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On Metidav Í3^ a rived the Britannia

I South Wh Lr> commandai hy Captai»-Qu es- I

tend, left from Norfolk Island, whence she

sailed a fortnight before. Sne left England ] «.be 19 h cf Mav, 1S03 ; *nd has on board, b ßdes 126 tons of Spermaceti Ol, 4 Firkins

»f Butt» r. 2 G¿íks of excellent Vinegar, and 1 one ditto oí Whe«t Si. ves, \

On Tu:flay appeared in fight the íhip A

1 yandrr, Crutaia Rhcdfs; bot unable t© <

i

mike the Fort o«?in£ to comrar* wind, hrcught np in Br<*kea ßav, irr ni whence fhe mav be expected round as fcon as the wind permit?«

Shortly after íhe appeared 5b %h', Lien"

tenant H< üstsün from Norfolk JflUiid left tlie fhip in cue of ker w&ale-ro^ts» and in a few hours arrived f.-fely with D f'patcbes for His E'-C'f.LENcy, fiPin F.ngUnd, whi&o had been lam ed at Norfolk IiLnd by tne Aco» VOS Capt '1 UÍNBU! 1..

From Caw. Qatflerd we lern that tbe Alexander has rrecurrd about 1100 Bernds of

' Gd; yndthai fis wetkn sgo Lapt. Turnbull

hat gofS* © ¿Urrch -«- » he Albion ano Fer- ret Wnaîers ure cruifing: off Sand]) Car«-.

We sie much concerned io flau that owing to tl.e Lue lor £ continued draughts, the ci-

te fis of which have een fo much felt in this

C«lon\, i he crops of Maiz- baye a btv ft en. iiejv failed ht Nfrff-k lil n c1, vvnich will greatly eifere? U tin? vcv bice ftock or Swine on that IfLnd. As Maize for a latu r crop w-\s pLiued on Lieutenant-Governor F Ví-aux's retuirn to the lil ¡ad, u ii hoped the Lae rats s vA-ill t>rc,duc a pood fuoply ci to at nee*, ila r s jj ' ? 1 n. *

í'ü. i »a.! y tv< ting *>? iel. after a fvere ill nefa o' kvei^l m-jnt'S, Captain K« Simpson. tiTniTiy of tne b.ig Nautilu. : an event hat rannot Lil of exciting u.*i verfel regret, as

g encj and the foetal vu tai s .\iik » contnbu j

d to *-dorn his character. To his aaveniu ¡

? rous z?ai a ad p xf- verzvcc in ex pic ri r.£ xnch

01 lae ne.ore undelmeated traét or the ex e«.

ft ve Southern Ocean, cif.overy is in io ,'iru ? degree indebted. Tne urbanity oí his m nu i ncrs waa exemplary isnd engaging; and i¡;> 1 philanthropy of ki?, difpofâtion Cüdearací him

tj foeiety.

+*Z3rrTS*iTSrVP9ta*o*.^ *&**+. jÄfBtt-^ ^rtN^rÄf«

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