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And it will at all times give me the greatest pleasure to render to all vessels under the 

 Siamese flag whatever aid and assistance it may he in my power to command. 

 With profound respect, I have the honor to he your most ohedient servant, 



M. C. PERRY, 

 Commander-in-chief U. S. naval forces, Bast India, CIrina, and Japan seas. 

 His Royal Highness Phar Pen Clow Chow You Hou. 



The Second King of Siam to Commodore Perry. 



Palace of the Maha Uperat of the Kingdom of Siam, 



Bangkok, September 25, 1853. 



Respected Sir : It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of March 

 14, 1853, from Point de Galle, together with the beautiful pistol which you did me the honor 

 to forwa rd for my acceptance. 



It is the best and most perfect thing of the kind I have ever seen, and does great credit to 

 American genius and American skill. I desire to communicate, through you, my best thanks 

 to the distinguished and ingenious inventor, Mr. Colt, for this beautiful gift. 



I beg you will also accept for yourself my acknowledgements for the kind and flattering 

 manner in which you have cooveyed the gift to me. 



I shall ever retain a pleasant remembrance of my intercourse with the late Mr. Roberts and 

 the officers of the United States ships "Peacock" and "Enterprise," during their stay here 



in 1836. 



I would desire to reciprocate to you personally and to your country all the friendly interest 

 you have expressed for Siam. 



With great respect, I have the honor to remain your much obliged friend, 



PHAR PEN CLOW CHOW YOU HOU, 

 Maha Uperat of the Kingdom of Siam, or Second King of Siam, &c, &c, &c. 

 His Excellency M. C. Perry, 



Commander-in-chief U. S. naval forces, Bast India, China, and Japan seas. 



Commodore Perry to the Second King of Siam. 



U. S. Flag Ship Susquehanna, 



Macao, December 15, 1853. 

 Most Exalted Prince : I have had the honor and great satisfaction of receiving your commu- 

 nication of the 25th of September last, and now beg to thank you for the kind and cordial 

 manner in which you have received the trifling present which I did myself the pleasure of 

 tendering to your acceptance, not from any value it possesses, but as a curious and useful 

 invention. 



It would give me the highest gratification to be able to visit Siam with my squadron some 



