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such as refused to enlist, but would bind themselves to do duty, 
might remain on board till I would have an opportunity of putting 
them on shore in some civilized part; they should be supplied 
with provisions; but should be allowed neither pay nor prize-money. 
Such as wished their discharge were called on for their names, 
in order that their discharge might be made out in form, and they 
were all informed that the shipping papers were laid open for 
all such as wished to enter. I now was about proceeding to the 
punishment of Dunn, when most of the officers, petty officers and 
seamen came forward and solicited his pardon, stating that he ap¬ 
peared intoxicated at the time he made the observation and not 
sensible of the offence he committed. Dunn also begged forgive¬ 
ness most earnestly, and hoped whatever other punishment I 
might inflict I would not turn him on shore; he was sensible his 
offence had been a great one, but pleaded intoxication, and as a 
proof of his attachment to the ship requested his name to be 
placed first on the list. I thought it on the whole adviseabfe to 
pardon him, the men were dismissed, every man of all the ships 
re-entered except one, who from some foolish whim did not wish 
to re-enlist, although he was desirous of remaining doing duty 
and receiving pay. I determined not to depart from the princi¬ 
ples laid down; I stopped his pay, and afterwards sent him to 
America in the New Zealander. This affair (which when join¬ 
ed to conspiracies, neglect of duty, and my difficulties with the 
tribes had caused me much uneasiness) was now settled. The ar¬ 
rival of the Albatross was hailed by our seamen as the most joy¬ 
ful event: she had brought from Canton a cargo suited to this 
Island, consisting of beads and various other trinkets, to exchange 
with the natives for sandal-wood. She soon procured all that 
was to be obtained, and disposed of to our seamen the principal 
part of her remaining trade at the most exorbitant prices; they 
had all received their advance money; it was to them useless trash, 
and soon disposed of for such articles as would be most likely to 
please their female friends, who soon hearing of the abundance 
of fieefiees (for so they called beads) and other tie ties , with which 
our men were supplied, flocked round our settlement from every 
tribe with whom we were at peace; for it must be observed 
that in all our treaties, the first point insisted on by the chiefs of 
