108 A VISIT TO THE INDUN AllCHlPELAGO. 



sufficiently urrDiieaus to affect inatcrially the merits of 

 the case. 



For example, the excited Governor, on the day fol- 

 lowing tills event, invited all foreign officials, then at 

 Macao^ to attend the funeral of a soltlier " assassinated by 

 order of Captain Keppel/' Poor man ! he has since met 

 Ms oTvn fate from some real assassins. He was as brave 

 ail oflScer as could adorn any service, aiul 1 grieve for his 

 unworthy end. In my slight collision willi him I have 

 no tloubt whatever that, according to the view he took of 

 hh position, 



*■ Wlial ho did, lie did in hononTi 

 Led bj tb^ impsartial oooduct of bia eottt," 



an apology made and accepted by greater men than cither 

 of us. I, in turn, will apply to my shai'e of the trans- 

 actioE other words of the same speaker * — 



" Your highaesd {ilootved to forigat mj plocci 

 The inftjiaily add pow'cr oflliw luid juRticL't 

 Tbo imnge of tbc Qvicen wbom 1 prewntM ; 

 WLorecm 



1 gave bold way to my authorily." 



And I cannot but feel perfectly at ease under the opinions 

 both of the eminent pei*sonages already named, and of 

 otlierg equally so, whose correctness of jmigment on 

 questions of public delicacy, founded not only on the 

 general experience of official Kfe, but on particular know- 

 ledge of local circumstances, and appreciation of national 

 character, is further guaranteed by thcii* actual cai'cer in 



* Chief Juatiw Qa^ifUG. 



