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his sentiments, so that I might not 
suppose them mere complimentary re¬ 
ports from his courtiers. He said, he 
thought I was a prudent sensible roan, 
and asked what was my name. Mr. 
Moncourtuse defined the distinction 
between our Christian and surnames. 
He then enquired wiiat was my mili¬ 
tary rank, and whether I understood 
the art of war; then the nature of my 
appointment; which Mr. Moncourtuse 
defined attorney, or agent for the Eng¬ 
lish East India Company’s government 
in his dominions: with all which he 
expressed himself much satisfied, He 
then asked if l was pleased with my re¬ 
ception, which was answered in the 
affirmative. He then said, l have or¬ 
dered Jhansey to prepare boats, and to 
attend the Resident to see my pagoda 
whenever he chooses; let him go be¬ 
fore the chambers or vaults are closed, 
that lie may examine my mode of 
strengthening the chambers with lead. 
He then went to take possession of the 
carriage, attended by eight bramins, 
his queens, the royal family, and cour¬ 
tiers. After the prayers of consecra¬ 
tion were over, he opened the door 
with his own hand, the steps were 
taken down, and he got in, and ex¬ 
pressed h imself highly satisfied with 
its elegance; strictly enjoining his 
queens not to damage it. He pointed 
out an error in making the steps fold 
into the carriage, they ought to have 
been outside; hut he observed, 44 It is 
my own fault for not having it so re¬ 
presented in the drawing I sent to the 
Governor-General.” Mr. Moncourtuse 
represented to him that it was the mode 
used for the steps of the carriages of all 
European sovereigns; and gave as a 
reason what I had previously told him, 
that if they were fixtuies on the out¬ 
side they would he liable to he soiled 
by the mud thrown forward by the hind 
wheels in travelling. He said it was 
very right, the Europeans best under¬ 
stood these matters. He then exa¬ 
mined the dies and coins; and said 
that the characters on the copper were 
very right, but that those on the ru¬ 
pees were obsolete. The viceroy told 
him that I had promised to get the dies 
altered in any manner he pleased, with 
which he appeared highly gratified. 
He then expressed a wish to see the 
machinery; and the viceroy told him I 
had been so kind as to promise to shew 
them the mode of fixing and using the 
machinery. 44 Yes,” says he, 4 ‘ the 
Resident will do that in a few days 
han Empire. 
which we should he puzzling about for 
months. As soon as the festival i> 
over, and we return to Amarapoorah, 
we. will get him to instruct us.” He 
then inquired if I knew the Country 
they ealied Vizalley, and whether it 
belonged to the English ? Mr. Mon¬ 
courtuse did not know how to satisfy 
him on these points. He then said, 
44 1 sent him some of the coins of the 
country, and he shewed my rayhoon a 
map of it; request of him to send me 
that chart, and the hook that has a 
drawing of the air-balloon.” Mr. Mon¬ 
courtuse then retired. As lie was leav¬ 
ing the palace the king’s favourite 
grandson, the eldest son of the heir- 
apparent, a boy about eleven years of 
age, sent for him, and told him he was 
very happy to find his majesty so wei! 
satisfied ; requested he would take 
charge of some refreshment for me, 
(two legs of beef, four pieces of pork, 
and ajar of ghee,) to assure me of his 
esteem, and that I had only to send to 
him for any thing I might want, and 
if it was to be had in his grandfather's 
dominions he would procure it forme. 
Two days before he had requested to 
see a book of natural history, with 
painted figures, which J immediately 
sent to him; when he returned tSie 
book he sent roe some provisions, with 
a polite message of thanks, 
ANECDOTE OP THE SULTAN. 
February 11. Employed in planning 
a balloon for his majesty; about noon 
the rayhoon came and pressed me to 
send something curious to the king’s 
grandson; 1 therefore sent, under his 
charge, with my interpreter Mr. Row¬ 
land and a chubdar, a volume of curi¬ 
ous English birds painted by Donovan 
in a very superior style, a set of white 
flint cut-glasses for his betel-box, a 
white flint cut-glass smelling-bottle 
filled with essence, a bottle of ottah of 
roses, two boxes of Tunbridge toy, two 
small boxes of Dutch toys, some gilt 
writing-paper, with black lead pencils 
and a sportman’s knife. The rayhoon 
also requested I would make his ma¬ 
jesty a present of a round hat with a 
white turban, and black and red fea¬ 
thers, which I used as an undress-hat; 
I therefore sent it also. When Mr. 
Rowland arrived at the palace, he was 
admitted into the garden with the pre¬ 
sents, and found the young prince in 
the palace-garden with his uncle the 
prince of Prone. He was highly de¬ 
lighted with the presents, particularly 
the glass ware. He carried the whole 
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