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At this place I continued between three and four months, and during all that time I had the honour to see the Governor but twice: the first time was at my arrival, when I waited upon him at one of his houses, a little way in the country; the next was in town, as he was walking before his house there, when I addressed him upon a particular occasion. Soon after the news of the Prince of Orange's marriage arrived here, he gave a public entertainment, to which I had the honour of being invited; but having heard that Commodore Tinker, upon a like occasion, finding that he was to be placed below the gentlemen of the Dutch Council, had abruptly left the room, and was followed by all the Captains of his squadron; and being willing to avoid the disagreeable dilemma of either sitting below the Council, or following the Commodore's example, I applied to the Governor to know the station that would be allotted me, before I accepted his invitation, and finding that I could not be permitted to take place of the Council, I declined it. On both these occasions I spoke to his Excellency by an English merchant, who acted as an interpreter. The first time he had not the civility to offer me the least refreshment, nor did he the last time so much as ask me to go into the house.
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© Derived from Volume I of the London 1773 Edition: National Library of Australia call no. FERG 7243, page 658, 2004
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