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tage of equipping his vessels from Peiiang, to 

 command the trade of the Acheenese ports, and 

 to invest one of his sons with the title of sultan. 

 The Penang government, taking part with this 

 side of the question, strongly recommended the 

 support of it by the supreme government, and a 

 force of a thousand men was actually applied for, 

 with proper equipments, in order to establish the 

 newly-created king thoroughly on his throne. 

 Captain Coombs, a protege of Mr. Petrie's, and 

 who had been employed as the agent of the 

 Penang government, was in Bengal at the time 

 of my arrival, and Lord Hastings asked my 

 opinion. I had no hesitation in giving it, as far 

 as it was then formed ; and the supreme govern- 

 ment was induced to pause. I was subsequently 

 joined in a commission with Captain Coombs, 

 for the purpose of finally adjusting the ques- 

 tion. 



" After my arrival at Penang, I was informed 

 that Colonel Bannerman had protested against 

 my interference at Acheen, and had written in 

 such terms to the supreme government, that it 

 was incumbent on me to await the answer. I 

 complied with this request ; and while the ques- 

 tion was pending, proceeded to this place, (Sin- 

 gapore,) effected my object, and returned to 

 Penang in time to receive the further instruc- 



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