APPENDIX C.

PROCLAMATION.

'KNOW all men by these presents, that We, George Augustus Frederic, by the Grace of God, Hereditary King of Mosquito and its Insular Dependencies, being now of more than full legal age to entitle Us, according to the Laws and Usages of other Nations and to those of this our Kingdom of Mosquito in particular, to assume, in our own person, the supreme power in all matters connected with the government of this our Kingdom of Mosquito, which power has hitherto, during our minority and since its expiration, been exercised by the Consuls of our beneficent Ally and Protectrix, Her Britannic Majesty, as acting on our behalf, We have deemed it expedient, for the benefit of our said Kingdom and the more regular and satisfactory administration of its affairs, to assume the said supreme power in all administrative matters;

'We therefore Proclaim and Declare it to be our will and our determination to assume the said supreme power accordingly, and that every official Commission, Warrant and other writing, connected with the administration of this our said Kingdom of Mosquito and its Insular Dependencies, issued henceforth, must, in order to give it legal validity, possess our signature and seal, or the signature of the individual to whom, in each Department of Government, We may see fit to delegate the power and authority connected with each such Department, and that henceforth all Customs, Dues and Taxes appertaining to the general revenue of this our Kingdom of Mosquito and its Insular Dependencies must be paid or remitted into the hands of the functionary or functionaries whom We shall empower to receive them, and who shall be empowered to grant competent discharges.

'Given under our hand and seal, at Blewfields, this
fourth day of March in the year of Grace one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four, and of our reign the
twelfth.

'By His Majesty's Commands.
'JAS. STANISLAUS BELL,
'His Mosquito Majesty's Principal Secretary.'

APPENDIX D.

'MY DEAR SIR,

(Copy of letter to James S. Bell.)

BLEWFIELDS, June 20, 1854.

'I received your note respecting the people who robbed your goods at Prinzapalka. I have also to say that it was my intention to have called at Prinzapalka on my way down, but could not on account of bad weather. I will, however, take the first opportunity of inquiring into it.

'Will you be good enough to let me know what arrangements were made between Mr. Green and yourself regarding your mahogany-cutting location, as I do not see any record of it in the book of grants Mr. Geddes brought up here with him.

'With regard to the Rama you allude to, I heard from another Rama that he was shot by accident and not intendly, but perhaps you have heard more about it, so I should like to hear the truth. 'An answer will oblige

'I am sorry to say that Mr. Skelton was still absent when I arrived here, and I am told that he will be up the river about three weeks, so I have made up my mind to take a trip up to his works, as my business will not allow me to return without seeing him. I leave this morning, and hope to be down again in about ten days. I shall make all the haste I can to be here at the fixed time. If you have succeeded in getting turtles, please to tell Nicholas to take them down to Blewfields; he must also get a

crawl made to put them in, but he must try and get the loan of Christopher's crawl until he finishes the one I wish him to make.

'Remember that my sisters are to accompany you as you have to go down in the largest boat. Please to see the other boat pulled up under the cocoanut-trees and the sails properly dried and put away before you leave.

'If you get turtles pick a good one for yourself, when you get to Blewfields.

Yours faithfully,

'GEORGE A. FREDERICK.'