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which sunk wjihout their being able to save ii single persoHj 

 or learn the vessel's name — that Messrs. McKnight and 

 Lyman had now determined to leave me and go on board 

 the Wasp — paid me their passage in dollars at 5s. 9d. and 

 having taken their luggage on board the Wasp, they made 

 sail to the southward. Shortly after they had left, I found 

 that Lieut. McKnight had left his writing; desk behind: and 

 I immediately made signal for the Wasp to return, and stood 

 towards her ; they, observing my signals, stood back, came 

 along side, and sent their boat aboard tor the writing desk, 

 after which they sent me a log-line and some other pre- 

 sents, and made all sail in direction for the lice ; and, 1 

 have reason to suppose, for the convoy that passed on 

 Thursday previous." 



In addition to the above, I beg leave to state, that, in 

 consequence of the forementioned letter having been taken 

 away, I gave notice at the post office at Falmouth of my 

 having been boarded by the Wasp, and Mestiix^. Mc Knight 

 iind Lyman joining her. 



[No. 



Mio de Janeiro, *;Iugasl iv<, Liili, 



Sir, 



Having been directed by Capt. Porter, in pursuance 

 of some arrangement entered into between him and Capt. 

 Hillyar, of the Phoebe, to come with the latter to this place, 

 or to go to England, should it be required of us—We ac- 

 cordingly arrived here, and Capt. Hillyar, according to his 

 promise, having given us the option of parting with him 

 here, or accompanying him to England, we have been in- 

 duced to prefer the separation here, because the time of 

 his return to England is uncertain, and may be distant, and, 

 because we are extremely anxious, being already exchanged, 

 to return into the service. He has furnished us with pro- 

 tections, and we find an opportunity of going to England in 

 a Swedish vessel, which will sail the day after to-morrow : 

 and as there appears no chance of going niore directly 

 home, we are under the necessity of asking the favour of 

 you to furnish us with the means of making the voyage to 

 England, and from thence to the United States. We 

 calculate that nine hundred dollars will answer our 



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