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8 JOURNAL Of A RESIDENCE
guns, and desired he would send proper boats to
convey it on shore, and also boats for my bag-
gage, all which he readily promised, and, as
Mr. Burnet informed me, shewed great readiness
to do every thing in his power to oblige me.
He went with him to the house that had been
prepared for me, and told him he would do any
thing I might require to make it commodious and
suitable to my wishes.
October 11. In the morning two war boats, row-
ing forty oars each, with two of the government
servants, music, §-c, came alongside to escort his
majesty's coach on shore ; it was embarked on a
platform laid over two long boats ; the war boats
took them in tow and proceeded to the shore. I
sent Mr. Burnet with a Naick* and six sepoys in
charge of the carriage, to see it safely landed and
lodged. As soon as the boats put off a royal
salute was fired by the Swallow, and when the
royal equipage was landed, another royal salute
was fired on shore, and all the government
officers, with an immense concourse of people,
escorted it to the Godown. In the evening, I
sent some of my baggage on shore, and intimated
to the officers of government, that I meant to land
at twelve o'clock the next day.
October 12. At the time I had fixed, I quitted
* Naick, a native corporal.
guns, and desired he would send proper boats to
convey it on shore, and also boats for my bag-
gage, all which he readily promised, and, as
Mr. Burnet informed me, shewed great readiness
to do every thing in his power to oblige me.
He went with him to the house that had been
prepared for me, and told him he would do any
thing I might require to make it commodious and
suitable to my wishes.
October 11. In the morning two war boats, row-
ing forty oars each, with two of the government
servants, music, §-c, came alongside to escort his
majesty's coach on shore ; it was embarked on a
platform laid over two long boats ; the war boats
took them in tow and proceeded to the shore. I
sent Mr. Burnet with a Naick* and six sepoys in
charge of the carriage, to see it safely landed and
lodged. As soon as the boats put off a royal
salute was fired by the Swallow, and when the
royal equipage was landed, another royal salute
was fired on shore, and all the government
officers, with an immense concourse of people,
escorted it to the Godown. In the evening, I
sent some of my baggage on shore, and intimated
to the officers of government, that I meant to land
at twelve o'clock the next day.
October 12. At the time I had fixed, I quitted
* Naick, a native corporal.