assertions false and inconsistent with himself-Historical fact misstated- Inquiry into the stability of the British tenure of India— Power of opinion-Routes into India-Proper route into India from the north of Europe-Topography of the routes into India-Population of British India-Diplomacy the weapon for Russia-Political obstacles to an invasion from the North removed-Russian Policy in Persia-Persian policy-Uzbeck policy-Russian influence in Central Asia -Inducements to invade India-Reflections on the progress of civilization-Missionary efforts in India-Traditionary prophecies of the Orientals-Eastern Question-American REPLY TO COUNT BJORNSTJERNA'S INDIA, CONTINUED-Misre- |