| Description | "What with business, parade and ceremony my time has been entirely taken up since my arrival in this island", returns his best thanks for all favours, and begs the continuance of his friendship and kindness, "You''ll see by my public letter that a most disagreable, and unexpected matter has happened on my outset in Government", trusts his superiors will approve of his conduct on the occasion especially as he believes his Majesty's service will not suffer by the steps taken, "The more I consider of the matter, the more I think the words of the intended act were misconstrued", doubts not but that he will have some instruction or opinion sent to him in order that he may act in the best manner for the King's service and the peace of the community, "If you can further me such assistance it will be doing me a service that no length of time or distance shall ever make me forget" |