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a watch that will suit your purposes
if not perhaps Mrs Marsden will buy it.
If you send again be sure to send in cask
that will hold salt pork to ration I
could now send you some but cannot get
a passage no not even for a small parcel.

If you have Influence with Captns sailing
this way in future by the favour of a passage
some of you shall be sure to have it sent
but I hope to get a little sent excess for you
on the Porpoise when I  shall send you
more things to get Axes with therefore if convi
-ent you may be geting as many made as
you can. I was not surprised you did
not sent me some [indecipherable] skins I will thank
you to tell Mrs Oakes he forgot his [indecipherable]
& remember us both to him: I [indecipherable]
I was only disappointed for I was much
offended you did not write me by the Nautilus
who arrived there July 24th & sailed July 10th for
the Sandwich Islands we expect them back
in about three months. Mrs Simpson was
in a terrible state of health & on shore
almost every day while the ship stayed.
She behaved very kind to Mrs Shelley.
[indecipherable] passage home was very disagreeable
owing to the conduct of the Capt mostly through
the instigation of Mrs Lewin who is [indecipherable]
dates table of chariastores [indecipherable]
here he has behaved has so as had any seamen
on the Island plundering the Natives &
abusing the women. Since our
arrival here the Island has been in
a state ware some hundreds have been

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Including women & children but in the midst
of this slaughter our God has preserved us
in safety had he not in the course of his
providence cast so many of our country
men amongst us in all probability we
had long ago been driven from our
habitations. The leading men in the rebellion
are slain & Poomare still remains [indecipherable]
we are in no danger while the porpoise
remains I expect an effectual blow will
be struck before she goes if not in all
probability we shall quit the island but I hope
the Lord in his providence will render other
wise thanks be to him we enjoy a good state
of health and the food is scarce around us we
live in plenty truly we may say his grace
is [indecipherable] able and his mercies ever [indecipherable]
when again we might I shall through you
give me a longer letter you may expect
to receive a long account by the Porpoise.

The Inclosed is your account is to be paid
by Land  & also what I expended afterwards
as near as I can recollect but should there
be a pound or two over in the last ask
Mrs Marsden to place it to my account
and so also that of the Societies.
Mrs Shelley has wrote Mrs Hassall

I remain

Yr Brother

Yours afffectionally

Wm Shelley