and a salute of seven guns fired ; when he came on board
he was received with a guard, and under a like salute.
Captain Maxwell, who had been confined to the cabin ever
since his accident, desired me to receive the Prince. No
•arrangement having been made with us respecting the ce^
remony of reception, I merely took off my hat and bowed,:
-but all the chiefs fell on their knees the instant he came on
the quarter-deck. I took his hand from one of the.chiefs
who had assisted him up the accommodation ladder, and
led him to the cabin.
When seated beside Captain Maxwell, the Prince made
several anxious enquiries about his finger,-expressing much
regret that so disagreeable an accident should have occurred
a t Loo-choo. He then called to his pipe-bearer, and having
prepared a pipe, presented it to Captain Maxwell, who rer
turned him this compliment, by giving him one of his own.
The usual questions as to our ages and families, and various
complimentary speeches, having passed, he said he had
heard much of the wonders of the ship, and should like to
see them himself: he rose upon this and went to the globes,
which he examined with great care. He begged to be shewn
Ingeree, Loo-choo, Quantoong (China); Niphon (Japan);
Manilla, and Pekin. The chiefs would not sit down in his
presence, and never spoke to him without kneeling. On Ins