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forty of these ; but to his credit he decHned any part, saying, he 
supposed it was meant only for the native servants. 
March 3 1 .—The Prince Mirza SooUmaun Shekoo had fixed on this 
day to receive my visit. He is the third son of the King, and quitted 
Delhi in hopes of being provided for, as his elder brother had 
been. He is allowed 6000 rupees per month by the Nawaub Vizier, 
a sum which is fully adequate to ;supply his wants, except that, 
occasionally, his Excellency suffers his pension, as well as those of 
his other dependents, to be very considerably in arrears. The Prince 
keeps up as much state as possible, and even treats the Nawaub as 
he would treat him if he were on the throne of Delhi in the fulness 
of power, and the Vizier an actual slave. He receives the nazur 
from him whenever they meet on public occasions, without any 
inclination of the head, or salam in return. Last year he went out 
to meet his Excellency when returning from a hunting party in the 
hills. The Nawaub quitted his elephant, and advancing to that of 
the Prince, presented his nazur, which was taken by the mohout* 
and put into the houdah : he then returned without any further 
notice. A third son has made his appearance, but neither the 
Vizier nor the British recognize him, and he lives as a private man. 
The one who fled from Benares, as being implicated in Vizier Ali*s 
conspiracy, lives a prisoner in Furuckabad. Attended by Colonel 
Scott and Mr. Salt, I arrived at the Prince's garden-gate about ten 
o'clock. The place is small, and the house faces the entrance. In 
front of it a large awning was spread : the floor was covered with 
white linen, upon which chairs were placed. On our entering the 
* The driver, who being seated on the neck of the elephant, is much nearer the 
ground than the person in the houdah. 
