Awashonks (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., KWM_494

John asked him what he thought about his trying to get underway and working of when the tide turned (for the wind and tide was both against us) he did not seam enclined to give eney advice so John made up his mind to try it eney way for he sayed he did not want to lay thare so near the rocks another night if it was posible to get away Capt Devol sent for three of his boats to come and try to tow but they ware no use to us at tall John got the ship underway and just as the anchor cleared the bottom a puf of wind came fare for us and lasted long enough to take us clear of the reaf we came to to anchor again about 8 in the evening some three or four miles from the rocks but we had not got through for it continued to blow and the secont day after we lost our starbord anchor and when we took our larbord one we found one flue nearly broken of. We left thare the 8 of last month in company with the Legoda bound to turcle Island we had got but a short distance when we raised a sail comeing in it proved to be the Nassaw rite from turcle Island she went in

thare about the same time we went to Rosameries she had taken one small whale but had had very rugid wether and had lost one anchor and broke the other, they had not sean a whale for a weak when they left. The Legoda and Nassaw then started for Angear and we went to look for spirm whales but we ware not fortunate enough to see one, We arived here last saturday the Legoda and Nassaw have ben here and gorn befor we arived. Last sunday five men belonging to the Legoda arived here as near as we can learn they stole a boat from the ship with two tubs of line a [burn?] gun and provision and other things and came here to stay until the Legoda had gorn and then they entended to try to get to Singapore they went where our company was geting wood and two English men that we shiped at the Vasse left and joined them and I should not be supprised if

we lost one or two more befor we get clear from Angear, they sayed three of their company had the desentary when we saw them When we leave Angear we go back to the south cost of new Holand and expect to be at Vasse again in Feb and in about one year from now if nothing hapens we expect to be at Mauritious and whare we shall go from thare I cant say it depends upon what we do up to that time John says if we do not do eney better than we have done he shall work towards home from Mauritious and probbly be at home one year from next sumer, I wrote for you to send letters to Angear for us and I am very anxious to get thare to see if thare is eney thare. John think I shant get evry but I cant make up my minde to that. George says he shant write for if eney body wanted to here from him somebody would write to him. but now I will stop and wate until we get to Angear and see if [-} get eney letters befor I finish this if I should not get eney this is all I shall write from her if I do get eney I will try to

answer them Sep 7 This morning soon after day light we got underway for Angear but we have had light wind so we could not get in before dark so we have [lived?] two some eight miles from Angear A boat come along side and a malay came on bord and he says the Legoda is here wateing to finde her men, I shall go on shore early in the morning as soon as posible after the anchor is down if it is sunday to look for letters Sep 9 we had the wind so light we did not get to anchor until five Oclock last evening it was then blowing very hard and soon began to rain Capt Devol of the Legoda came on bord and brought us letters from Capt Mores Capt Worth and Mrs Gifford that they left here for us with the landlady at the hotel he sayed thare was no more here for us. This morning I went on shore and found a letter from Sarah and Margaret datid in June but all my joy in receiving letters from home was blasted by the sad muse they contained but I cannot say I was holely unprepaired

for it for I have felt impresed that something was the matter and I have told John so sometime ago although I did not expect it in the form it has come, but I see when I was home Robart was not what he had ben I talked with John about it then for at times it appeared to me that he appeared lost. Oh that I could know he holds now hard feeling against me for what I sayed to you that morning I left home I did not say it out of eney ill will towards him or that I should not be as glad to see him as eney one but you know what I dreaded I would have ben glad to have sean him if he had ben him self which John told me afterwards he was for he saw him and talked with him. I am sorry I sayed eney thing at all and cannot forgive myself for it. Mother I have thought that perhaps you hold a hardnes towards me on account of it as I have not received a line from you since I left. I hope Robart is better (although I fear not) Oh may we all live to meat again. Sep 10 to day John is not as well as usual, Sarah does not say eney thing about what you did about the sewing mashean I have writen you befor what to do if you want eney thing. Give my love to Sarah Mary Furd (Robart if alive) and Charly tel Charles to be a good boy and write to me