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76 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
demand attention, but never petition. Changing
places I desired to ask him, how his majesty would
like to have his letters to the Governor-General
called petitions ? I desired also, that he might
be fully informed, that I would not in future pay
any attention to any information, but what came
immediately from himself, either verbally in per-
son, or authenticated under his hand; as I looked
up to him alone, in the present stage of my busi-
ness for instruction, attention, and support: and
that I was not a little surprised, that any other
channel of communication should have been used,
as it was unusual and improper: that I begged
of him to consider, that the object of my mission
was no trivial matter, but of infinite importance to
the welfare of both states; and therefore deserving
of the most deliberate consideration: that I
should expect the pleasure of seeing his excel-
lency, with the instrument I requested, in the
course of the day ; otherwise I should take it for
granted, that his majesty's ministers meant to
postpone my audience to some more convenient
opportunity, or were not anxious for my having
any audience at all. That I regretted very much
being debarred the honour and happiness of a
free personal communication with his excellency,
which he had taught me to hope for at our first
interview ; (I had learnt that he had been ad-
vised to be sparing of his visits, that it might ad-
demand attention, but never petition. Changing
places I desired to ask him, how his majesty would
like to have his letters to the Governor-General
called petitions ? I desired also, that he might
be fully informed, that I would not in future pay
any attention to any information, but what came
immediately from himself, either verbally in per-
son, or authenticated under his hand; as I looked
up to him alone, in the present stage of my busi-
ness for instruction, attention, and support: and
that I was not a little surprised, that any other
channel of communication should have been used,
as it was unusual and improper: that I begged
of him to consider, that the object of my mission
was no trivial matter, but of infinite importance to
the welfare of both states; and therefore deserving
of the most deliberate consideration: that I
should expect the pleasure of seeing his excel-
lency, with the instrument I requested, in the
course of the day ; otherwise I should take it for
granted, that his majesty's ministers meant to
postpone my audience to some more convenient
opportunity, or were not anxious for my having
any audience at all. That I regretted very much
being debarred the honour and happiness of a
free personal communication with his excellency,
which he had taught me to hope for at our first
interview ; (I had learnt that he had been ad-
vised to be sparing of his visits, that it might ad-