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been accomplished there, under many 
disadvantages, it will sufficiently appear 
what it is capable of, under more fa¬ 
vourable circumstances. 
SETTLEMENT. 
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The supreme Government of Bengal 
judging it necessary to establish a Com¬ 
mercial Port in the Straits of Malacca, 
considered Acheen as a proper place for 
this purpose. Accordingly, towards the 
end of the year 1784, they sent Mr. Kin- 
loch to propose the measure to the King 
of Acheen, who not deeming the terms 
held out sufficiently advantageous, did 
not think proper to comply with them. 
A fruitless negociation, which continued 
fifteen months^ terminated in Mr. Kin- 
loch's being obliged to relinquish the bu¬ 
siness and return to Bengal* About this 
period, Mr. Light mentioned Pulo Penang 
t. 
