The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-02-22 00:00:00

, INDIA.

tot* TolAtionE.

(C4.6stiasell.)

" Lakin, ?ly 40.

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" One tine. of the fort is within a few yards of
'the streatn.+The Rajah resides in the frot. it is
• piece of no strength, without a ditch or any de-
fences fat cannon, and has more the 4ploviromer of
a palace, than a place of defence. Its walls are
lorty, and decorated oq the:outside, in the higheet
style of Eastern °moment.; but Int.tening to ruin,
as well as shoot all the private houses, and all the
emit& in the place, eahibitiog the eir.ets of the
destrartive laud of Time. iu as great a decree us
the, cities of Dash and Agra ; stud :already sh. ruins
are (ally as
:extensive its those of the latter city.
The pre eat same of the river is a corruption of
Agraeleteel, wisitth name was given to it by the
Rajah !alder, Who lived iu the Sato-pug, and W:l3
Married on its' 'stoke to a lady of that Haute. its
b mks are low, and its course being through a list
v,oalitry, all the way from its source, the water
is can't:hilly auud.ly. pad is not used by the
I:that...tants, who only drink water taken from the
wells. which, bete, and throughout the Pausjab, is
excellent.

" Lahore is will II pretty large t-eien. conamsed
Of lofty houses; the streets are very narrow, it has
guad bazar, but it ie not iabalsiied by people of
any wealth ur CualltqW•liCe Zenliitlll Shalt havii3z.
un his coining In thii puce, eight years ago, plun-
dered it of thirty lack, of rupees, tithes. which
the principal hanker. and merchants leave consider-
• Aeurutsur the safer place of the two, and reside
Chiefly at the latter city.
" 'The isext river, now called Citrate), was for-
tnerl named Chanderlsogat by the bliair Rajah,
as mentioned above. tine, ionising plresure.
(i, a.) the l I ice of pleasure. where hr experienced
snipe favuoree gratitiraton, and the J•luin. au-
cwistly ratted iihtrati ineationit sweet,
so railed troin its s•lutniuus water., which they say
ale always clear, auJ a. cold as ice. and very
whOl.-enue.

