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 CASTLE OF TAMANSARIE. ]27

Castle of Tamansarie, which, from its beintr sur- - rounded with water, the Dutch call the Chateau d'Eau. On alightini^ from the carriage, we passed through an old gateway, and walked to a kind of Pondopo, from whence we were conducted by the juru cooncliee to a terrace commanding the best view of this singular palace. It is a heavy pile of buildings. The ends of each roof are turned uj) in the Chinese style of architecture. The palace is situated in the centre of an artificial lake, the springs of which are now in many parts dried up, leaving the bed only partially covered with wat.'r, and in some parts overgrown by tall weeds, gi\ing it more the appear- ance of a marsh than of a lake. The only means of ingress an<l egress is through a tiumel, or sub- terraneous passage, lit by four small towers or turrets. The one near the centre, being nuieh higher than the rest, was probably used as a post of observation.

Ila\ing traversed this passage, we ascended a

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