Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-01
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/ letter from Lucknow thus describes the magnii-
ioense o. the Royal Paase and is pluldsr after he
capture:
( Our men we're crashing through the rooms Of the
palaces when we're, yet filed with the evidence
Of barbaric maguihcencs and sEisudor andths cries
o. the dying were not yet sliilei when We entered.
1ae Ksiserbagh eannot be deseri5ad The place Is
series Of palaces, kiosks mosques, ali Of fanoiful
Oriental arehiiecture-s9me liEls aEd graceful
others merely fantastic and curious connected ens-
rlliy BY long corridors arehed and open in the r5nl
or BY extensive wings, which enclose The codria SD
gardens contained within she outer Wslis. il every
rom throughout the endless series there vas pro
fusion Of mirrors in ponderous gilt frames. uni-
Versal gliding Of eornicod furniture and everything
that would bear q process, seemed the prevailing
taste in the Royal Court. Frsn every ceiling hung
glass chandeliers, Of every aes form, Color and ds
sign. As to the fuFuiinre, in many Instances Il
looked like collections from tie lumber Of al
The old palaces il Europe, Louis QIatorzs clocks
aud cabinents Renaissance mirrOrE and chairs huhi
worked ebony chests, marquseFie tables solidlumpy
old German state chairs, gle All over; bus these
were relieved b. the Iishes.5lrists, hy sunpiugus
divans, by cushions covered With goden embroidery
BY rich screens Of Cashmere shawIa. aud By table (
covers pOndeTOus With pearls and gold Ia some e
The rooms there we're few good pictures said 10 be
b. Sir 10 hua Reynolds, Lawrence, Z0GaHy and I
Derehey, but did NOS see any traces Of Sir Joshua 4
on the walls when entered, aud there only ore 4
picture which looked a. all like a Lawrence. There /
we're numerous portraits Of the present and former
Kings Of Dude, aud oil copies Of the pOrtrails Of
dOvernOrs General, OF Wellington, Nelson, George
w. and Bonaparte, many Chinese drawings, French
erayons, and English eBgrsyihgs Of au sorts, even
those from Hiiii11sSOhs Uid cports Of he East an
Old and almost forgotten book IN tiger hunting in
gorgeous frames; but the hand OF the spoiler vas
Reavy among them all Those hung out OF the reach
Of musket stock and bayouet scarcely safe from
a bullet OF the leg Of tab e. DOWN Came ehsndel-
iers in tinklng, gathering rain Of glzss-crashl
crash crash! door and WIsd0E, ana mirror ana
pendule! sikh and soldier we're revealing in des-
Lrueti0n and delirious with plumber and mischief
Those who could get in al once to carry on tae
work searched the corridors battered OF the noses
legs and arms Of the statues in the gardens, or,
diving into cellars either made their fortunes by the
discovery Of unsupported treasure, lost their lives
81 the hands Of concealed fanatics. There vas Do
time 70 guard against indiseriminate plunder iuas
much Is 1t never was exI eeLed that the Kaserbagh
and all It's treasures would fallen that day inc
ouF hands. Il was stOrmed at once
II vas late in the evening when we returned 10
'amp, through roads thronged with al least 20 900
amp followers, al staggering under loads Of plum
ter-the most extraordinary and indescribsble spec
asle ever bahsld-COOhes, syes, kitmutgars,
ihoolE bearers Silks, grass cutters food Of men,
covered Wlth clothing not their own, carrying on
heads and shoulders looking glasses, mirrors, pic
uress brass pOis swords, Erelocks, rich. shaBls,
carfs embrOideI ed dresses, all the 'lOotH Of ran
aeked palaces. The noise, the dust, the shouting,
heexolement we're slmOst beyond endurance. Luck J
low was borne away pieosmeal 20 camp, and The
Eild GOOrkas and SIkhs, with open mouths and gar-
rs eyes, burning with haste 10 get rich, we're con
ending heEcely against the current they sought
Q get % the sources Of such unexpected wealth {
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