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"determine upon immediately dispatching His Majesty's Ship Porpoise to Port Dalrymple, for the purpose of bringing His Honor Lieutenant Governor Paterson to this Settlement, that he may decide on the measures proper to be adopted towards you in the present Crisis.
Actuated by the same motives which have uniformly influenced his conduct His Honor has embraced the earliest moment to acquaint you of his intentions, and to inform you that your departure from hence will be delayed until the arrival of His Honor Lieutenant Governor Paterson.
(signed) Nicholas Bayly
Secretary"
85th - I have only to observe on the foregoing, that Lieutt Colonel Paterson's appointment as Lt. Governor of the Territory had been thoroughly made known by public orders on that account, and annually noted in the Almanacks; by which no doubt can be ascertained of their having known it and of their act in fabricating an untruth.
86th - A few days after I received this Message, Major Johnston delivered to Lieut. Kent the Commission I had sent him to take command of the Porpoise which he accordingly did.
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