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crowned with the greatest success. Not only havethey introduced the arts, comforts, and usages of civi-lised society to a great extent, but the Christianreligion has been embraced by nearly the wholepopulation. Printing presses have been established,books printed in the native language, an alphabetof twelve letters (live vowels and seven consonants)invented, schools established, and churches built.The Missionary Herald for January, 1832, stated thewhole number of schools in the islands to be above900, with 50,000 learners, and since that period theyhave greatly increased.

Sandwich-Land. A barren desert and frozenisland in the South Atlantic Ocean, discovered bycaptain Cook in 1775 ; lat. 58° 35' S., Ion. 26°44' W. Seals, whales, and other cetacea, penguins,and other sea-birds, are the only animals found onthis inhospitable shore.

Sandy. A town of Hindostan, twenty-five milesS. E. from Furruckabad. Lat. 27° 18' N., Ion. 79°58' E.

The country immediately to the north of this placeis extremely barren and sandy, there being tracts ofit without a tree or shrub to shade the arid soil. Theland is covered with dust by the wind, which in thecold season generally blows from ten to twelve hoursevery day. The surrounding country has a bleak,dreary, and desolate appearance. The troops, whilemarching through it, sink deep in the light sandevery footstep, and are blinded by clouds of dust.In the vicinity of this place is a large lake, whichin most seasons of the year is covered with water-fowl.

Sandy Desert. An extensive tract in India, thusnamed in the maps, having the province of Cutch tothe south, Gujrat to the east, Sinde to the west, andAjmeer to the north. Although the country in gene-ral consists of an arid, unproductive sand, yet it con-tains many cultivated spots, and is interspersed withpetty chiefships and stationary tribes.

The most powerful of these are the BalloochoeKosahs, named Siryes by the aborigines of the coun-try. They are a race of sanguinary thieves, whoinfest the whole of the Parkur district, and ex-tend their ravages into the Joudpour territories.They are armed with swords, and in general wellmounted.

Their dress and manner resemble those of theSindeans. They never cut their hair, but having letit grow to a great length, tie it in a knot on the topof their heads. There are many thousand Balioo-chees scattered over Dhat, Parkur, and Neyer, orthat tract of land marked as a desert in the maps.They acknowledge no superior, and subsist by theirhorses and swords, entering into the service of thedifferent predatory chieftains. Being originally fromSinde, they retain a great affection for their nativecountry, and when one of them dies his remains areconveyed for interment to that province.

The River Loonee, which comes from Marwar,runs through the Gurrah district, and is said to fallinto the Run, which bounds Cutch to the north. Itis represented as a small stream, dry in the coldseason of the year, with very low banks.

This part of the district is represented to be a wastetract, destitute of fresh water and vegetation; and,in the journey across it there is no halting place.Brackish water is found on a tract called Nurrah,situated on the Run, and covered with jungle, which

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serves as an asylum for thieves. This space is unin-habited and uncultivated, the soil being the same asthat of the Run ; yet the water, such as it is, is foundvery near the surface. Sooeegaum stands near theRun, w hich comes from Arrisur in Wagur, and takesa sweep round Cutch. On crossing the Run thedistrict of Parkur commences.

A few miles from Parreenuggur is situated Islamna-gur, in which distance the traveller experiences muchdifficulty from the sand hills, heat, glare, and want ofwater, the wells being distant from each other andvery deep ; their appearance indicates a considerableduration. Between the two towns above mentionedthere are no regular villages, but the Wandyas andNyras are to be met with in the vicinity of the wells.There are two migratory hordes, who pasture flocksof goats, cows, and camels, as the season suits, andare by caste Soda Rajpoots, but are of late muchmixed w ith Sindean Mahoininedans. All over thissandy tract, scattered jungle and coarse vegetationof different sorts supply the cattle with food.

Bajeree and Moong are the only grains produced,and these only in spots where the sandy soil is a littlemixed with clay. Ghee, the produce of their numer-ous flocks, finds a ready market throughout the wholeof Cutch, and principally at Luckput Bunder. Thenatives eat goats’ flesh, and have vegetables of variouskinds. Water-melons of an excellent kind are pro-duced throughout this parched and arid region, andfurnish a most grateful refreshment.

The country north from Parkur towards Amercote,is called Dhat, and was originally subject to the SodaRajah of Amercote. Between Weerawow and Ra-joora there is said to be one well, hills of sand, andjungle. Between Koana and Guddra there are twoor three wells, and from Guddra to Neehva sandhills and one well. Neelwa belongs half to the Soda,and half to the Rhatore Rajpoots. There arc threeforts in this tract, Kudha, Bulliaree, and Meitu, whichlie to the westward of the above route, and are gar-risoned by Sindean detachments. This part of thecountry exhibits little or no cultivation, the inhabi-tants subsisting on the produce of their numerousflocks of cattle and camels, which are purchased at alow price, and exported to Gujrat.

Sandy Hook. A small island on the coast of ^New Jersey, North America, in the township of IMiddleton, seven miles south of Long Island, andtwenty-five south of New York. It was formerly apeninsula. Sandy Hook, or Point, forms a capaciousharbour. Here is a light-house on the north pointof the Hook, in lat. 40° 26' N., Ion. 72“ 2' W.

Sangir Isle. An island in the Eastern Seas,situated between the third and fourth degrees of northlatitude, and ] 25th and 126th of east longitude. Inlength it may be estimated at thirty miles, by tenmiles the average breadth, and it is surrounded byforty-six smaller islands of various dimensions. Fromthe sea the land appears high and well w ooded; and |the coast has better harbours, and is less dangerousfrom hidden rocks and shoals than most of the EasternIslands. The country is well inhabited, and affordsrefreshments of various kinds, such as bullocks, hogs,goats, and poultry ; and cocoa-nuts are in such plentv,that an oil is expressed from them and exports.Spices are also procured, with w hich a trade is earnedon to Magindanao.

About the middle of the west coast of the island is jthe town, bay, and harbour of Taroona; opposite to