286 AN ACCOUNT OF 
1783- themfelves as opportunity fliould offer, at the fame time re- 
DECEMBER, 
commending to them all, but particularly his officers, to 
return to England, where, he had no doubt, but that the 
Honourable Company would recompenfe, in fome mea- 
fure, every individual for the hardships they had fuftained; 
declaring that he felt himfelf in the higheft degree obliged 
to them for the good order, the unanimity, and the excel¬ 
lent condu£t they had fo cheerfully perfevered in, during 
the trying feenes they had experienced together, and which 
had afforded them an opportunity of teftifying their zea} 
for the general fervice; which it ffiould be his bufinefs to 
reprefent in fuch terms as their whole behaviour truly me¬ 
rited 
Mr, Sharp, who, from the time of leaving the Pelew 
iflands, had taken Lee Boo under his immediate care, now 
refigned his charge to Captain Wilson, and'came home 
in the Las cells, Captain Wakefield ; the other offi¬ 
cers and people engaged in different fhips* as vacancies * 
offered, but molt of the men embarked in the York, Cap¬ 
tain Blanchard; nor did any of them feparate without 
fome emotions of concern in quitting thofe companions 
with whom they had fhared fo many difficulties. 
Lee Boo embarked with Captain Wilson in the Morse, 
Captain Joseph Elliott, who, in the molt friendly man¬ 
ner, accommodated them to England. And, as we have 
now difpofed of, and difperfed all thofe who formerly corn- 
poled 
