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64 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
them with gilt mouldings and ornaments, also
two large ones with high pagodas on them for
his majesty's and the queen's particular use ; but
I defer giving a more minute description of them
until some future opportunity offers of closer in-
spection. A little beyond his majesty's palace is the
site of the intended pagoda; at present they are ad-
vanced but little above the foundation ; and, as
the dimensions are very great, it will require some
years to finish it. His majesty holds his court at
present in a large one-poled tent on a sand-bank
in the river opposite, but nearly three-fourths of a
mile east of the pagoda, where he remains while
dispensing charity to the priesthood. Besides his
tent, he has a temporary bamboo palace, and the
bank is covered with the huts of his particular
attendants. Just as we came abreast of his tent,
the magazine of his majesty's fireworks collected
for the ensuing festival, exploded. On our way
notice was sent to the viceroy of my approach,
but when I arrived, about five o'clock, opposite
the huts, no viceroy appeared; notice was again
sent, but the excuse was, that he was still at the
palace. The rayhoon went on shore to examine
if the bungalows were ready ; he was very solicit-
ous to get me on shore : but, at length, finding I
was fixed in my resolution, he desired leave to
retire for the night. Between seven and eight at
night, I was informed that the mayhoon of Hun-
them with gilt mouldings and ornaments, also
two large ones with high pagodas on them for
his majesty's and the queen's particular use ; but
I defer giving a more minute description of them
until some future opportunity offers of closer in-
spection. A little beyond his majesty's palace is the
site of the intended pagoda; at present they are ad-
vanced but little above the foundation ; and, as
the dimensions are very great, it will require some
years to finish it. His majesty holds his court at
present in a large one-poled tent on a sand-bank
in the river opposite, but nearly three-fourths of a
mile east of the pagoda, where he remains while
dispensing charity to the priesthood. Besides his
tent, he has a temporary bamboo palace, and the
bank is covered with the huts of his particular
attendants. Just as we came abreast of his tent,
the magazine of his majesty's fireworks collected
for the ensuing festival, exploded. On our way
notice was sent to the viceroy of my approach,
but when I arrived, about five o'clock, opposite
the huts, no viceroy appeared; notice was again
sent, but the excuse was, that he was still at the
palace. The rayhoon went on shore to examine
if the bungalows were ready ; he was very solicit-
ous to get me on shore : but, at length, finding I
was fixed in my resolution, he desired leave to
retire for the night. Between seven and eight at
night, I was informed that the mayhoon of Hun-