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mission was then granted. As a further mark of the 

 Court's approbation Tony was allowed to retain as his 

 wife one of the prisoners taken during the expedition. 



In the "Wanderings," Waterton speaks of a gold- 

 hilted sword having been presented to Edmonstone. Up 

 to 1810 this sword had not been received in the colony 

 and the matter was referred to in the Court on January 

 31st of that year. It was observed by a member that the 

 swords which had been awarded to Mr. C, EDMONSTONE 

 and the late Mr. Van DER Loth for services in an 

 expedition against runaways in November 1802, had 

 never been obtained. The Colonial Receiver had paid 

 the amount granted into the hands of Mr. Van DE 

 VeLDEN, but owing to the war the order had not been 

 forwarded. The Court resolved that Mr. Van DE 

 Velden be requested to refund the money, and in order 

 that Mr. EDMONSTONE and the heirs of Mr. Van DER 

 Loth may no longer be disappointed, the Secretary, 

 Mr. P. F. TlNNE, who was shortly proceeding to England, 

 be required to order two richly double gilt sabres, with 

 belts and other accoutrements, of the value of ;^5o each, 

 with proper inscriptions. On the 5th of December fol- 

 lowing, the Governor reported that the swords and the 

 piece of plate granted in 1807 had at last come out, and 

 would be shortly presented. 



On the first of August, 1810, EDMONSTONE was 

 appointed Prote6tor of Indians in the Demerara River. 

 The post was then at Mora, and the Post-holder Mr. 

 Bremner, who had lately been promoted from Mahaica. 

 As his assistant he had the Indian SiMON, who received 

 a salary of/22 per month in consideration of his services 

 in several bush expeditions, with the proviso that he be 



