A sailor's life under four sovereigns . peared ayellow-silk canopy supported on poles, which shelteredHis Highness. He wore a red-and-green handker-chief round his head, with a corner sticking up. Hislegs well through dark-red trousers, a Highland-looking sarong, and a beautiful gold-embroideredkris inlaid with precious stones, stuck in his waist. After shaking of hands and a palaver throughinterpreters, the letter was presented, amid the cheersof the fleet! and salutes from the brass guns. Thesame was repeated when the sword was and sweetmeats were carried by ladies of thehar
A sailor's life under four sovereigns . peared ayellow-silk canopy supported on poles, which shelteredHis Highness. He wore a red-and-green handker-chief round his head, with a corner sticking up. Hislegs well through dark-red trousers, a Highland-looking sarong, and a beautiful gold-embroideredkris inlaid with precious stones, stuck in his waist. After shaking of hands and a palaver throughinterpreters, the letter was presented, amid the cheersof the fleet! and salutes from the brass guns. Thesame was repeated when the sword was and sweetmeats were carried by ladies of theharem. Here my assistants showed symptoms of weari-ness. I noticed that the Rajah flinched as each gunwent off. Wanting to accelerate the departure ofthe kind assistance I had received from the ship,which was over twenty miles off, I ordered anothersalute to be fired. The good Rajah became veryanxious that I should be informed that the reply tothe letter would be forwarded without delay to the General of the Honourable Company at v& chap, ix The Magicienne 139 As I saw he began to look really ill, I let him off the salute, and thus concluded the ceremony. My friends from the Magicienne came on boardthe Diamond, where I had prepared a blow-out ofchickens boiled in pea-soup and onions, to be washeddown by Basss pale ale, to which they did amplejustice. They then departed, leaving me alone inmy glory. Presentation of the letter and sword to the Rajahover, and my assistants from the ship not in sight, Iarranged my small fleet. By a convenient bend ofthe river, we could move to a position out of sightof the palace. Bedford in pinnace, and two nativeboats, armed, carrying eight men each, had toblockade the mouth of the Kissang, keeping a goodlook-out for signals. The Diamond lay nearer the western side of theMoowar, with a war-boat at a respectable distanceahead and another astern of her. The other sevenboats formed a line nearer the eastern shore, justwithin hail of
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