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বিলাত-প্রবাস ও মৃত্যু sił noticed, I think, in several French and English Periodicals) to visit a country so favoured by nature and so richly adorned by the cultivation of arts and sciences, and above all blessed by the possession of a free constitution. After surmounting many difficulties interposed by roligious and national distinctions and other circumstances, I am at last opposite your coast, where, howevor, I am informed that I must not place my foot on your territory unless I previously solicit and obtain an express permission for my entrance from the Ambassador or Minister of France in England. 8rd. Such a regulation is quite unknown even among the Nations of Asia (though extremely hostile to ach other from religious prejudices and political dissensions), with the exception of China, a country uoted for its extreme jealousy of foreigners and apprehensions of the introduction of new customs and ideas, I am, therefore, quite at a loss to conceive how it should exist among a poople so famed as the French are for courtesy and liberality in all other matters. 4th. It is now generally admitted that not religion only bott unbiaased common sense as well as the accurate deductions of scientific research lead to the conclusion that all mankind are one great family of which numerous nations and tribes existing are only various branches. Hence enlightened men in oil countries must feel n wish to encourage and facilitate buman intercourse in every manner by removing as far as possible all impediments to it in order to promote the reciprocal advantage and enjoyinent of the whole hunnan race. 5th. It may perhaps be urged that drring the existence of war and hostile feelings between any two nations (arising probably from their not understanding their real interests), policy requires of them to adopt these precuutions against each other. This, however, only applies to a state of warfare. If France, therefore, were at war with surrounding nations or regardad their people as dangerous, the motive for such an extraordinary precaution might have been conceived. 建