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Oahu and Tahiti, bringing us Mr. Buffett 
back, who left us for the Sandwich Islands 
last summer. 
" July llth. This evening Captain Wood 
left us, to our great regret; for though our 
acquaintance was but of two days' duration, 
the urbanity of Captain Wood, and his soli- 
citude for our welfare, have made a deep and, 
we hope, a lasting impression on our hearts. 
That the good ship, Pandora, and all her 
gallant crew, may escape the perils of the 
deep, and before many months have elapsed, 
show her number some early day at Spit- 
head, is the wish of their friends residing on 
the rock of the West. 
" Aug. 9th. The inhabitants are slowly 
recovering from the epidemic which has 
pervaded the island during the last month. 
So general was the attack, that the public 
school has been discontinued, and public ser- 
vice but once performed on each Sabbath, in 
consequence ; the teacher being fully em- 
ployed attending the sick. 
" llth. Arrived, H.M.S. Daphne, Cap- 
tain Fanshawe, from Valparaiso, md Callao, 
bringing the desiderata of the community, 
