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direction. The Nawaub threw money among the people as we 
passed through the town, and I could not but admire the generous 
care of the elephants, who cautiously* avoided injuring any of the 
people, who were scrambling for the money absolutely under 
their feet. Without adding to our speed, we passed on till we 
arrived at the large plain in front of the palace of Baroun. Here 
we quitted the road, and found his Excellency's spare camels, 
horses, kc. drawn up on each side with their attendants. The 
horses were painted of every colour, which produced a whimsical 
effect. Next were drawn up the Candahar horse, and the other 
soldiers in his Excellency's pay ; and lastly, the whole of the two 
battalions of the 10th regiment were drawn up on the left, close to 
the tents, and saluted with presented arms and lowering of colours, 
as the Vizier passed the line. 
We alighted in front of a very large tent of white linen, the 
ground being covered with the same material j where the Mahome- 
dans all repaired to pray. The English, with all the officers of the 
battalion, entered a large tent on one side, where breakfast was set 
out for the whole party. In about ten minutes notice was sent to 
me, as I had previously requested, that the sacrifice of the camel 
was going to commence. I immediately hastened into a small in- 
closure, where I found a very fine young camel without blemish, 
* There was a remarkable instance of the sagacity of the elephant upon Lord 
Wellesley's entrance into Lucknow. From the pressure of those in the rear, two of the 
first elephants were irresistibly' pushed forward upon the crowd of people collected to 
view the spectacle, and to gather up the rupees distributed by Lord Wellesley and 
the Vizier. The animals, finding that they could not resist the pressure, regularly 
removed with their probosces the people, whom they must otherwise have been obliged 
to trample upon. 
