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justice to the memory of this poor man to 
add, that his good and quiet behaviour while 
among us, had gained for him the esteem and 
good- will of all upon the island, and that his 
untimely end is deeply regretted by the whole 
community. 
" 29th. At break of day a ship was reported 
close in with the shore ; all who had turned 
out of their beds hastened to the edge of the 
precipice to ascertain the truth of the state- 
ment. Scarcely had they done so, when, 
from the heraldic bearing of her colours, she 
was by the teacher pronounced to be a man- 
of-war. The whale-boat was immediately 
manned, and in the course of a few hours she 
returned to shore, bringing with them Cap- 
tain Wellesley, and others of the officers of 
H. M. ship Dcedalus, from the Sandwich 
Islands, vid Tahiti, bound to Valparaiso. 
Captain Wellesley and his officers remained 
on shore all night, and returned on board the 
following morning, when a fresh party landed 
from the ship. Captain Wellesley and his 
officers were pleased to express their appro- 
bation of what they saw upon the island, 
and have, by the urbanity of their conduct 
