:the day I visited the -Raja.-?-' He asked a thousand questions respecting
Puiiukka, and was extremely eupous to hear our opinioh-0f his favourite
seat ; of course hp Was equally disappointed, and displeased; that we
had been denied admittktio& him with a recapitulation,
of our adventures; not forgetting the attentions of the steward
,ef hi^ v fte ; -«t Wtriehte expi^ssed^parfiiodar satisfaction : nor did he
.seem ’lessrplcased.that Mr. /Davis had improved, the,<ppportunUy of,
■ drawing various "views in our route. I never concealed fooinjtheillaja,
.during our stay - with him, aUy of those' trivial. occurrences which
filled up ahd amUsed our time.-Thus,.by aneariy communication,, he
Was apprised o f all that happened-to nsr:and had <am opportunity j|g
Hfcafihg wliat I told him, confirmed by his servants who attended us,
from whom; no dOubt, he obtained a constant accounbof all our trans-
aetions. We eminently experienced the advantages of this conduct:
it averted suspicious animadversions and misconstructions, and tended
tiPihspire' him with a confidence; which was^strongly testified us,
in everf pewslbte instance, to the last moment of our stay. ‘ Wotwere
in no respect abridged in the liberty 'of ranging whero-we.ehose^and
,the Raja appeared rather to encourage Mr. Davis, in taking views of his
different palaces, and ofthe various soenery exhibited in this wild and
picturesque‘country.
We met our old acquaintance, Buxa Soobah> at the .palace.. His
■ visit to Tassisudon had been accelerated by the late commotions; in
consequence of which, the Raja had summoned him to attend at ».the
head of all the troops which his district furnished ; and. the Soobah
was marching in fuR. force when the news reached him, that the rebels
Were dislodged/ from -before Tassisudon, and had fled to Wandiporei
Upon this intelligence, he halted,/at Kept a .' HiS ixfen soomaftbr we're
countermanded; and, upon .the - Rajaiy return, he rwas, himself ordered
capital. It was. this morning, onlythe had arriyied, add lid .paid
his /first -yijsit »to the Raja whileivwe^qFqfpresent.-■ through
the performance .of the same;humiliations,.,or-rm®de of qbeisaii.ee, as
was exacted from every subjectspi^nd -having pr-os,trgted bim^elf 'nine
times before the Raj a; heathen«/ p^g^entJsd 1 him; with $© white
and'was,directed to sit down upon the floor, on the- opposite; side
©f .the,-roofosu: When he'had, paid his respects,iand,.be.ens’S!pme.i'ti^e
seated, I toolrtheiopportunity of the first pausesta /addfessirfUyy^'to
him; and we bntered into conversation; at whichk-h'dRajaiseejned,not
at ali displeased;)-nor did I omit torexpress’iiriy sense
most obliging-'treatment of us, while^jye .were at B,u;xadewa,r.As
Ibng as he continued at T assisndoh; we, had frequent visits'irG.m'ithe
Soob'ah; and we were pleased with his ,'socie.tyfor-he;w.aS a liberal
minded man, | void, of prejudice, modes tf.and iu^assujmng,,, in; .hi?
manner, and of a more conciliating exterior; thain thp gengra-li^yj- of his
'dotmtrymetii eg*
..The most remarkable among those, who, occasionally came to,.yisit
us-, was a little qM ihah, who wore red- robes, the dtess jof ^essrft-
gious order; some-called him the Raja’s story-teller, 'others a. jesters
he assumed the part of a buffoon; arid seemed altogether dependant
upon the success.of his tricks, for his daily dinner. We We're early distinguished
by his-attention; and he never passed iis within ^fearing,
but he hailed us in bad Bengalee ; and-whoever may follq^ps. while