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132 Here is alo the reidence of a grand Nabob, who, at his acceion to the throne, conformable to an old cutom, omething imilar to that of the Doge of Venice on the Adriatic, enjoys a-day's pleaure on the river, in one of the mot curious barges in the world, called a amundar. It is heathed with ilver, and in the centre is a grand eminence of the ame, on which his crown is placed on the day of coronation: nearer the tern is a brilliant feat encompaed with ilver rails, and covered with a rich canopy embroidered with gold, under which he reclines in eay majety. This boat and another of coniderable value, that conveys his attend, ants, are etimated at a lack of pees