Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-07-01

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South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,
Virginia and all the South could together rise I'D
in defence of their rights sat all hazards and to
the last extremity" He repeated that the amend
ments offered by the gentleman from Mississippi
qua not change the character of the address--they
did not make it acceptable to him.
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ARRIVAL OF AN EAST INDIAN EMBASSY.
The steamship Ripon brought to Southampton on
the 18th ut from Alexandria extraordinary embas-
sage from the Kingdom Of Nepaul, on the borders OF
lhlbet. 1t consisted of his Exceency Gen. Jung
bahadoor Norman Ranagee, Prime Minister and
Commander in Chief and his suite oftwenty-four per-
sons, the most distinguished of which were COL Jug
gut Shumshere Koorman Ranagee and Col Dheer
Shumshere Koorman Ranagee, brothers of the gener-
AL Capt, Rummihr Singh Adhikaree Khajee Kurbeer
Khutree Capt Hemdul Singh Thapa, Lieut.. Kurbeer
Khutree Lieut.. Lall Singh Kurree, and Lieut. Bbeem
Sen Rana and great many other terrible men with
terrible names. The generals visit to England is as
Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Nepaul
to the Queen ofEngland, and he is charged with a
complimentary letter and costly presents, consisting
OF the most valuable Nepauese productions and manu-
features, WORTH is said nearly quarter ola mill ion of
pounds sterling, from the King to her Majesty
AS the description of this embassy will likely inter-
suhon other particulars from Southampton paper.
The features of the Nepauese partake of the Mon
gollan and Hildoo cast. MANY OF the embassy are
most pleasing and handsome looking men, and their
dresses are gorgeous beyond description.
l he generals handsome and most intelligent man.
about 30 years OF age, very dark with long let black
hair He is the first Hindoo OF high that has vis-
tied England.
The Rpon arrived in the Southampton dock soon
after o'clock in the morning. Many of the Gene
rails suite promeuading the deck and among them
his two brothers, very handsome young men, and hand
somely dressed. The General made his appearance on
deck at about halt past T. His dress consisted of a
black satin cloak, prousey embroidered with gold of
excellent workmanship. His head dress was cap
nearly covered with large emeralds, diamonds and 9TH
erprecious stones. The cap surmounted with bird
of Paradise, the fastening Of which was covered by
protuslon ofbriants His fingers covered with
rings. of which wasa diamond, an amethyst
and an emerald OF immense value His wrists were also
covered with bracelets, adorned with gold aud precious
stones.
He left the ship soon after O'Clock in the morning
to go to the Peninsular and Oriental Companys off
ces, Just outside the dock gates On walking from the
ship his Excelency was preceded by Of the chic
OF his suite, and followed by large number of other
chiefs. Such strange and gorgeous sight is seldom
witnessed There were fourteen or fifteen pripcelv
personages, evidently from refined and highly civil
zed State on the borders OF the Hmalayan range with
most strange but handsome eountenances clothed in
dresses OF elegant and costly workmanship. Many oil
their head-dresses when the shone them, were
literally blazing with brillants. They were all armed
with pistols, mounted and many OF their swords were
in golden scabbards.
The Ambassador declined to 60 to any Southampton
hotel unless he could have entirely to himself This
from religious scrupes lest any food prepared for
Christians should be mixed with his own. In conse-
quence OF this determination immediate arrangem ents
were made to enable the Ambassador and suite to sleep
and cook their food the Pennsular offices during their
stay at Southampton.
During the whole of Saturday afternoon the Hindoo
servants busy conveying their cooking utensils
pitchers, bedding. 0f
from the ship to their orary abode. A tent was
formed in back yard where Napaulese cooking ap-
paratus was fitted up Messengers were employed
ming all over the town purchasing eggs and vegetables
The Hndoos refused hen eggs and preferred the larger
eggs Of duchs and geese They look great fancy 70,
caulif1ower, which is very plentiful at Southampton
and purchased an immense quantity of that vegetable
They appeared to observe the utmost secrecy in dres
sing and eating their food and were much alarmed les
any OF the blacks and other persons belonging the
Pennsular Company should observe them. But though
SO secret about their cooking and eating they appeared
10 be quite Indifferent to who saw them at their ex
raordnary ADDITIONS They wash after they touch any
thing the washing being more like religious ceremony
than for the purpose of cleanliness Not only the Hin
doc servants but of the chiefs were in the back
yard washing themselves almost perpetualy They
stripped with the exception of slight cloth around the
| loins, and they would wash themselves all over with
about half pint OF water The servants of the en-
bassy were evidently of the lowest cas-some were
meanly and mserably Clad many Of them without
shoes, and their clothing formed striking to
the magnificent costume of the chiefs His Excellency
dIned with few members Of his suite on Saturday
After dinner they all commenced smoking They
also rode out in carriage in the evening They seemed
much pleased in the apartment in which they resided
which is very spacious and and handsome one ant
particularly in the evening, when it was lit with gas
| The Rpon brought home a collection of birds apc
beasts from Ethiopia, Abyssna, aud other parts of the
world. There was a fine young lion and leopard, a
wild hog pair of pelicans, three eagles, gazelle
three ynxes, two musk cats, Sahara ibex, Ia goat
with magnificent horns) number of kangaroo rats,
little larger than English mce of very light brown
color and remarkable for the length of their hind al
compared with their fore legs several Cashmere goats
wild rather larger than domestic one, marked lk
| leopard, with beautiful head.
| There also number OF venomous serpents ant
gigantic lizards several OF the cobra capellas
big around as mans wrist. The beasts, birds, an
reptiles were attended to by several grim and pictures
que-lookng Arabs and Abyssinians, many OF the for
mer with large grisy heads Amongst them were two
African serpent charmers one OF the latter lad
strange little srveed-tace fellow, who caused niue
amusement by his comic manners, his groesque dress
and daring handling OF theb asts and reptiles Ia eac
of his two brass bedcurtain rings, his to
sers did not reach below his knees and he wore pal
oflarge Wellington boots. His legs and boots appeare
like two mahogany posts IN pair leathern buckets.
He played with, and teased the most savage of tn
beast and reptiles, with the most daring intrepid
ty; but the most extraordn ry performances Of thi
youthful charmer were with the venomous serpens,
the request OF the Admiralty agent and for the trin
backSheesh of a silver sixpence tor which he made
profound and slaveke saaam, he exhibited his powe
over the serpent tribe to the writer of this note when
went on board the Ripon in Southampton docks
He took out the cobra capeas from box, tondled
with them, and kissed their heads and mouths, he Id
them in his mouth, irritated them apparently to mad
ness by scratching them the back and suffered
them to bite him without experiencing any apparent in
jury TWAS singular sight to see one of these ser
penis irriated, standing firmly a small portion of hi
tail while the body was forming graceful curves, and
was preparing TO spring upon the boy with Its mout
open and its fangs quivering.
The greatest curiosity, however brought by the Ri
pom the Hippopotamus. The one brought home IL
the Rpon is male specimen in good health, about tel
months DID, and 500 pounds weight 1t fed on milk an
rice, about eighty pnts daily of the former and tn
latter was consumed both boiled and raw. humble
of COWS and goats were kept on board the Ripon t
supply the milk.
DELAY OF ACTION IN CONGRESS.