The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-10-23
THE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR IN

The Persian az an agent Of that country TO the Bri
lisb Court. We copy from the excerpta in the Lon
don Sun.
Iss AT Exsren-- A wonderful lofty building: con-
sisling OF many rooms which are royalty furnished
These rooms have places for washing, the hot waller
was quite ready placed on the washhand table,
standing before The large looking glasses and towels
hanging down exceeding clean, with periuned arii-
cles and fine soap. Every traveller Is shown 10
room 90 himself attended BY servant. In every
room there is splendid bedstead with everyt hing
belonging 10 IL; ink and pen, with fine paper, are
placed on the table for the convenience of travellers
Fine looking women also serve here, and everything
Is mos desirable The rooms tor trg are separate
from the bedroomsi where there are bne large
tables furnished with all SORTS OF eaables both cook
ed and uncooked; every thing that you may desire
and imagine Is placed on the table. Many people
were sitting round the table taking their breakfast
others reclining On the soils. We were quite as
tunished nj this house, aud asked whose il was, and
we were informed iha, il belonged 10 an individual
whose business Is 10 entertain strangers and Irave-
lers; and as he knows the time that the mails come
10, all things are made ready for travellers TO take
their breakfast, that no time may be lost More
over were informed that there are 10 this coun-
Try abJu five thousand such public places; each of
them gains about 900 iomans per day; indeed the
money here Is like dust.
y.uxuALL oaaprxs-ln the evening we visited a
large garden, beautifully lighted up, and the fire.
works thai we saw here, made Us forget all others
we had already seen. A garden, a !seaveD, large,
adorned with roses Of different colors IL every d-
rection, the water was running on the beautiful
green, pictures were dr. twn on every wall. Here
and there yonng, moonly faces selling refresh
menis There were burning in this place about two
millions OF lights, each giving different color the
ianern and lights are 80 arranged as 10 make poetry,
in such manner that they have no end. On every
side there appeared the moon, and the sun, with The
planets, each moving 10 It's orb; and In every walk
there were about 10000 Frank moons, walking and
nh. uhaHa anIf fFth
admiring their beautiful checks. Each was taken
by The hand, such company IN such place says TO
the soul, behold Thy paradisri Pleasure and Joy ap,
pear; woes and sorrows are banshed; every hand
asked for glass OF reifeshment TO present TO the
possessors oi Iessamine hands. Thus we were hap
py TO have In each hand paradisean companion;
and TO point out the beauties Of the place, IN order
TO draw forth the sweet music OF their replies; we
'lef the rose and met pink! are we awake or in
dreaml We walked IN this garden from one place
10 another, till We came 10 place where we saw
crowds Of people gazing al a boy, elegantly cad,
who was playing on rope; now we we're as though
we had lost our mind. This rope was made fast
high above in the garden, on which this boy was
dancing; indeed, he was like bird with wings 10
the mir. Afterwards young and BEAUTIFUL girl,
handsomely dressed, incre. sed our surprize; she
joined the boy, and they played Together in most
wonderful manner enough to take away the senses
TO look at them. When The boy and girl had finish
ed their manGnvres, the people In the garden went
10 another place where there was wheel which
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TO ascend, throwing out fire OF red, green, blue,
yellow, and other colors wondariuly,ss II all The
world had taken fire, and continued TO ascend till II
reached the sky.
ENGLISH LrBsRrY.-Every person that has given
ten tomans OF the revenue, In case he should see
anything wrong in lis expense has RICH, 10 rise
up in the House OF Commons, and seize The Nazir
OF the Treasury by the collar. saying, What have
you done With my money!
5,
WINDSOR CAsrLE.-This superior palace Is s,uat.
ed in garaen, or park fity-iwo miles in circum-
terence, which is surrounded by wall Of iron bars
about three yards and half high. The park has
forty gates, splendidly wrought and through II runs
several fine streams like rose-waer and Its trees are
most noble, producing most beautiful shade. The
carriage.roa are 50 finely paved, tn. person
might take his repose upon them. Roses oil every
kind and flowers Of every hue, are in this park. lis
land is green, like emerald its prospect Is pleasure
TO The eye. Gazees, anteopes, and deers, are here
in thousands Phessants, partridges, woodcocks,
and game of every kind abound, all of which are
enjoying this delightful place. Nightingale, gold
incheS, and their associates keep, with their sweet
voices watch in this garden is naturally carpet
ed with rich green velvet. My pen tells me- do
not proceed am incapable Of describing tit Is
Paradise. In one part Of this Eden there Is hill,
two miles in circumference, on which the palace is
bull il is about 1000 yards in height, and affords
most beautiful view OF the park. Tie mind cannot
but be astonished at this splendid edfce whose des
OF the Kings for 200 years past has had separate pa
lace in this castle, with distinct majestic splendpr Of
sovereignty, may be seen, just as they were
when these soveregns occupied them. And what
ever unique jewels each sovereign obtained during
his reign are placed in his palace, with his statue,
either OF mnbe, jasper, or porphyry, seated a
jewelled throne, beautifully made, that you
might say il is alive and can speak One statue
OF former king cost more than $4,000 tomans.-
All his ministers and officers OF stale during his
reign have also statues placed by him in the
room, each With arms of the age and appearing
as ii they were alike In the royal rooms of the
late kings all seated on their thrones and chairs
of gold, embroidered with precious stones, which
cost millions of minted gold each has his crown
on his head of hundred mauns OF solid pure
gold, and adorned with precious stones, mag
nifcent as TO take the senses away. These crowns
are supported by chains OF gold and suspended over
the heads of the sovereigns. We also noticed seve-
raj rooms, three hundred feet long, and hundred
broad, all adorned with beautiful pictures These
are Tor balls, where the king and queen invite their
noble guests the king himself dances, and the queen
also with whom she pleases. When such balls take
place, the sounds OF the musical instruments in these
rooms Is heard at n distance OF twenty miles.
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