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PALACE OF SLEYMONIA. 
At four o’clock P. M. we reached the palace of Sleymonia, a 
castellated structure, of such comprehensive dimensions, as to 
receive, not only the princes and their more immediate party, 
but the whole retinue. The plan of the palace consists of a 
succession of spacious courts, connected with each other, and 
surrounded by chambers, adapted to the rank of the persons 
expected to inhabit them. Gardens, also, sparkling with foun¬ 
tains, and embellished by lofty arcades, with a variety of 
winding paths, fill large spaces within the walls of the building. 
All these places were now occupied ; men, horses, mules, and 
baggage, self-disposed in picturesque groups ; some asleep on 
their nummuds, others at prayers; some cooking, eating, or 
smoking ; others preparing their arms and accoutrements, 
for the following day; khans, and officers of state, passing 
to and fro ; and the menials of the train unloading, or cleaning, 
the beasts of burthen. 
After I had rested awhile in my own quarters, a person came 
from the Prince, to show me to his apartments, through some 
of the gardens, and the rest of the palace. The day was fine, 
and the little tour would have been as amusing, as His Royal 
Highness’s goodness intended it, had not my mind been too 
much engrossed with the image of the friend I was to see in the 
evening, to pay much attention to any thing, however interest¬ 
ing, in the interim. Dr. De la Fosse, my intended conductor 
to Drummond Campbell, was also my intelligent companion 
throughout the various regions of this immense residence ; and 
when I had seen enough, to satisfy my then languid curiosity, we 
ordered our attendant to show us direct to the Prince’s quarters. 
He obeyed; and after passing through numerous courts and 
avenues, crowded, as I have described before; he brought us 
