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87 - As soon as this became known to me, I procured two Friends to throw themselves in Captain Kents way, and to impress on his mind, that now being legally appointed, he was to seperate [separate] himself from any intimacy with the Rebels, and keeping this Ship in good order, never to lose sight of me, or suffer any insult to be offered to my Person and dignity, or obey any orders from the present usurpers, which he promised faithfully to do; notwithstanding this, on the 19th of April he sailed, and I was told it was to bring up Colonel Paterson from Port Dalrymple.
88th - Captain Kent returned on the 20th of May without bringing up Lt. Colonel Paterson, or me any Message or Letter from him. It is reported that the cause of Colonel Paterson not coming up was my remaining in the Colony, and as he knew that without my death or absence he could not legally assume the reigns [reins] of government, he thought it too dangerous to attempt to restore my authority, as he considered all the Officers of the Corps here, concerned in the Rebellion. By report too, I find the Porpoise has been aground, and is in so leaky
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