Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-25
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS, 1928.
Fr,,c,, from Bishop Hs5er's Journal, &c.

DELHI.
The sis, December was hxed Tor my preseh,
,ation 10 The Emperor, which was appointed
for half past eight in the morning. Lushing'o"
and Captain Wade also chose 10 take the
enc onnortuni,y. AT eight | went accompa-
Md nv MIR Eilio.r, with nearly the same Tor
mal,irs as al Lucknow, except that We werH
On elephants instead Of in palanquins, and ina,
N, procession was, perhaps, less splendid, and
tho bcpsars both less Numerous anG Tar less
,,oc;Gsrous and imporlupate. We were receiV-
al with nresenled arms by the troops Of me
nal,ce. drawn up within the barbican, and pro-
rrsdeI. still on our elephants, through the no.
hI.st gateway and Yestibule which ever saw.
I, consists, not merely Of splendid gothic
arch in tho centre Of the great gate tower, ou',
after that, of long, small, open, "ctascnal
court in its CENTRE all OF granite, and all hnai'y
carved with inscriptions from the Moran, ana
with flowers. This ended In rulnnuS ana
exceedingly dirty stable yard! where we were
received by Captain Grant, as the Moguls
officer on guard, >ard by number oil elderly
men with large golden headed canes, the usua'
ensign vi Office here, and one oil whtch NV
Elliot also carried We were now told 10 dls-
mount and proceed on foot, task which 'he
late rain made announcement TO my gown ana
ca;sock, and Thin shoes, and during which we
begears, the wives and children OF the stable
servants. After this We passed another richly
carved. but ruinous and dirty gateway, where
our guides, Withdrawing canvass screen, call
I'd. in a sort of harsh chaunl, $40, -" orna-
nlent uf the world Lo, The asylum OF the ma
,ions!" King Of Kings! The Emperor Akbar
Shah! Just, fortunate, and Nlctorioas. we
49,: il ract. a yeIy handsome and striking
low, but richly orDameCted ouI1uInes- vrfu--
site 10 US was a beautiful open pavilion OF
white marble, richly carved, tlarked by rose
bushes and fountains, and some tapestry and
striped curtains hanging in ies,oons about II,
within which as crowd OF people, and the
poor old descendant OF Tamerlaue seated in
the midst of them. Mr.. Elliot here bowed
:hree times very low, in witch we followed his
example. Tbi, ceremony WAS repeated two
a. We ad vaucrd up the steps OF the pavilion, The
beralds each time rope ,ting TIE same express
sions about their masters greatness We item
stood in a row on tae ri hit hand Side OF the
throne, which is sort of marble bcIs,ead rich
" ornamen,ed with gliding, and raised "n two
or three steps. Mr.. Elliott then stepped for
wards, and, with Joined hands. in The usual
eastern way, announced, in low voice, to the
emperor, who was. Ilhen advanced, bowed
three times again, and off led nuzsur Of fry
one gold mohurs in an embroidered purse, land
on my handkerchief, in the way practiseG by
the bahons in Calcutta THIS was r. ceiyed and
laid on one side, and renamed Standing for q
few minutes, while the usual court Questions
a5ou, my T,a'.h. my travels, when l l'l' Cal
cutta, * n,re asked. had thus an opbortu-
niry oil seeing ;he old gentleman more plainly.
He had pale thin, but handsome face, with an
aqniline nose. and long white beard His
complexion is nth" if q; all darker than thai
Of an European. His hands are very fair and
delicate. and ne had some valu able looking rings
on thrm. His hands and face were all saw
Of him, for the morning being cold, he was So
wrapped up in shawlS, that he reminded me
extremely Of the Duid's head or WEIGH
hafpenny. then stepped back to my former
place, and returned again with FIVE more mo-
hurs 10 make my offering TO the heir apparent,
who stood at MS fathers left hand, the RICH.
being occupied by the Resident. Next, my
two companions were introduced with nearly
the same forms, except that their offerings
were less, and that the Emperor did not speak
TO them.
The Emperor then beckoned to me to come
forwards, and Nh. Elliott told me TO take off
my hat which had I'LL now, rem aired on my
head, on which the Emperor tied fi.msy Iur-
ban Of brocade round my mead with his own
hands, for which, however, | paid four gold
receive The "Khelats" honorary dresses) which
the bounty Of "the Asylum Of the World" had
provided for US. was accordingly taken into
a small private room, adjoining the Zenrana,
where found handsome lowered cation edg>
ed with fur, aud pair OF common looking
shawis. whicU my servants, VINO had Inc delig hit
OF witnessing all this fine show, put on Instead
Of my gown, r'y oasspck remaining as before.
III this strange dress had 10 walk back again,
having my "ame announced by the criers,
something IN The same way that Lord Mar
mion's wss, as "Babadur, Boozoony, Dowu,>
muud," sc. 10 the presence, where found my
two companIops Who had not been honoreG bv
a private dressing room, but had their Khela,s
pul On them in a ga,' Way OF the court. They
were, apprshend, sill queerer figures Than /
wss, having their hats wrapped with scars Of
hpwcrea gaaze, and stang gsrmsn' OF sauze.
tiuse aud fld.l NIB ,uds, fl ang over tn r shnu'-
ders above their coats. | now again Came |