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352 JOURNAL OP- A RESIDENCE
measures so soon as he learns his majesty's sen-
timents.
September 9. In order to maintain the favourable
prepossessions which my former attentions to the
mayhoon's wife and children seem to have esta-
blished in his mind, I sent her this morning a
very handsome present, and the children a de-
canter of Hoffman's coloured comfits. I learnt
this day that the mhee whoonghee's friends had
sent a war-boat with valuable presents to the may-
hoon, a day or two before he arrived, to engage
his interest in behalf of the mhee whoonghee ;
and, that it is supposed he had interceded with
his majesty for him, as he and his sons were re-
leased from their confinement. This day he was
restored to his appointment and former power.
September 10. In the morning I sent my inter-
preter to the enga's whoon, pacaam whoonghee's,
and mayhoon's : the two former confirmed the in-
telligence of yesterday respecting the mhee
whoonghee ; and told my interpreter, that he need
not trouble himself in coming to them now, as
the king had ordered that every thing relative to
the strangers, should be left to the entire manage-
ment of the mayhoon. The mayhoon told him,
that he wished much to see me to have some se-
rious conversation; but that he was so continually
called for by the king that he was afraid of
measures so soon as he learns his majesty's sen-
timents.
September 9. In order to maintain the favourable
prepossessions which my former attentions to the
mayhoon's wife and children seem to have esta-
blished in his mind, I sent her this morning a
very handsome present, and the children a de-
canter of Hoffman's coloured comfits. I learnt
this day that the mhee whoonghee's friends had
sent a war-boat with valuable presents to the may-
hoon, a day or two before he arrived, to engage
his interest in behalf of the mhee whoonghee ;
and, that it is supposed he had interceded with
his majesty for him, as he and his sons were re-
leased from their confinement. This day he was
restored to his appointment and former power.
September 10. In the morning I sent my inter-
preter to the enga's whoon, pacaam whoonghee's,
and mayhoon's : the two former confirmed the in-
telligence of yesterday respecting the mhee
whoonghee ; and told my interpreter, that he need
not trouble himself in coming to them now, as
the king had ordered that every thing relative to
the strangers, should be left to the entire manage-
ment of the mayhoon. The mayhoon told him,
that he wished much to see me to have some se-
rious conversation; but that he was so continually
called for by the king that he was afraid of