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coming on, as it does repeatedly in these climates. How happy 

 to have the great God of nature for our friend. It is growing 

 very late, and I know not that I have left unsaid anything I 

 particularly wished to sa.j. Once more farewell — at each remove 

 I will say farewell. 



P. S. — Gren. York lost his life by his obstinately wishing to 

 escape with a large sum of money : he left the ship too soon : 

 he sank in the water and rose no more. As there were a great 

 many sharks round the ship, it is supposed he was seized by 

 them and devoured. 



Letter 9 — to Rev. Malachy Hitchins, St. Hilary, Marazion, 



Cornwall. 



Aldeen Grardens, Serampore, East Indies, 



May 30th, 1806. 

 My Dear Sir, 



I have found no difl&culty in remembering the promise I 

 made you of writing on my arrival in Bengal. Often in 

 affectionate recollection have I been visiting St. Hilary and 

 conversing with my dear friends there, and sometimes in 

 moments of distress wishing myself back amongst you. The 

 drawing of the vicarage, which Fortescue, providing against 

 human infirmity, left me as a memento, has re- called St. 

 Hilary at times with too great interest. In the tempestuous 

 nights off the Cape, Avhen I was almost dying with sickness, 

 and could do nothing but gaze round the sides of my cabin, the 

 sight of the picture often made me long to exchange my rolling 

 prison for the little parlour, and regret that I could not stroll 

 thro' the walks of the garden instead of going out only to slide 

 down the lee side of a quarter deck. 



But I have been in general, and am now, perfectly well pleased 

 with my undertaking, as I am more and more convinced, from 

 what I see in this country, that it is at least a labour of love, 

 and will certainly be ultimately successful. 



It will be needless for me to detail the particulars of the 

 voyage to you, as I suppose you have heard from Cousin T. as 

 much about it as was worth mentioning. I should now indeed 

 hardly be inclined to describe anything that I have seen, because 



