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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