Excerpt from Records of the Cape Colony, Vol. 16: From May 1823 to January 1824, Copied for the Cape Government, From the Manuscript Documents in the Public Record Office, London Somerset I have returned to London to weed the Government of the Cape of the noxious root Of Popery, and to obtain ample redress for my private wrongs sustained in the maintenance of great public blessings. Now Sir this is a bold and manly course in which I am certain of meeting the high countenance of Parliament, although Official difficulties 'should continue to surround and embarrass me. But as I contended with them in a land of Popish despotism, I do hope to conquer them in this land of Protestant Freedom. Loud Sir, is the voice of truth and it will prevail, for the more it is rubbed, like hardened steel the brighter polish it takes. This 'week cannot elapse without my being honoured with an interview with my Lord Bathurst, or yourself, or my Petition must be presented to Parliament. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.