tage of equipping his vessels from Peuang, to 



•tK>imuim4 iha trade Gi ijm Mhwm anct 

 to mveist one dt M» wt3m tlie Htle «>f aultaiu 

 Tlift Peiiaug governuioiit, taking partwitli tliis 

 s.'u\o of thv qntstioii. stroiiLilv rerniiinirii(k'fl the 

 support of it by the supreme goverunient, uud a 

 ibf ee qF ^ ^i^^ijid mm was actually applied for, 

 ^ith proper eqiiifKmen^^ izi co?^ to <ei^Mlsli tli« 

 newly-croiitcd kiug thorouf>'h]y on Iiis tliroue. 

 Captain t'ouitifis. a prott'iic of Mr. Pctric'ri, aud 

 who liad heel) euijilovcfl as tlu- a«;cut of the 

 Peuang government, was iu Bengtil at the time 

 of zd^ sptfml, and Lord Hastings ^liksd my 

 opinion. I had no licsitation iu g^^dlkg ij^ i^'&t 

 as it was thou fnrnird ; aud tlie s^uprumc goveiH* 

 rui'iJt was iudiu'cd to pause. I was subsnqnently 

 joined in a oouiuiissiou with Captain Cooinbs, 

 &m the purjjo^e df finally adjusting the ques- 

 tion. 



*' Aftrr uiy arrival at Penang, I was informed 

 that Colonel Bamierman had protested ati'aiust 

 my interference at Acheen, and had written in 

 Silicli iji^ supreme government, ttai H 



complied with this request ; and while the rpies- 

 tion was pending, proceeded to tins place, (Sin- 

 gapore,) effected my object, and returned to 

 Penang in time to receive the further instruc- 



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