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He appeared to comprehend these matters clearly, issued 

 his orders in compliance with my wishes ; and expressed 

 himself very anxious to see the map of .the world, to un- 

 derstand the very great distance which the Queen of Great 

 Britain had sent one of her great war-ships to work for 

 their benefit, which he remarked, showed a very kind 

 disposition. This map I promised to give him when we 

 met again at the great city, where he had arranged that 

 I was to be introduced to the Examiner, the de facto 

 Governor of the island. As to Korea, he considered 

 that we should not be able to meet any great men, but 

 very many soldiers, and very brave ("large hearts"), 

 cautioning me at the same time, not to allow myself to be 

 entrapped by them. 



Everything having been satisfactorily arranged between 

 us, sweetmeats and sake (or Sam-schoo) were introduced, 

 and the customary curiosity about the texture of our 

 clothing, uniforms, &c., was indulged in. Anxious to 

 procure Bullocks and vegetables for my ship's company, 

 I had taken the precaution of bringing with me samples 

 of the different supplies of cloth, flannel, cotton, &c., as 

 a means of exchange, and enquired if such could be ob- 

 tained. This point being also satisfactorily arranged, we 

 were preparing to take our leave, when I found that an 

 inquisitive member of the rabble which pressed upon us, 

 almost beyond the controul of their police, had been 

 carrying his curiosity to an impertinent excess upon one 

 of the Officers, who in his indignation had repelled him 

 more roughly than he anticipated. This circumstance, 

 however, soon proved that they possessed the power to 

 punish an offender when necessary. Without any forms 



