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ff pents. These winding through the atmos- 

 " phere, illuminated the sky, and aided by 

 (e the light of the bamboo scenery, turned a 

 fc dark night into a bright day. The proces- 

 " sion moved on very slowly, to give time for 

 ' ' the fire-works inlaid in the ground to go off. 

 " The whole of this grand scene was farther 

 ff lighted by above three thousand flambeaux 

 " carried by men hired for the occasion. Thus 

 ee the company moved on in stately pomp to 

 " the garden, which, though only a mile off, 

 " they were two hours in reaching. 



f( On arriving at the garden gate about 

 fc nine in the evening, they descended from 

 ff the elephants, and entered the garden illu- 

 ff minated by innumerable transparent paper 

 f( lamps or lanterns of various colours, sus- 

 " perided to the branches of trees. In the 

 " centre of the garden was a large edifice to 

 Cf which the nabob and his guests ascended, 

 fc and were introduced into a grand saloon, 

 Cf adorned with girandoles and pendent lustres 

 t( of English manufacture, lighted with wax 



