. Narrative of a voyage round the world [microform] : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840 to Nov. 1841 . Sulphur (Ship); Sulphur (Navire); Voyages around the world; Phytogeography; Voyages autour du monde; Phytogéographi. I'.l REC(>NCILIATI(»N. [1H40. :l yi ceivcd this would att'onl a good opportunity for tiic judges to give liini a lecture, wliieli opportunity might be lost after the trial, I expressed niys(df (as far as I was concerned) " satisfied that he had at length seen his error
. Narrative of a voyage round the world [microform] : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840 to Nov. 1841 . Sulphur (Ship); Sulphur (Navire); Voyages around the world; Phytogeography; Voyages autour du monde; Phytogéographi. I'.l REC(>NCILIATI(»N. [1H40. :l yi ceivcd this would att'onl a good opportunity for tiic judges to give liini a lecture, wliieli opportunity might be lost after the trial, I expressed niys(df (as far as I was concerned) " satisfied that he had at length seen his error, and submitted to the laws of his country, and that I merely wished the judges to point out to him, in the i)resence of the queen, chiefs, and people, his total inability to interfere with the government: that he was merely the queen's husband, and by the laws of the island was not even entitled to the authority of a chief. This had an almost electric effect. Taatee and Utamme, the two oldest chiefs, immediately stepped forth, and in the most energetic language, told him his faults, anci finally exhorted him to stay more at home, and look to the interests of the queen and their children. The several chiefs who had secretly opposed me, and supported the ultras, now stepped forth, and were lavish of " soft ; In fact, the tables were entirely turned. To conclude the matter, I immediately offered the king and queen my hand, and invited them, together with Taatee and Utamme, to dinner on board, where they enjoyed themselves rationally and happily, and were entertained by fireworks from the island. Much to the chagrin of the disaffected, they were for this night entirely cut off from their society and machinations. Having put upon paper answers to several (pies- I r. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemb
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