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sight, the Port Officer
went off on board and
I have not heard as yet what
she is, that is what her name
is - she is a Bark - supposed
to be the Belenda from Sydney
which had sailed two weeks
before the Hind - I sent the
Natives out to hunt - I do not
like the idea of going myself
again to Launceston, after taking
a farewell of all my friends
for some time 4 Oclock
P.M - the wind still blowing
strong from due west - the Edward,
and Opossum are also wind
bound laying here - A Vessel of
about 18 ton's belonging to Captain
Friend laying along side of ours with
only one man on board she his loaded
with Bark from Cape Portland, the
Master who his Cap. Friend Cocks
and paid by Government is