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112 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
in his zeal to gratify his majesty's curiosity, sent
a messenger over at twelve o'clock at night to
request Mr. Moncourtuse to wake me and get the
nutmeg-grater; but Mr. M. declined troubling
me on such a trifling afl'air, at so unseasonable an
hour. I mention these petty anecdotes, as they
tend much to elucidate the character of this
people. The court does not break up till late at
night; his majesty taking delight in listening at
that time to the tales and news of the day. I sent
by the rayhoon my spice-box with spices as a pre-
sent to his majesty ; and in the evening received a
packet of letters from Bengal, brought to Ran-
goon by the shahunder's ketch Regina, Captain
Imbert, and from thence by one of the govern-
ment's sherrydoghces: they conveyed to me the
pleasing intelligence of the capture of the Dutch
squadron by Admiral Elphinstone, SfC fyc.
February 18. Thinking it might have a good
effect, I wrote a letter to the mayhoon of Hun-
zawuddy this morning, detailing to him the
news I had received from Calcutta, and sent Mr.
Burnett, and the two interpreters with it. The
mayhoon seemed pleased with my attention, and
spontaneously observed that such communications
were usual among states who were on terms of
amity with each other; and desired I might be
assured he should always rejoice in the good
fortune and prosperity of the English nation.
in his zeal to gratify his majesty's curiosity, sent
a messenger over at twelve o'clock at night to
request Mr. Moncourtuse to wake me and get the
nutmeg-grater; but Mr. M. declined troubling
me on such a trifling afl'air, at so unseasonable an
hour. I mention these petty anecdotes, as they
tend much to elucidate the character of this
people. The court does not break up till late at
night; his majesty taking delight in listening at
that time to the tales and news of the day. I sent
by the rayhoon my spice-box with spices as a pre-
sent to his majesty ; and in the evening received a
packet of letters from Bengal, brought to Ran-
goon by the shahunder's ketch Regina, Captain
Imbert, and from thence by one of the govern-
ment's sherrydoghces: they conveyed to me the
pleasing intelligence of the capture of the Dutch
squadron by Admiral Elphinstone, SfC fyc.
February 18. Thinking it might have a good
effect, I wrote a letter to the mayhoon of Hun-
zawuddy this morning, detailing to him the
news I had received from Calcutta, and sent Mr.
Burnett, and the two interpreters with it. The
mayhoon seemed pleased with my attention, and
spontaneously observed that such communications
were usual among states who were on terms of
amity with each other; and desired I might be
assured he should always rejoice in the good
fortune and prosperity of the English nation.