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This letter is wrong dated as W. Murphy delivered it with 2 Order Books into my hands from the Ship by Captn. Short's Orders this Morning 10th Dec. 1806 and might have been sent to me if written on the 1st having received Letters dated subsequent to it from Captn. Short.
(Signed) W. B.
(Copy)
H.M Ship Porpoise Sydney Dec 1st 1806
Sir,
I beg leave to acquaint you that on Friday the 28th Ultimo I confined Mr. Lye, acting Master of the Ship for disobedience of my Orders. I have for a length of time had great reason of complaint against him both for disobedience of my Orders and treating me with Contempt. I have also to charge him with Lieutenant Tetley of talking in the presence of the Ship's Company in Language tending to make them discontented and to create Mutiny. I beg leave to lodge a Complaint against Lieutenant Tetley for the above together wither [with] other practices highly detrimental to His Majesty's Service and such as tended to create insubordination in His Majesty's Ship he was first Lieutenant of. I therefore submit it to your Judgement the Steps to be taken but assure you that it is highly requisite for the discipline of the Ship that an Enquiry should be made. The reason I have not confined Lieutenant Tetley is my having no other Officer on board.
I have inclosed the Order Books which I
[The following names listed in the margin]
John Bowman
Adam Brown
Wm. Harvey
when working in between the Heads
W. Harding
W. Oldrey
W. Basden)
W. Pines )
to prove the Speeches, also their Disobedience of my Orders. Also W. Tetley being drunk in his watch, And W. Lye damning me wishing the Boat to sink alongside.