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events distressing to Mr. Barnard the Govrs friend -
I offered to second with all my influence any
thing the Govr. would bring forward - "Mr Macarthur"
"I am sorry to say, that I do not think the"
"Govr. can be pursuaded to do anything" - "[indecipherable]"
"I will act without him" - I immediately came
home, composed an address to my Lord Bathurst
(see address) and James set off to Sydney this
morning to get what signatures he can - I have
no fear with the means I have and but I shall
obtain a great majority of the respectable inhabitants
for this is the first time I have [indecipherable]
since my return in any public business, and
they all know with what vigour I do act
when I begin - I have to day written a letter
to Colonel [Saull?] with a copy of the address – and
explained myself fully to him (see letter) and
I have no doubt but he will avail himself
his influence and popularity to get a handsome
address from Van Diemen's Land - Goodnight.