. ▁The ▁Month ly ▁Review ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁author ▁was ▁c ash ing ▁in ▁on ▁public ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁sla very ▁question , ▁and ▁had ▁ex agger ated ▁the ▁hard ships . ▁James ▁Stephen , ▁who ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁Dallas ' s ▁author ship ▁of ▁A ▁Short ▁J our ney , ▁regarded ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Mar o ons ▁as ▁a ▁defence ▁of ▁sla very ▁against ▁his ▁own ▁book ▁The ▁Cris is ▁of ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁Col on ies ▁( 1 8 0 2 ). ▁ ▁Rec ol lections ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁Lord ▁By ron ▁Dallas ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁Lord ▁By ron , ▁and ▁his ▁Rec ol lections ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁Lord ▁By ron ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁appeared ▁post hum ously , ▁by ▁a ▁tort uous ▁route . ▁His ▁sister ▁Henri etta ▁Charlotte ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁Hon . ▁George ▁An son ▁By ron , ▁an ▁uncle ▁of ▁By ron . ▁ ▁Dallas ▁introduced ▁himself ▁to ▁By ron ▁by ▁letter ▁on ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁H ours ▁of ▁Id len ess ▁( 1 8 0 7 ). ▁Dallas ▁saw ▁something ▁of ▁By ron ▁after ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁Near ▁East , ▁gave ▁him ▁literary ▁advice , ▁and ▁communic ated ▁for ▁him ▁with ▁publish ers ; ▁By ron ▁in ▁recognition ▁gave ▁him ▁copy right ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁Ch ilde ▁Harold ' s ▁Pil gr image , ▁and ▁for ▁The ▁C ors air