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I shall visit as soon as the Ships have Sailed.
I have taken the liberty of saying that if Lord Sydney or Mr. Nepean wish any Seeds you will let them have them. A good Botanist in this Country would find full employment, unfortunately I have not even a good Gardner. The flowering Shrubs & Trees of which I have sent Seeds, grow in a light black Mould, & appear to thrive equally well in a Sandy & very Stony Ground. In a few months I hope to be able to attend a little more to the Natives, with whose customs & manners I wish much to be acquainted. They are now much distressed for food, few fish are caught & I am told that many of them appear on the Beach when the Boats go to haul the Sein, very weak & anxious to get the small fish, of which they made no account in the Summer, nor can