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brought home a person, formerly of the Reliance, whom I wish to have as master. He volunteers, the captain of the ship agrees, and I have made application for him by todays post, and expect his appointment by Friday.
Your ready compliance with every thing that I have wished, relative to my instructions &c. &c., and which I feel most sensibly and gratefully, embolden me to express my wish, that the governor of New South Wales should have the necessary orders sent to him relative to the Lady Nelson and Lt Grant, both from the Admiralty
and from the Secretary of States office; and also, that he should be ordered to give me every advice and assistance in his power, and not to divert me from the service upon which I am sent. Of these necessary letters, Mr. Hollingworth made memorandums; but whether that is sufficient to procure such orders being issued, I am uncertain, and therefore take the liberty of mentioning them to Sir Joseph Banks.
I sincerely hope that the passport is now arrived, and that nothing will detain us more than one week here at most.
The honour which you proposed to confer upon