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from every act of aggression towards the ships or settlements 

 of that nation, however prudently you may keep on your 

 own guard. 



Expeditions undertaken on behalf of discovery and 

 science have hitherto been considered by all civilized 

 communities as acting under their general safeguard, and 

 we trust that you will in all cases receive assistance from 

 the ships and authorities of every foreign Power. Directions 

 will be forwarded to the Commanders-in chief at the Cape 

 of Good Hope, and in the East Indies, and to the Governors 

 or Lieutenant-Governors of the several settlements at 

 which you have been ordered to call, to assist and further 

 your operations as far as their means will admit. 



You are to consider yourself under the command of 

 Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Commander-in-chief 

 of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels on the East India 

 station, while you are in the limits of that station, in 

 execution of the services above mentioned ; and we have 

 signified to the Vice-Admiral our desire that he is not to 

 divert you from the survey, nor to interfere with your 

 proceedings ; but that whenever the occasion offers, you 

 should receive from him and the officers of his squadron 

 any assistance in stores and provisions of which you may 

 stand in need. 



And during the whole time of your continuing on the 

 above duties, you are (notwithstanding the 16th article 

 of the 4th section of the 6th chapter, page 78 of the 

 general printed instructions) to send brief accounts by 

 every opportunity to our Secretary, of your proceedings, of 

 your state and condition, and of the progress you have 

 made ; and you will enclose therein detailed reports to our 

 hydrographer, of all your proceedings relative to the Survey, 

 as well as to your execution of the enclosed instructions, 



