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commander Lieut Grant, & those who are with him, aprise me she never can do, but is in every other respect, a good Sea-boat, & admirably calculated for the service she is employed on; Mr Grant has much Credit in bringing her out, & on her last Cruize; Still I am sorry to say, he is neither surveyor, or [indecipherable] but is studying both - and to make up for that deficiency, I sent an Ensign in the New S Wales Corps, Barralier [Barrallier] the protegé of Adr. Grenville) a very clever young man with him, who you will observe has very accurately performed the surveying part. Caley as far as I can understand, has given up all Ideas of returning to the Charge; he complains of the paucity of Plants &c however whether he goes or not, I shall charge those who do go, to collect every thing they fall in with, & Rubbish or not, I shall transmit them to you.
I must not omit saying that Cayley [Caley] behaved extremely well, & is much regarded by Lieut Grant; to whom, with Mr Barrallier I am indebted for the few articles I send. As they all complain of Cayleys receiving every thing they found, but would never give that up, nor part with a duplicates specimen;; therefore, you are sure of getting all he has collected.
Respecting the Porpoise I have had a fresh desire to keep her usefully employed which she has been, since her arrival in Nov. last; she has been