DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.4651#0307
296 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
of the whoonghees at the palace: the woondocks,
SfC, remained, but the court being considered as
broken up, some of them unrobed themselves.
The translation finished, Mr. Burnett delivered
the memorials to the nakhan, who promised to
have the message read the next day. The first
woondock was pointedly attentive, approved of
the message, and encouraged the nakhan to pro-
ceed, when he demurred transcribing a strong
passage. Whether this message is publicly deli-
vered in the looto or not, is of no consequence ;
my purpose is effected, as the contents are known
to so many persons, that it must infallibly reach
his majesty's ears; indeed, it is the particular
duty of the nakhan to communicate it to his ma-
jesty, and it would endanger his head were he to
suppress it. His majesty, therefore, cannot fail
knowing how much I have reason to be dissatis-
fied Avith his ministers, and my determination to
be trifled with no longer. The first woondock
desired my interpreter to call at his house to-
morrow morning.
July 11. My interpreter went to the woon-
dock's in the morning: he received him in a very
friendly familiar manner, promised to bring my
business before his majesty, and requested, in
particular, to know what I wished to have done ;
and told Mr. R. that a deputation of officers of
rank should wait on me next day with my com-
of the whoonghees at the palace: the woondocks,
SfC, remained, but the court being considered as
broken up, some of them unrobed themselves.
The translation finished, Mr. Burnett delivered
the memorials to the nakhan, who promised to
have the message read the next day. The first
woondock was pointedly attentive, approved of
the message, and encouraged the nakhan to pro-
ceed, when he demurred transcribing a strong
passage. Whether this message is publicly deli-
vered in the looto or not, is of no consequence ;
my purpose is effected, as the contents are known
to so many persons, that it must infallibly reach
his majesty's ears; indeed, it is the particular
duty of the nakhan to communicate it to his ma-
jesty, and it would endanger his head were he to
suppress it. His majesty, therefore, cannot fail
knowing how much I have reason to be dissatis-
fied Avith his ministers, and my determination to
be trifled with no longer. The first woondock
desired my interpreter to call at his house to-
morrow morning.
July 11. My interpreter went to the woon-
dock's in the morning: he received him in a very
friendly familiar manner, promised to bring my
business before his majesty, and requested, in
particular, to know what I wished to have done ;
and told Mr. R. that a deputation of officers of
rank should wait on me next day with my com-