ed himself on the
wonderful success of his first attempt at converting the heathen.  He
then told them that, as they had become Christians, they must do away
with their idols; and all to be found being forthwith broken to pieces,
crosses were erected in their places.  As he had previously done, the
Admiral urged them to pray before the crosses devoutly, morning and
evening.

The Queen, with forty of her ladies, and her daughter, the wife of the
heir apparent, was also baptised.  The latter was young and handsome,
and wore a robe of white cloth, her head being adorned with a tiara of
date-leaves.

After the ceremony Mass was performed, which the Queen attended.  She
was habited in a garment like that of her daughter, and over her head
and shoulders she wore a silken veil striped with gold.  Three young
girls walked before her, each carrying one of the royal hats.

Having bowed to the altar, the Queen seated herself on a cushion of
embroidered silk, when she and her attendants were sprinkled by the
Admiral with rose-water,--a scent in which the women of the country
greatly delighted.

The Admiral obtained still further credit, and gained over more
proselytes, by a cure which he was said to have effected on the brother
of the Rajah of Zebut.  The Prince complaining of illness, the Admiral
assured him that if he would be baptised and break all his idols, he
would to a certainty be cured, pledging his word for the result.  The
rite was performed, the Admiral taking care to administer certain
medicines for the space of five days, at the end of which time the
prince acknowledged that he was perfectly well.

Thus, in less than fourteen days after the arrival of the squadron, the
whole of the inhabitants of Zebut and the neighbouring regions had been
converted to the new faith adopted by the Rajah and his nobles, with the
exception of one village of idolaters, which still stoutly held out
against it.  To convert them more readily, the Admiral with a party of
men attacked the village, which they burnt to ashes, and then er