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[saidest] to Commemorate the clearing of the
Hurlgate Channel (Port-sock) beard the
name of Henry Grinnell. Whose [meant]
effected this great Commercial benefit.
It now floats at one [snaiso]

We dealt out of our [seanty]
stack now reduced to five bottles a
glass of spirit to the Crew and find
a general inspection a little scury
is again [aimed] at but except weakened.
We are doing well.

I returned yesterday the
Command of the [lnj] which during my
absence and the [Condequest] duties of
directing the lands journey. I had con-
fided to Mr Ohlden one Carpenter.
The immediate cause of this was the con-
duct of the incumbent. I fear that he is
with all had good qualities nor a reliable
man. Upon several occasions I observed
a manner which made me watchful a manner
of extreme conciliation to the Crew and [subser-
nied] to myself which had not before exit-
ted. On one occasion he was holding a
familiar conversation with one of the men
who stood forward nor a being on the
quarter deck and I beside him. He
was told to order the men not to allow
to officiet but to address them if neccessary
in person an intimation which was received
with disrespectful violence of words and
manner. He resigned in a half threatning
way his charge which I accepted immediately
to deny him to continue his duties as execu-
tive until relieved. When cool he appeared
in this old manner of conceliation appears.
Sorry for the event but upon the return
of [morton] it was rendered upon my ordering
sleepers accomodations which morton had

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[saidest] to Commemorate the clearing of the
Hurlgate Channel (Port-sock) beard the
name of Henry Grinnell. Whose [meant]
effected this great Commercial benefit.
It now floats at one [snaiso]

We dealt out of our [seanty]
stack now reduced to five bottles a
glass of spirit to the Crew and find
a general inspection a little scury
is again [aimed] at but except weakened.
We are doing well.

I returned yesterday the
Command of the [lnj] which during my
absence and the [Condequest] duties of
directing the lands journey. I had con-
fided to Mr Ohlden one Carpenter.
The immediate cause of this was the con-
duct of the incumbent. I fear that he is
with all had good qualities nor a reliable
man. Upon several occasions I observed
a manner which made me watchful a manner
of extreme conciliation to the Crew and [subser-
nied] to myself which had not before exit-
ted. On one occasion he was holding a
familiar conversation with one of the men
who stood forward nor a being on the
quarter deck and I beside him. He
was told to order the men not to allow
to officiet but to address them if neccessary
in person an intimation which was received
with disrespectful violence of words and
manner. He resigned in a half threatning
way his charge which I accepted immediately
to deny him to continue his duties as execu-
tive until relieved. When cool he appeared
in this old manner of conceliation appears.
Sorry for the event but upon the return
of [morton] it was rendered upon my ordering
sleepers accomodations which morton had