35). Thevonot's statement about the Christians of Agra
is further discussed post in Chapter 52.
10. The war with Nepal began in October, 1814, and was not concluded
till 1816. During its progress the British arms suffered several
reverses.
11. The Betiya (Bettiah of _I. G_., 1908) Raj is a great estate with
an area of 1,824 square miles in the northern part of the Champaran
District of Bihar, in the Province of Bihar and Orissa. A great
portion of the estate is held (1908) on permanent leases by European
indigo-planters.
12. For discussion of this system see post, Chapter 7.
13. 'Pucka' (_pakka_) here means 'masonry', as opposed to 'Kutcha'
(_kachcha_), meaning 'earthen'.
14. Native Christians, according to the census of 1872, number 1,214
persons, who are principally found in Bettia thana [police-circle].
There are two Missions, one at Bettia, and the other at the village
of Chuhari, both supported by the Roman Catholic Church. The former
was founded in 1746 by a certain Father Joseph, from Garingano in
Italy, who went to Bettia on the invitation of the Maharaja. The
present number of converts is about 1,000 persons.
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