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" tary operatiDns against any of the Eastern 

 ** princes- It follows, of course, that any acts 



or premises, whicii may be construed into an 

 ''obligation to detVnd the king ofQuedah, are 

 " to be avoided. If, however* Mr. Light can 

 " employ the countenance or ioflueoce of the 

 ** Ccjmpany for the security of the king of Que- 

 " dab, consistently with these rules, the Governor 

 ** General in Council has no objection to his 

 ** adopting. the measure, strictly guarding against 

 *' any act or declaration that may involve the 

 ** honor, credit, or troops of the Company." 



Let us now see in wliat light the treaty was re- 

 garded by (he king of Kedafi, and, in order to do 

 80, I must make a voluminous extract from Mr 

 Ander^son ; the importance of the matter must 

 apologize for the length of it. He thus gives, in 

 pages 74 and 75, an extract from Mr. Lights 

 letter to the Governor General, written in July 

 1789. " After acquaintmg the king of Quedah of 

 the intention of Government to allow him 10,000 

 Bollars for 7 or S years, he remained silent a con* 

 ftiderable time ; at last, he acquainted me» that 

 he did not like the olfer, without stipulatmg for 

 any particular sum of money, or mentioning what 

 performance on the part of the Company would 

 content him. Being informed that he did not 

 relish the idea of selling tlie island, 1 asked him 

 if he chose to accept 4000 Dollars per annum, for 

 m long a time as the Honorable Company should 

 continue in possession of the island : to this, after 

 waiting a considerable time, he answered in the 

 negative, at the same time by his letters and mes- 

 sengers he endeavoured to draw a full promise, 



