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I was BiirG Tvoiild not hesitate to comply i^ith ray request. 

 Accordingly, Caiit-ain Troubritlge and myself, accompanied 

 by Captain Staveley, returned to tlie Government House. 

 Without waiting to be announced, we ]>roceeded at once 

 to the apartment in wliicii we had just before left Senor 

 Aniaraljaiid wc found liim seated '^vith the Prench Chargu- 

 d'afiaires, M, le Baron do Forth Rouen. I apologised for 

 the intrusion ; but His Excellency rising accompanied 

 me to one of the i\indows. I then stated that I was come 

 to aak a favour — that he would he so kind as to ^ve an 

 order for the release of a Mr. Summers, who, it appeared, 

 had been confined in the common prison all night, for not 

 saluting the Host, I concluded by remarking that, in all 

 probability. His ExceHency had lieard nothing of the 

 business. To this ho sLarply replied, that not only did 

 be know all about it, but that the person in question had 

 been confined by his order. I then remarked to His 

 Excellency that the punishment (Mr, Summers having 

 been confined in the common jaiJ, witliowt food, since five 

 o'clock the previous afternoon) bad siu*ely been equal to 

 the offence ; and I again expressed a hope that the 

 Governor would order bis release. On this lie stated that 

 3Ir. Summers was sent to prison, not for any disrespect to 

 the Host, — "fm* whkh he (the Governor) cared 2)erhaps 

 m littk as I did,'' — but for disobeying bis {the Governor's) 

 order. I inquired, " What order ? " — He replied, The 

 order he gave him to take his hat off" I tlicn asked 

 " whether I understood the G oven i or rightly — whether he 



