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1793- iflands, he took his departure on the 8th of that month for Nootka, October. , 1 .
\----£— ' which land was made the evening we left that port; the Daedalus being
the veffel we then faw to the weftward. She anchored in Friendly
cove the next morning; and having obtained a fupply of wood, water,
and other necelfaries, Mr. Hanfon failed from thence on the 13th of
oftober,. agreeably to the direftions I had there left for his future proceedings.
Mr. Hanfon brought a fupply of provifions, and fuch parts o f the
ftores which I had demanded, as could be procured. From him I
learned that Major Grdfe was very folicitous that I Ihould again attempt
the introduction of the cattle of this country into New South
Wales ; notwithftanding, that out of the number I had before fent thither
in the Daedalus, one cow, three ewes, and a ram only, had furvi-
ved the voyage. The failure of the reft had been attributed to their being
too old, and it was therefore hoped that an affortment of young
ones would be more fuccefsful. With refpeft to the fwine, Mr. Hanlon’s
endeavours had been attended with greater fuccefs, as he had carried
from Otaheite, and had landed at port Jackfon, feventy of thofe
animals, which, from the excellency o f the breed, muft neceffarily prove
a mod valuable acquifition.
The wind continued variable between the fouth and eaft, blowing a
moderate breeze, and fometimes accompanied with foggy weather; in
Monday 28. which, on the evening and night o f the 28th, although many guns were
fired to denote our fituation, we parted company with the Chatham.;
but the Daedalus kept her ftation near us. This unpleafant weather con-
November. tjnue(j w jtj1 ];ttje alteration, attended generally by adverfe winds, until
Friday 1. the morning of the 1 ft o f november; when with a breeze a tw .s s .w .,
and thick hazy weather, we reached Monterrey, where we anchored with
the Daedalus about eleven in the forenoon, and moored nearly in out
former ftation. Here we found our confort, which', notwithftanding the
difadvantages of the weather, had reached this place on the 30th of the
preceding month.
Whilft we were employed in fecuring the Jfhip, I fent an officer to acquaint
the governor of our arrival, and of the objeft of my vifit, and alia
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with an offer on my part to falute the garrifon, if an equal compliment
would be returned.
This being alfented to, I waited on Sen'- Arrillaga the commandant,
and was received with the -ceremony - ufual on fuch occafions; as foon
as this was ended, I was preparing to ftate my reafons for having entered
the ports under his government, when he flopped me from proceeding
further, and begged that the fubjeft might be referred to a written
correfpondence, by which mode he conceived matters would be more
fully explained. I then made inquiries after the deferters from the
Chatham, and was given to underftand by Sen'- Arguello, that a few days
after Our departure from hence, in the month o f january, they had made
their appearance; on which they were taken into cuftody, and fent pri-
foners to St. Bias, in order to be removed from thence to Nootka. The
armourer, fent on board the Chatham from the miflion of St. Carlos, I
had promifed to return thither, either on receiving the deferters at
Nootka, or in the event of their not being taken at the conclufion of
the feafon; he was therefore difeharged from the Chatham, and fent on
(hore..
In the afternoon, on a fignal being.made from the {hore for one o f our
boats,' a Spanilh: officer was brought off, who delivered to me two letters
from Sen'- Arrillaga. One Hating, that he was without orders for the
reception of foreign veffels. into the ports under his jurifdiction, excepting
in cafes where the rights of hofpitality demanded his affift-
ance ; and requefting that I would communicate to him the objefts that
had brought me hither, by which his future determinations would be
governed. The other contained expreflions defirous o f preferving the
fubfifting harmony; but at the fame time ftated, that without departing
from the fftir it of the orders by which his conduft was to be regulated,
he could not permit any perfons to come on Ihore, excepting the commander
of foreign veffels, with one or two officers; or the individuals
employed in procuring wood and water, which fervice was to be performed
with all poffible fpeed; and that the reft of our wants Ihould be
fupplied with the greateft difpatch on my giving him previous notice.
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