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liyylr trhsbrf kind to us whle we were there and the follows made him several presents to rest of the ship were evvery shy they  wanted one to stop but however i didn't think it prudent to comply george was at harty and margas at ... the croew of the island are heathen about aomg the the .. to land except one or two church and two that were killed at their landing we fou/found two whole over at Tonga when we was there one was  > the ?  baby and  ican both with ? the island with us. there i have  even a .
   on my arrival in England i ted upon the ? but my reception was not very pleasing. it ? the  ... that came home to the .. before the .... . shock was that  with the to his own master each  
faither for i have believed i 

Jas Cooper 
received this june[?] 19th 1802

[MS 69]

My dear friend Br Rowland.       London 30th July 1802                                                                             
    I am happy in having an opportunity of writing to you Br the Glatton East Indiaman, and to inform you of our safe arrival in London, after a passage of about 15 months from Pt. Jackson. Mr Shelly returned from Otahiti by the Porpoise, who [indecipherable] gave you every information respecting our long stay in New Zealand our passage from thence, and reception at Tahiti.  Nothing very particular occurred during our voyage from Tahiti to China, only am sorry to inform you the war rages as violent as ever amongst the Friendly Islanders, they are reduced to the greatest extremities, no Hogs, no Breadfruit, no Yams, no nothing, but the roots of plantain Stocks for to supply their great wants, on which account we experienced some hardships; as Captn Wilson principally depended on these Islands for supplies of Yams for in lieu of the Ships dry provisions which was almost, all destroyed by the Rats. But thanks be to our God, we arrived safe in China, without materially feeling the want of these essential articles.  Mr Reed sailed with us which Mr Shelly of course informed you of the particulars.  After a stay of Three Months in China, we sailed in company with 10 Sail of Indiamen, till we arrived off the Cape of Good Hope, at which place we put in, having part of the Cargo to deliver there. Mr. R. engages with the Missionaries there, with whom he now resides, and is learning the Hottentot language. I hope he will prove a useful member to them, for I can assure you I think he has good abilities to preach, and, can say, have profited under his discourses, during the voyage from Otahiti.  We remained 16 days at the Cape of Good Hope, during which time Captn Micham arrived with his Simeon Lords Brig, with Coals and Timber, and I am glad for the sake of the Colony and those who are in it, that the Coals

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