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tions of \hv supreiUL' government. Thesit only 

 tended to confirm what I had formerly reciiived, 

 md Captain GdtJuafes laysdf ausedrdingly 

 proceeded to Acheen. We remained th^re 

 nearly seven \V('eks ; duriiio' the early portion of 

 which, we were dii'ectlv o[))jo>od in onr politics ; 

 hnt at length, after a paper war, which actually 



■pmfk larg^ m^d paper, lie ctme T&mi 

 my opinion, and was satisfied, that in justice 



and honour, tliere was hut one course to ]nirsne, 

 namely, supporting the cause of the legitimate 

 ^onTfireigB. Tim spurious ^iijas-sefc up hy Syed 

 Hti^ssiiL pso^ei. to be iiiii^mtded,r «md it 

 was clear he had grossly deceived our govern- 

 ment. We therefore conchuh't! a treaty, and 

 ellccted all the objects we required, namely, the 

 Tight o£ lifti^iif £k re^^t and ^^Hfihntfatl. id; 

 A^km^i and to ecdnde all foragsi Bmpean 

 nations from having a fixed habitation. All 

 we had then to do, was to require the governor 

 of Penang to restrict Syed llussain from further 

 interference, and troops and equipments of course 

 became imneceasary* 



" I never bad a more disagreeable duty, and 

 couserpuMitly was highly satisHed to l>riiig our 

 mission to so desiral)!e a eomdnsion. it was an 

 object of great importance to take tlie I'iglit side 



