Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-08

mospherc, illuminated the SKY, and SD.
ed b the light #. the ban boo scen,rv
t"rred dark night into bright dav..
The procession moved on very slOvI, IN
give time for the fre works To g. "a
The whole of this grand scene wa, f..
Their lighted with above three thou
faubsaux. carried BY men hired fer b.
oc aslon. In thi manner We moved On
in stately pomp t. the garden, which
though only nile e. We took two hou-s
to reach. When We arrived at he car.
den 9 t. we descended from the Gle.
pant. and entered the garden, i'lumi.
nate BY immune, able transparent Iamps
~ lanrer, s, OF various colors, suspended
tU tie b. anches of the trees. Ia tn CEN.
tie Of the gar'ien was a large e'lifica, 10
which we assembled, aud were introduced
into grand SAIGON, adorned with giraD.
d, les aud pendant lustres OF English ma.
nuiac'Hre. lighted with wax carde..-
Here we had an elegan and sumptuous
collation. of European and India dishes,
with wines, fruits, and swectmeat, at
the same time abnut hundred dancing
girls surg their sp lightly airs ard per-
formed their ustive dances.
Thus passed the tine until dawn,
when we all returned to our respective
homes, delighted and wouder.st"uck aith
the euchar ting scene, which supposedly
spend0r every entertainment o! The kid
baheld in this country. TIE sh7be na.
bob slightly observed, with 1T e hsia.
tic vanity, that surh speo tscle was e
We before seen in India, ard re,er would
be seen again. The whole cxpence ot
this marriage feast, which was repeated
for three successive nights in tie sam.
manner, cost upwards OF SO0,C0k s,er-
llne."
When the Vizier Ally was recognized
bv Asn! as hi, successor Ia the th'orP,
great opposition was manifested BY tie
oil naiob's family. He VA, however,
on the death of the latter, upheld by tie
English government and placed on the
throne. An adopted child, b. tie Ma.
homedap law. is entitled to al the priv.
leses Of legitimate birth. Vizier Ally,
after being placed o the throne, Showed
a Turbulent. restless and infnrgirg tenn,
per, aud brok" his iai'h y ith the English
government the consequence Of which
was. his being deroscd fom the Musnud,
ard Sadu Ally, the brother Of the 'ate
nab b, was placed on it A pensinn wa5
ass god To Vizjer Ally, OF two lack, Of
rupees pr annum about twenty-five
thou,and pounds: but il was considered
necessary that h. should reside near the
pre- idency. that he might be the mere
ii lie the eve # govern: ent. lie n coz.
sequence proceeded rem Lucknow 10
Eenares. here w Cherry. tie cnmgi-
ny'S resident. WAS 20 rake arrangements
fo' hi 2 needing t. 'he presidency
shortly ate II arrival e nenarp', Mr..
Gerry INVITED him 20 breakfast. lie
came attended bv large armed rcti-
nue ! had been pre,iousIy animated
to- Mr.. Che ~ that his appearance q" az
hostile, and hat he ou"h' to be on bis
quad; but he disrega died. ~ caution.
Nzier Ally complained much If tie
comranv's treatment Of him, and in fine,
at signal made bv him, several # his
attend ms rushed in, ard cut M, Ct.,-
~ and his assistant, MIR Grah NJ. to pie.
ce>. They then went awav in the in
toLt'"n OF proceeding t. the house OF
Mr.navis, another European gentleman,
holding high situation under govern
ment with the view Of massacre'irg him
also; ou' fortunately he ct some inrina.
ton Of his danger before thew arrived,
got his family to the top'of the house and
posted himself az the summit 81 narrow
circular stone stair case. Here the rGt-
fans pursued him but with a hngspeare
he defended himself for a considerable
length OF time. killing several of his as
sa,Isnts, which in manner blocked up
the passage. I'LL at length h" WAS rescued
bv a party Of the company's troops, sta
toned al Benares. which came :" hi! as.
sistance. The followers OF NiZ'er Ally,
killed another European privetc gentle
man residing At Bebares, exc'n-ive Of the
two public Gaicers above mentioned. VI.
zier Ally made bis escape into the ter:
tory of the Raiah of Berar, Pov'r'ut
and Independent chief. who refused to
give him W, unless under p omi'e OF
his lite being spared THIS the English
government considered it eypr1ent to
accede t., and he Was accOrd sIy gwen
up and brought to Calcutta, and confined
in the garrison Of Fort William, IN
kind Of iron cage and here he died 81,
ter an impriso, nent Of Il years and sda
months, as before mentioned
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