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MISSION TO ASHA.NTEE. 
that education originated the pre-eminence of Europeans ; and 
that peace is most auspicious to the greatness of a Nation, direct- 
ing all its powers to commerce and the arts, and thereby founding 
its superior comfort, prosperity, and embellishment. The power 
and resources of your own country should be quoted to illustrate 
this truth ; and you will impress that it is the experience of it, 
which has imposed the benevolent anxiety of the British Govern- 
ment, to improve the condition of the people of Africa, through 
the legitimate medium of commerce. This impression you will 
extend, deliberately, to the visitors from other kingdoms, particu- 
larly to those from the Sarem and Mallowa countries. 
In encouraging the trade with the Coast, your measures must 
disprove any view but that of a fair competition ; and your vigi- 
lance of the British interests must be distinct from any thing like 
jealousy, suspicion, or intermeddling : you will act as the advocate 
of the views of Europe, but not allow any interference to be 
imposed on you, without the sanction of the Governor in Chief, 
whose letters will be, exclusively, attended to, and to Avhom you 
will candidly communicate any circumstance or reflection, affect- 
ing our new connection. 
You will repress, rather than encourage the disposition of the 
King and the Council, to detect imposition through your assist- 
ance, by confining your justifications, as much as possible, to 
public transactions ; for although the Government is gratified by 
it, it may tend to make the Residency unpopular. 
I enclose you a copy of the Treaty, and particularly direct your 
attention to the 4th article, which authorizes you to submit to 
every thing like a mediation, separable from responsibility, to the 
discussion of the Governor in Chief, for the sake of peace and 
humanity ; but you will do this, invariably, with diflidence ; with- 
out betraying any sanguine expectations. 
