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along the twarit ; oat p.-seig ti.e barge crew, coin—
posed of tweilly-lour smr heir-Inviting Wen.
and Snell as Conn' Ittve:‘ he tyieled out of the
whole city. they marolo.sted their ',nineties* by
touching their hots, said received in retorts a most
gracious iticlimatioto tise head from Quetta, and
peerless Itra)alty shopped some minutes
to contemplate Ike ttn.it• erect figures nod open
countenssices of freemen, glutting with the youth
and health of our northern climate; and was no
doubt struck with the contrast between these mo-
dern Greeks and its ow n tole degraded slaves. of the
Name calling or oecup ttinis. Our pr 1-siairited fel-
lows dal touts however, ehoonw to imitate the Portu-
guese, by falling tan their knees, mod Lis Majesty
should hove passed ;to species of idolatry which
experienced a salutary check in the per of Mr.
Sumpter. some time ago. The incident loos brew
related is our New-papers; I shall here give it as
had it from die Munger himself. The KUSH'S who
precede her Majesty, were in the halm. without
regard to persons, of compelling them to dismount
and stint with the hat off, until sloe whole retinue
had passed by ; the insult had beets bursae without
resistaiace by all the foreign agents lucre. except
the A.otei icon, whose repolloliean pride ern.ld nut
be brought to stoup to this olegrsolat 44444 lie war,
hotvevee, desirous to avoid, if possible, brawl%
use matter to issue. It Was. 111 1144 11144040 sal
by necessity ; Owing intiable to avoid the caval-
cade. hr stomped Ills horse, anti saluted the Quern;
but this was 001 to her Majesty, Who is
represented to he a proud sod lostoglity WOllllll.
She ordered her gismos to colonel him to di--
ottount ; but on making the anemia, by branolisli-
tog their swords, the Am.-no-au Minister -tow, oat the
drevosive with his stick ; on which they retreated,
sad has went um leaving her Majesty highly offended.
Tlw Portuguese r st.ated, urging the
example of oilier forme,' agents who 100 l mil •
tell j but Mr. Sumpter dratted, that if ottani
tamely pot up wails such minks, it was 00 pillow
wily he al 101. Ile 10114 went armed, mid a sect) d
attempt being made s •lior to the firs/. be was yea),
mar shouting the gourd The subject was Inimical
before the King lay c plaints on built sides; the
King inclined no favour or the Americas, Minister,
and spoologised for the insult he had received, at
the statue lime gave assurances that et should nut be
repeated. The Qnreil, determined not to lie Out-
done, bring met awns, some lime abets/arils, stop-
ped her carriage, and ordered her guards, teat or
twelve too number, to goo forward soul compel the
proud republican' to stay the just I iiiiii tige to roy-
alty. Mr. Sumpter, who collimated to go armed.
drew has pistols, thrlaril through dorm. approach-
ed the Queen's carriage, mad in us deter 11111 l eil man-
ner remwded her of the assurances lately given
by Ow King, assents,' his determination Heller
to saltine. He wrist uninediately to the K 11-ts
stated what had passed, declared that lie cantioodered
his life unsafe, as the Qtteeit scrllled oletertuturol,
mid he was himself equally so. The King appeas-
ed much hurt, mid insisted 011 snaking an apology
with his 11W11 hand, wlt cli was actually dour. He
ordered the guards to he imprisoned, mod offered
SO have them punished ; but &Ir. Sumpter, whose
ideas of justice were somewhat different, requested
this might not lie. Thr other foreigia Ministers
offered to join Mr. Sumpter in it remonstrance. but
the object was already gained, as the new order ex-
tended to all.

" Air. Sumpter entertaiaed • favourable opinion
of the Kung as to his liberality atid good inlets-
t ; but thought him much at the mercy of his
Munster• lie is fowl of seeing strangers, sod
there is no great difficulty in being presented. It
is usual for ships of war touching at this pl ace to
go through this ceremony. Commodore Sinclair,
according to custom, was presented by our Miuisa
ter at the country Palace. a few miles from town.
He describes bun as rather below the middle size,
enormously f it, of very dark complexion, large black
eyes, with a good-moored face. He was io a 11111.,
tart' dress, spoke its French. to Mr. Sumpter, and
icArd the Commodore a great many questions respect.
ing his profusion sod country. lie professed a
great respect for the Goveroinetat of the (Jutted
States, sod declares himself rodemely desirous of
cultivating its frietirlship ; tins lie said he vetoed
highly, because lie knew when we professed a
friendship it might be safely relied mi. in with.
drawing, it is the Curtain 10 mutate the iiiii cement
of a Certain animal, not )et the most graceful or the
ereatimo, as It i. Cool.lllefell 110.11eC44011* to lusn 010.'11
back upon the King; the autlietwe room ruing very
long, the Commoslore found it inconvenient, and
not a little difficult, to back out with safety oud
grace. Ihe C ttttt tnissiuners dill pint iltitsk proper
to claim the I f a presentatiou ; having 110
. tttttttt owe...shut, au hula, they could nasty tie 'slam.
ed here its the light 01 private citizens."