Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-12-05

positive contract had been made in the
matter, and it could not be broken.
'Fhe keepers, knowing his strength, and
experimenting that it would be no light af-
fair to grapple with him, sent for DR.. White.
The lady who manages the interior depart
ment, seeing the alarming state of things,
and the firm purpose of both gentlemen, TO
escape, walked up politely to the largest
| one, and asked him for his arm : TO this his
galIantry very soon yielded, aud after walk
ing off little way with him, she remarked
that he had never given her history of his
interesting family, which she was quite de-
srous of hearing. This took with him,
and she proposed accompanying him up to
his room and hearing an account from his
own lips of his wife and children. They
accordingly assembled the stairs together,
she entering his room on his arm. Here
she seated herself, and he commenced the
narration. IN few moments the doctor
arrived, and despatched herlittle daughter
tuecaN her mother. She went up with haste;
| and told her that the doctor wanted her
Immediately. She politely apologized for
leaving him a few moments, and proposed
that the story should be resumed on her re-
tarn. This of course was acceded TO, and
she left the room and closed the door be-
hind her, which being fastened with spring
lock, efectually secured him in his apart
rnent, and conquered the alarming difficult
| ty.'
An officer of the United States Ship
Peacock, gives the annexed account lin a
letter dated Batavia, July 1881 of the in
PRODUCTION ofthe Captain and other officers
of that vessel to the King Of Siam. The
Peacock anchored, about the middle Of
February last, at the head of the Gulf Of
Siam.
"QbAhe 18th, Captain Geisinger, Mr..
Roberts, and number Of officers, went up
in large boats sent down for our accommo-
dation by the government. We stayed at
Pecknam the first night, and were hospi-
tably entertained by the Governor. He
is an old man, with good humored face.
We were at first very much disguised at
the AFFECT, cringing behaviour Of ailwho
approached him. He was seated ON his
divan. which somewhat resembled large
bedstead. The natives, on entering the
room, would squat down like dogs, and
crawl about, not daring to stand in the pres
ence ola superior. Early in the morning,
we took leave Of our host, and proceeded
up the river, which is generally about
quarter of mile broad. The country is
low, and covered with trees. We passed
| an extensive fertilization, constructed after
tho European styies After dark We aFri-
we'd in the midst Of the city Of Bankok, the
capital Of Siam, and took up our quarters
in the house assigned for our accommoda-
ton. 1t is a-large building, erected by the
Government for "a foreign factory. re-
manned in the city about three weeks
The situation is low. The most remark
able feature Of Bankok is the floating hou-
seS, which are constructed on bamboo RATS
on each side of the river, and perhaps con-
tain the largest proportion of three or four
thousand Inhabitants.
Soon after our arrival, our whole par
| ty wore honorcd in being permitted to pay
our respects to the gPhraklang, the Prime
Minister. Seats were provided for US, but
all his officers, and large crowd of peo-
pie. were squatting before him, in the pos
ture Of dogs, or crawling about on al-fours.
He is corpulent man, and was, according
to the custom of the country. almost naked
and seated on raised platform, Ornamen-
ted with carpets and cushions. To our
bows he made slight inclination Of the
head. After some conversation with Mr.
Roberts, we took our leave. A few days
before left, we we're admitted to an au-
dience Of the King. Boats were provided
by the Phraklang, and We were padded
tho distance Of about half mile: on land
ing. we mounted the horses prepared fol
as, and rode about half mile 10 round
about direction, to the interior Of the walls
around the palace. After waiting until
our patience was nearly exhausted, we
were conducted to The presence Of bis Si-
amese Majesty. On each side Of the road
we walked were drawn up a long line Of
soldiers, and number Of elephants, richly
clothed. At length we were shown into a
large room, and found ourselves looking
down upon thousand PROSTATE figures, on
their knees, with their faces TO the floor
According to previous arrangements, we
| made the required number Of bows, &c. 10
his Majesty, and seated ourselves on a car
pet in the place assigned Us. The perfect
silence which was observed, the PROSTATE
attitude of the courtiers, and tho appear.
ance Of the King on throne opposite
were really most imposing. and produced