r On the 23d. I wiled upon the Rajah Renjeet
Singh. who received, tot prilitely, to • grand,
lofty. speeMes enhoin of tne palace. all of marble,
skid rilsid with wised other coloured Norms. poetry
ant.4i re-renhling that of Agra. It is shoot one
hanilred !tut oe length. and is called the Arena Afar.
from tie decoratioas of its roof Ivy small square
shaped pie is of glenee.iit which.: the It ,jat, intoren-
tur. the Siubhe used- le mauve theme/Iv,* by
brio* with thi ir matchlocks, and would soon have
deiruyed it vitally, had tie 1191 put • stop to their
siuusemeet, by making it his chief place of 'abode.
Ju hoot of this salami ti.ere was a futi•item
and in the centre of it, is his het-weather ,leepotg
s,o n. tamed in : his wives and tithe, °CCU-
Fy g,eater part of the jialace, which is very
~, .s, cud 41:1 built of marble.
." Tin. palace we, o iutioilly fumided hyAktree;
additional building was given to it by Jrhanceer.
by Shah Jehan. and II Amintiegnebe. Sefeml gran.
Kandalir, cot Punjab benne were stational in
-front of the Paler... aft riAly caparisoned.'
"The Rajah alma, 27 years old, he is blind of
hie left eye, which 'he 1./ st rat his li.fiiney',. by the
small-taxi he ie rather heluw the middle stature,
and of very affable, utetre, ted manners, active. and
fund of elelci on lier A.-buck, which he takes
early every morning. Hr is considered brave atul
clever in the S IJ, quick in his conceptione, end
powesses a very good natural understanding. lie
asked me a ',um ; air of questions. and first mi. Co my
religion; he did nct dietrin me long opera this point
of inquiry, but li...tened to enbjects better suited
twhis comprehension, and in which he seemed to
feel a more lively interest, lie particularly tn-
quired what bomber of camley one of our batta-
lion,. could beat? I told him thirty thousand with
rate, which he seemed to think rather too great
a aumher ; and ofterpausiog a WeIIICSI Of ISO,
oleo-reed, that he heleved they were a march fir
n,0410. He thed asked need I onderstoorl the dis-
.
I.l!)iiiiP of emulty eetiiisfrotry, and if his trtiors could
. be wade equal to oars ? If reould !aye gun well ;
vest rational, and make small rents? Pcr. Ser. Almott
all his questions were otion military topics. He is
quite the soldier, and moots that he eati get no re-
tire clever Europeans into his service: his penmen:it
bravery is such, that he frequently kada at hie
storming parties, lied is the first man to enter the
Idemelt. Like most Hinduose he ts a huller. which
gists add.tiooll energy to his neeiral courage.
He says it is viriu fur • Mtn to attempt to hide him-
self, pure whale% er is doomed to be hie end, must
inevitably happen, is premrdsined.
2-oh—Crowell the Reeve, arid visited SAN Par-
rot, rho it ter) mile* novel. of Lahore. Here stands
the critheated Alanirdeum of jehnigetr, within •
wall of nearly COO yards equate, with gateways
formed of red stem.. It is a mageifieent
of 66 paces square, with octangular towers, at tor
angles,
angles, and flights of 66 step. to their tops. The
Yoh! is Covered with slabs of chits marble, and
it is about le feet high. The marble totals. in
its centre, is larger thao Shish Jekan's, at Agra;
it is inlaid exactly in the seine manner, anti
is as perfect us the day it war 1U4114% The
four dinky or passages to it, are laid with slabs
of white ai d black tumble; the itjaleoa4 and
other Stones all tr;iy beautiful; acid although the
oroamentel 'hot of the non kaiamhip of the interior
is not so profuse as that of the Tajo., it is at once
strieinsrly eleg int, soul wonlil appear weaderful to
• 'lentos', who had not previously %hided Agra. I
could get no correct account of the coot of this
bedding; rme man. who pretended in know, said it
bad cost 3 crows of rupees. which put estop many
further tuquirist. a• I was told lie via the only per-
son who could give any information on the euterct ;
but I thitik it . lutist haie cost full hall its much as
the Titje, the earns workmau-hip anti the haods of
the seine workmen. are seen in both. This
etatierill um is still in good) couditimy in spite
cif the lapse of titre: some of the amble
• noiee4l is beginning to fall. as welt MP
parts of the domes of the augnlar towers; but, iu
general, it is in much better ri pair 'then any other

• .4t,urnree means. " la Inngiuf i-e—Aineemere," wbielr teat
I. the foamy of I Oti it'• Elephant
""""1"4"," i• ILe aorienl name of tire algae is the
Penes. word Otnitte a part trf the moos, frost tae
'Jeannie of its water
t sdr WWI s tLe banal of leerier IV le. 14•. is tillr
*.ter of the timelier.

bailtlitig of Elm tl=n6hul Emperaes, either at Drkii
or Ajra. The spends many of the limiest
days of the yeas under the vaults of these
where, from Oleic Laing so contp:e.trly shaded and
sheltered front the influence of the ben, it must
always be cool. Di :ring the nights of the sane
season: he sleeps on the top of the building.

" Tagerniti. has committed at gross orstake in
saying that the reavtini, of Jeltangter wervinterred
iu to garden betwvo Deldi and Agra. His tomb
bents thr ft.lloniog in,citpt inns, Aial,ie

" The resplevoleseplece of sleep of His Majesty--The
a”liini of. patifon—Nooroodeee Moh•aanied Jekeagetr; Bed-
shah, who died w the year lia7, of the, Hejera, JO; years
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TRANSLATION or THE ARABIC INSCRIPTION.
" In the name of God, the compassionate and tire nwrci.
ful. He is the pardoner of vins Almighty and bleried God
▪ (sly, Oh Mohammad Oh, my servants, year,' have
matiplita was upuo yours..leirs, be out bioptic.* of God's
merey ; verily, God will pardon all sins; lie is the pardoner
and the merciful; every void shall tact? /.1 death, and ye
shall meet your rewards at the day of jut; scut ; and be
that chili be lirti;;ltt out of the Ere, shalt be admitted into
Para bse, sail find redemption ; fur what is tire ./ife of the
world, but deceitful goods Then, (say, Oh Mohammad!),
my Lind, p.wilon and lie merciful ; for thou art the Pabst
merciful of the merciful, immaculate chcrisher, the cherishes
of de west.