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H fii iifipórttot iffmef hbTlftj| been ddjüStëu iiï tfós‘ ftotihér,
aM thè 'fiiiièi. for tiïè rost htfdiënce bemjg' cöbië, tfië
Adigaf,- with a numerous attendance', ix^hlbd by a" gfë&t b*fa%
óf törchés, flbr aómëócëis always l^ tefth ere by nlghfPca'më To
the edgfe óf thfe i # ê t ' tö conduct, the géfi^al to the
senèe. The genéfal Óó b is part èfÓKseb thë riyfer M life bSl&
whïcb wmb iit ffeaÖinëSs, attended b^ 'hiS staff kffd The * gentled
rfieil beibb^in^ Tft the' èrffba^y, with Ön nicott^óHsMirif ^pf ^
sübèiÈtëtb fetfd fifty . r ÏÏë tbtè then b ra d to fe d ^ b ^ d iê
A d i^ r ffbotit a ;iidle and a b è tlfto pdfabe1.' Thë f r ia i
thither was up a steep hill, with narrow cTÜökÊÖ p a tn k '3
capital fins sulfodnded by thick tftbrhy Hédgës, 'w ith ga/SIfof'
the Satófe, called by the datives cóirèoettièa. Thé Jraftontty
nearett CsflÖy fms-b fhmpart- tod. breast-woik, _bn whichrsimlf of
their^dftilfeiy bas* Ö^tótóhhlly‘ffiotüftëd.' The *resistah*ee which
lti cicmld ihakë tb the approach of 'a regular ,aitoy'1s,y-®wevro,
vèfy trifling: 'Candy is indfcbted for it's principal ftotiffcations
to nature.
The way up to the city was Yfery fatigtring, and the* escort
was not a little incdmïöódëd by the crdWd óf hatiVeS Wlxo ed|;erïy
pressed to gpze at 'tftëiii. This bitcüm&ftoÖë, to d “the gltoe-iw
the ‘törehes, pxbyëÖtëd the gèhëilüb retirideAffbhi b aW ^ an ac-
curate vxew óf thé city. The éinbasèy, Oil éhteritfg it' parsed
through one long and broad stretet to the palace. ThëMÓuslÉf,
tftoügh low huts of thentseivéS, appeared greatly blêvatecf from
being built u p to . high bdhkt On 1&cti side of the street, which
'forms a kind of arfea beloW. At the farther éftd óf this street
is a high wall ehclosxdg the ‘^ardeds Which belong To the palace.
'After a short tu rn bèfë to the left, the palace appeared standing
on the right. In front of it Was d feglit oT’Istona'sfeps,
to, Fjoyfft' 0 'Qandg. 403
and a virahda^or- balcQnvJfiiii which, a numper of the king’?
guards -arilf s^ e ra l of the cmiff''men In waiting were stationed-
After posing this, and !<^cepdin§ by §hpth?r ftigto
a largg, square sqpqunded b y v1 high wqff afforded a station for
sopie lgaoR® qfjdbb Shards* 'At the pma^itp §ide stqod a large
arched gatSnWay> leading iptoyxan inner court where tpe king
and lps: pitocipal officer? o f ; ^ |e hgye jfchok 'f^idtoee^j In this
iauer; - dfyigSbn f^he king- k ep t tup PWP b c^.gHprds, wjho were
cQjgipqged ’of -'Atalays add Malaba£s- ? The?e ‘ troops are armed
wtefr- §W0E#, spears, and shields; ' and on them the king seems
f<a pi a qa ’ '■ dependence rin the ej1$ $ q£ any supden com?
inption j©x?:ralarm.
• Qn Ae righjt hand .of .thi§ dnper jcpprt jstood ah d pM i^ g h ,
•through which -w,a§ 4h e ;eht8ahee fto^^lhie haft of.audiencg. Thi^
state' room was a Mtig- vix?anda whft1 ialfernate arcftgs. and jiftara
along, its siies.: ’*iBro® this ^ s p t^ re j as. >vell qs from the apr
pearahce of thd, jroof .ar^l .gefting, . ft ' bqrq- a cqnbderable rq.-
aemblanoe tcicthe. ^aigle ^pf ,* The pjlkn'a
.ABeiqe adorned with rquslin iflowfgsy,, aqft jorxp.xuex^ jn^ade; p f tt^p
plantain ileaf^ -which Jiad a ypry pj|et|y ig fe t, .At ifte ^ t h p r ;
,.®hd :h§wN;<;f»e of .:jr$p
to&QSd a kind of platfpx-m
spiu-ounded wi&; steps- :IIc?U thh- king Mtf|ninstate. A sp]au
partition raised in feont; ;copeeai^; his- ifeet and the Ipwer pai't
-of' ,his ibody -ftorp liewi - h tc h ^ ,pp engh gide of ftxe
hall, the iPuriiejfsiW'§Be (Sedhjh ^hsn6 ^ -o!^E§^.'sitting
in s ile n t. ;»nd Gross-legged like n pm'bel c0£ t^ylprs pn a shop-
board,. “Thd k g®iet’?d was led n p with’ -mpch ceremony and
gravity by the.Adigax', and the . next chief officer present, and
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