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had the pleasure lu liiul il uiioecupiecl, and in as 

 good condition as possible. I immediately took 

 possession of it; intending to make it m}^ resi- 

 dence in future. 



Monday J September 5, 1785. In the evening I 

 placed a hare-net across this end of Slink Point, 

 and had it beat l)y two of the boys and thi'ee dogs, 

 but found nothing. At noon, a shallop belonging 

 to Noble and Piiison, arrived here from Table 

 Bay, and brought part of my provisions from Bat- 

 tle Harbour. ^h\ AVilliam Dier, late master of 

 the Mary, came in this boat, and brought some 

 people to complete the winter crews at Paradise, 

 where he is to be superintendent, and as soon as 

 he had landed my goods, he sailed for that place. 

 My late possessions in Sandwich Bay, together 

 with what goods remained there, were sold last 

 winter, by my assignees, to Noble and Pinson; 

 fur the paltry smii of two hundred and fifty 

 pounds: whereas, the goods alone were valued at 

 two hundred and eighty pounds; and I had in- 

 formed my assignees, that the fishing-posts and 

 the buildings thereon, were well worth a thousand 

 pounds. But ^Ir. Rolx'i-t Hunter,* merchant in 

 London, who is the adin^' assignee, does a great 

 deal of l)usiness l)y comniission, for Noble and 

 Pinson; theref(jre it is no wonder, that my prop- 

 erty was sold by ])rivate contract io those ])eo])le; 

 rather i1i;iti by public anclion -.\i Potdc; as T de- 

 sired il ini^lit !)('. I nnist confess, that T eannot 

 help f'eelinL^ U-reatly hurt, thai Noble ;in(l Pinson, 

 who lia\'e been in\ iii\<| ci-.'it e enemies e\-er since 



