212 ENGINES FOR SOUTH AMERICA. 



[Hough draft.] 

 "PLOUGH INN,,BLACKWALL, December 28th, 1813. 



" MR. KASTEICK, 



" Sir, I am requested by Mr. Uville to write to you, to 

 push the boilers as fast as possible. A ship will sail for the 

 South Sea fishery in about five weeks, and will engage to take 

 the whole of the engines. We have not finally closed with her, 

 because we cannot state the exact time until we hear from you. 

 You must not lose a moment in sending the boiler to town. I 

 should have gone to Cornwall before this, but have been 

 detained, getting a ship ; and I do not like leaving until my 

 agreements are executed, which cannot be done until the begin- 

 ning of next week. 



" I have been obliged to have all the transactions between 

 the mines, and the Spanish Government, and Mr. Uville, trans- 

 lated into English, before the outlines of an agreement could 

 be drawn up, which has been a most tedious job. 



" Most of the people have been out of town, and those that 

 were not would do no business in the Christmas, which has 

 occasioned a loss of near ten days. 



" As soon as the agreements are executed, I will immediately 

 send to you money from this place. I have been kept so long 

 here, that it will not be worth returning to Cornwall until after 

 Mr. Uville sails. I shall be at Bridgenorth in about ten days, 

 and will remain until the work is finished. Write how the work 

 is getting on, and what state the winding engine is in. 



" Yours, &c., 



"RD. TEEVITHICK." 



[Rough draft.] 



" DEAR SlR, " CAMBORNE, March 4th, 1814. 



" Your favour of the 23rd February was sent to me 

 from Bridgenorth. I have also received your favour of the 

 1st instant, and will attend to the drawings you mention, and 

 be prepared to meet you as early as you please, only give me 

 as much notice as you can. 



" I hope by this time that Mr. Page has done something 



