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letting a single dow enter the place. I left it to their discretion how 
they should act ; but said I would give no present till my messen- 
gers returned. I felt perfectly easy, knowing that Captain Court 
would act in unison with Mr. Salt, in any transactions which might 
occur. We had this morning an alarm of the Wahabee, but it 
proved to be only some plundering Bed o wee who had wounded a 
man at a village close to the town. The Dola immediately set off 
with his horse and infantry, but the robbers had fled. 
July 5. — Yesterday was celebrated by the Americans as the an- 
niversary of their Independence. On this occasion they obtained 
the Dola's permission to hoist their colours on their house. Mr. 
Pringle asked the Dola if an American factory were established here, 
and whether the Imaum had entered into any treaty with that nation. 
He said no ; that the Imaum knew nothing about it ; that he had 
permitted it for one day only. That, as a nation, they knew not 
America ; but that the merchants here had promised to bring, next 
year, the proper presents from their Government to the Imaum 
and Dola, and to establish an American Factory and Resident. 
That the Imaum wished to encourage all traders coming to his 
port. He asked Mr. Pringle if he wished it not to be done. He 
said that he could have no objection to it, or to the Americans 
trading here ; he only wished to know if they had a Factory, that 
he might communicate it to his Government. I was much amused 
by a few merchants making promises for their Government, which 
they must know would never be performed. Mr. Jefferson and his 
party are not so fond of trade, or Massachusetts, as to put the 
nation to the expense of one hundred thousand dollars to serve 
them. 
