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RECE'PTION OF AN EM:BASSY. 191decrle of others,what he may, he assuredly possesses the right of na:..t!;ure, never forf{'(itetl, of deriving:iffrom his labours thatfirst of moralblessingsbelow,-the expdnsf,ot1: of tlwltgftt !The preseIlt governor herehad.een ambassador invarious parts of'the world-to England, toVienna, toCbBstantinople.He received.hisYisitors, sitting cross-Iegged on eushio!\bs,ât the upper end of! a smal1rooin, with sorne principal officer. inhis company,to whon}:hè appearedto/have be~n/reading; though probably the book was merelykept in hand, as we seeathome frequently onsuch occasions, not toappear désœuvré. He waswell acquaintedwith the rules of politenessand the intercourse, oflire; paid many compliments to British nation,andinquired!particularlyfors"chdisti.guished persons as he hadknown ;:.~~ongst others,:by: ~lilme,tor lords North, Su:flolk,illhdRoch..fort. Chairs were brought for the Europeans, and teawas served' round~His house wasb~utifuny cleav. The rooms were small according to0'il' scale of ideas, large enough however fora man or a menage. ThewaHs, of white,werltpainted ina bright bluc, and gilt in arabesquesdeep around the cornices, includingsentenccs fl'om trI!ê Koran; andaU together ptesent~d!aIl appearance as c~eerfulascan!be imagined· ofOtHtl.'\vhcll:ee tneStlIl and fâlfe or nature :ahroad are carefl1]]y excluded.Embassies DOW begin to ihieken atthis place, Great Britain, Sflill,and Swedensénd:the~rire$pectivepropitiatb'f.y ûffet'ings. The twO latterpo~ers seenle!dtohavc gottenan i