The following plants may be found about this place; Ligustrum, Salex pendula, Valeriana orolifolia, Campanula linearis, senecionideae, Viola, Jasminum, Rosea, Conaria, mangoe one tree in the gardens, Citrus two or three species in ditto, Jubrung, Diospyros, Acorus, Veronica, Ranunculus, Sclerossophalos, Alopecercus, Agrostides, Bombax, stunted weeping cypress, Pinus longifolia, Punica, Dipsacus, Potentilla, Potamogeton 2, Hypericum japonica, Lysimachia, Chenopod, Ajuga, Anisomales.

Birds—­great kingfisher, diver snappet, white-pated rumped chats, no ouzels.  Part of the gardens extend from the palace up the river to the village; the breadth is fifty to seventy yards, the length 200.  They are surrounded by a dilapidated stone fence.  Although an Assam malee or gardener resides in them, they are kept in miserable order:  the soil seems good, the trees flourishing, mangoe, Diospyros, Jubrung, oranges, citrons, pomegranates, are the principal trees.  The south side has a streamlet running along it outside the fence, for the supply of water.  This streamlet abounds with Acorus Calamus.

April 9th.—­Our interview with the Deb took place.  We dismounted at the boards over the streamlets above mentioned, and then proceeded over the wooden bridge across the Patcheen, which is here a wide and deep stream:  the bridge was partially lined with guards, in different dresses, few in uniform; it was besides armed with shoulder wall-pieces, capital things for demolishing friends.  We then crossed a sort of court-yard and then ascended a steep and extraordinarily bad flight of steps to the door of the palace.  Here we found the household troops all dressed in scarlet with two door-keepers, one seated on either side of the door:  this led us into a quadrangle.  The citadel being in front, the side walls were rather low, although viewed externally they appear of good height, but the ground of the interior is much raised.  We crossed this diagonally, passed into the opposite quadrangle on the west side, and thence ascended into a gallery, hung with arms, and filled with followers, from this we passed after a little delay into the Rajah’s room.

This was handsomely decorated with scarfs, the pillars were variously ornamented.  The Rajah was seated on an elevated place in the corner, and appeared a good-looking well-bred man.  He received the Governor General’s letter from P. with much respect, getting up from his chair:  the visit was a short one, and entirely of ceremony.  The presents were deposited on a raised bench in his front.  Communications were kept up by the Deewan and the Zimpay, formerly Joongar Zoompoor or Governor.  On retiring we were presented with fruits, oranges, walnuts, horrid plantains, ghee, eggs and rice.

The whole business went off very well, no attempt at insolence.  The concourse of people was greater than I expected.  Swarms of Gylongs, the more curious of whom received whacks from leathern straps, wielded by some magisterial brother.