▁hard ▁labour ▁for ▁causing ▁a ▁native ▁servant ▁to ▁be ▁f log ged ▁to ▁death . ▁ ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁S uly ma h ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁narrow ▁strip ▁of ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁independent ▁native ▁ch ie ft ains , ▁who ▁have ▁never ▁yet ▁been ▁considered ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Crown ". ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁appointment , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁chief s , ▁M aka ia ▁( or ▁Mack iah ), ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁L ago ▁with ▁instructions ▁from ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁Sir ▁James ▁Hay ▁to ▁" enter ▁into ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁a ▁peace able ▁settlement ▁of ▁dis orders ▁that ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁front ier ". ▁Despite ▁being ▁hosp it ably ▁received ▁by ▁M aka ia , ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁reported ▁back ▁" As ▁your ▁Ex cell ency ▁is ▁well ▁aware , ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁renew ▁trade , ▁not ▁ 5 ▁per ▁cent , ▁but ▁ 1 0 0 ▁per ▁cent , ▁which ▁means ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁Re venue ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁trad ers , ▁is ▁to ▁sm ash ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all ▁Mack iah , ▁on ▁one ▁side , ▁and ▁G um bo ▁Sa ido ▁. ▁.