Rise order to be Served a pound a day in the room of our pound a Bread -ment to have gone a shore to day for a walk but it been So bad a day did not wish to goe for to get Sick -for what would become of my dear well Beloved Alicia and that Tender Sweet Boy of ours -thank god that I find there is a Ship here bound to London and will Sail much a bout the Same time for ther that we will for the Cape of good hope -I shall write a long letter to my Adorabl Sweet and Sinceer Alicia -god out of his great goodness bless her and I wish her a good night for I suppose She is in bed long before this for it is now 11 although it is not 8 oClock now with use So god protect her and my Ralphie
Friday the 10 Faddy went on board the Charlott According to the orders of Yester to Sit as a member on a court martial -Capt. Meridith and the doctor went a Shore Soon after Breakfast and returned to dinner -Capt Hunter of the Sirius and Major Ross came on board Soon after they went on Shore and inform me to tell Capt. Meridith that he had Settled all the matter Respecting Elizh. Barbor with the comd. -Faddy Returns after dinner from Scarborough (wher he went to dinnerfrom the Charlott) with Kellow and Mr. Tolman and cald on me to goe on Shore with them which I did -landed at the Pallice and walk throu the Town and then a little way in the country I did not See but one white woman all the time that I was on Shore and She was only peping throu the window gratings for the portagues will not permitt ther women to be Seen but the[y] behave very Polit to use -a bout two miles in the country we Stept in to a grove of oranges when the Gentleman ask use if we would walk in and offerd use knives and goe and eat oranges in the grove, he Sent his Servant with use to pull them of the Trees for use wher we eat as maney as we could and Stuft our pockets full and he would take nothing for them -his wife who is a true Native is very dark like a Mollotu
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