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and went

which my guide them proposed we should

return to the Magistrates

as he had

no

further

orders.

I told him the Magistrate

that the

Petitioners might go

had said to

the Barracoons.

By this

time I had a

strong muster

of sundry Brokers and deputies

round me

jabbering away

in Portuguese

and Chinese

who tried every trick in their

power to drive me

from my purpose. I was

Satisfied

again to the magistrate who asked me

if

I had

seen the two Barracoons and

if I was satisfied. I replied

I was

as not allowed to

the first

Burracoon.

He sent

again with

my guide back to allow me in the first Barracoon.

I told the Magistrate I

understood he

gave

me

orders to go with the Petitioners to all the Barracoons.

He said I had understood him quite right

and we

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