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persons, was shooting on the coast of Albania, 

 not far from the place where we landed, and some 

 misunderstanding having arisen between him and 

 some Albanians who were near the spot, shots were 

 exchanged, in which two Albanians were severely 

 wounded. Considerable exasperation on the part 

 of the Albanians towards all persons, especially 

 Franks, who might land from the Ionian Islands 

 was for a long time the consequence of this 

 unfortunate adventure ; and the English officers 

 of the garrison, who had for years been in the 

 habit of frequenting the coast of Albania for the 

 purpose of shooting, and who had always con- 

 trived to keep clear of hostile collisions v/ith the 

 half-savage people that are found near the coast, 

 were for a time prohibited from landing there, 

 the Ionian government judging it expedient to 

 suspend the granting of the indulgence of a 

 guardian of the Corfu Health Office to accom- 

 pany them; without which guardian all per- 

 sons communicating with the inhabitants of Al- 

 bania are subject to a quarantine at Corfu, of 

 from seven to twenty-one days, according to the 

 less or greater prevalence of the plague in the 

 Ottoman dominions. All shooting was accor- 

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