78 LETTERS. 
Commodore Pasley to Mr. P. Heywood. 
"Sheerness, July 1st, 1792. 
" I have, by this day's post, my dear young 
friend, written to my friend, Sir Andrew Ham- 
mond, to supply you with money, or what else 
you may want at present. In a day or two you 
shall hear from me particularly in answer to your 
letter. I have seen Mr. Fryer and Cole. Kest 
assured of every exertion in my power to serve 
you. Let me hear from you, and be particular 
in anything in which you think I can serve you. 
Bear your present situation with patience and 
firmness. Adieu! May God grant that your 
innocence may be made clear, which will make 
happy your family and your affectionate uncle, 
"Thos. Pasley/' 
Heywood wrote a letter to his sisters, dated 
July 12, 1792, H. M. S. Hector, Portsmouth; 
beginning, " My beloved sisters all." 
In this he expresses his delight at hearing 
from them all, and alludes to a plan which his 
sister Nessy had projected for a visit to him, on 
board the Hector: — " Oh, my Nessy, it grieves 
me to think I must be under the necessity, how- 
ever heart-breaking to myself, of desiring you 
will relinquish your most affectionate design of 
coming to see me. It is too long and tedious 
a journey; and, even on your arrival, you would 
not be allowed the wished-for happiness, both to 
you and myself, of seeing, much less conversing 
with your unfortunate brother. The rules of the 
