m 
Feb. 5th. The captain returned with 
the residue of the London’s cargo, and 
the officers and crew of that ship. Af¬ 
ter the cargo of the London had been 
secured, we were employed in finishing 
the repairs on our foremast, which were 
completed on the 21st; and we commen¬ 
ced rigging. 
-Feb. £6th. On the morning of this 
day, permission was granted to a num¬ 
ber of our crew, to go on shore. In the 
afternoon, Hussey and myself went and 
took a walk. About 4 or 5 o’clock, I 
observed a great collection of natives, 
and on inquiring the reason, learned 
that several of the Dolphin’s crew, join¬ 
ed by some from other shi s lying in 
port, had made an assault upon Mr. 
Bingham, the missionary, in conse¬ 
quence of ill will towards that gentle¬ 
man, strongly felt by some of the sail¬ 
ors, but for what particular reason, I 
did not distinctly ascertain. They car¬ 
ried their revenge so far, that they not 
only inflicted blows upon Mr. Bingham, 
but attacked the house ot a chief. The 
