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2 ceived by the Honourable Mr. Elphinstone,
3 then the Governor of that Presidency. Since
4 his return .from Bombay, he has settled at
5 Peshawr. He is about sixty years old, and
6 looks in good health. He has three sons, by
7 whom he was accompanied, as well as by Shah
8 Zada Jamhur, his nephew, a very unassuming
9 and ‘intelligent person. Lieut. Maule, who
10 was personally attached to the Shah Zada’s
11 household and in charge of his various, esta-
12 blishments, was sent to conduct these distin-
13 guished visitors into camp, who, as well as
14 General Avitabile and the Sikh officers, were
15 received with the salutes due to their respective
16 ranks by the Prince, seated on his Guddee.*
17 * «6 His Guddee or throne consisted of a large square
18 ottoman covered with khim khwab (or silk worked with
19 gold and silver flowers), in the centre of which and ap-
20 proaching to the front were three pillows enveloped in a
21 beautifully delicate-coloured silk to support his head and
22 arms, Cashmir shawls were spread in front for us to walk
23 on, and, as we did not take off our boots, seemed out of
24 place on the ground. On either side of the guddee were
25 arranged chairs, on which we sat, and, conformably with
26 Eastern manners, did not uncover the head. In front of
27 the Prince stood.the old Vazir (Mulla Shakur), habited in