Letters From India, Vol. 2 of 2
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Excerpt from Letters From India, Vol. 2 of 2: Describing a Journey in the British Dominions of India Lahore, During the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831; Undertaken by Order of the French Government The British Government sent them a magnificent embassy, and sought their alliance, at the period when the presence of General Gardanne at Teheran raised some suspicion in the cabinet of Calcutta with regard to the views, generally not very pacific, of your friend, the great man, as Courier used to say. Mr. Elphinstone, the British Ambassador, disputed for a fortnight with the grand master of the ceremonies, and the chamberlains of Shah Shoudjah, concerning the etiquette of his presentation. The King agreed at last to receive from Mr. Elphinstone only thirty-nine bow´s; whilst he himself would appear an instant at the window, the Ambassador remaining with his whole suite in the court-yard, at a distance of three or four hundred paces. His ex-majesty has the most magnificent black beard I ever saw; and I found him a very gracious personage. A pensioner on British generosity, to which in truth he has no claim, Shah Shoudjah lives here in freedom, but under the surveillance of the British political agent, my present host. By this officer I was taken to a private audience of the Shah, with whom I spent an hour conversing about Cashmeer, whither I am going. He formerly waged war against it, from Cabul, his country - from his mountains, of which he spoke with affecting eloquence. Do you remember that the women at Paris broke open the doors of the hotel Sinet, to see the Tunis envoy´s handsome secretary? I know not what they would do if Shah Shoudjah went to Paris: the national guard would not be sufficient to maintain public order, he is so handsome! The old Emperor, Shah Zeman, has had his eyes put out. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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