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IN THE BU11MHAN EMPIRE. i
by no means submit to such a reception; that I
should be happy to see him on board, or at the
house prepared for me; or if he would erect a
temporary house, as had been done when Captain
Symes arrived, I would meet him and the officers
of government there.
He appeared to make light of my objections;
said that no disrespect was intended; that it was
a mere form, and a custom which every one who
frequented the port acquiesced in, &c. §c. t with
this evasive answer Mr. Burnet returned. I im-
mediately sent back Mr. Rowland to inform him
positively, that I neither would, or could, deviate
from my first resolution; and that, if he persisted,
I must remain on board the ship till I heard from
Amarapoorah. Upon which he immediately called
a council, in which the contested point was de-
bated, and at length yielded in my favour. On
approaching the anchorage, the country ship,
Henrietta, commanded by Captain Somcrville,
saluted us with thirteen guns, which we returned
with an equal number. I had intended at first to
have saluted with eleven guns only, but the ship
having saluted us with thirteen, we saluted the
fort with the same number, which were imme-
diately returned.
In the evening I sent word to the Shabundcr,
that I meant to land the carriage for his majesty
the next morning, under a salute of twenty-one
by no means submit to such a reception; that I
should be happy to see him on board, or at the
house prepared for me; or if he would erect a
temporary house, as had been done when Captain
Symes arrived, I would meet him and the officers
of government there.
He appeared to make light of my objections;
said that no disrespect was intended; that it was
a mere form, and a custom which every one who
frequented the port acquiesced in, &c. §c. t with
this evasive answer Mr. Burnet returned. I im-
mediately sent back Mr. Rowland to inform him
positively, that I neither would, or could, deviate
from my first resolution; and that, if he persisted,
I must remain on board the ship till I heard from
Amarapoorah. Upon which he immediately called
a council, in which the contested point was de-
bated, and at length yielded in my favour. On
approaching the anchorage, the country ship,
Henrietta, commanded by Captain Somcrville,
saluted us with thirteen guns, which we returned
with an equal number. I had intended at first to
have saluted with eleven guns only, but the ship
having saluted us with thirteen, we saluted the
fort with the same number, which were imme-
diately returned.
In the evening I sent word to the Shabundcr,
that I meant to land the carriage for his majesty
the next morning, under a salute of twenty-one