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June, 1902.)
THE ANDAMANS IN THE XVIIITH CENTURY.
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Bolts Iron Saws Lock Chissels Firmer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Stones Oil Twine Europe ... ...
Seers Tents Private in 5 Bales... ...
10 Fly's Marquee in 1 Do. ... Measures Pewter from 1 Galln. to of a Pint in 1 Mangoe Box Package Setts Boxes Mangoe ... Casks Iron bound... Gunny Chutties ...
... 20 Nails Europe 10d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Seers 1 Okum ... ... ... ... ...
Do. Twine Bengal
Do. 1 Charges Shipping Sont. Rs. 4-10-9.
(Signed) Thos, Aubure,
Asst. Comry. of Stores.
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1798. - XO. LIII.
Fort William 16th December 1798. The following Letter was received, on the 18th Instant from the Superintendent at the Andamans, and upon its being Circulated, was returned with the orders, that will be entered after it.
Superintendent at Andamans 18th Dooombor. To Edward Hay Esqre. Secretary to Government.
Sir, I beg you will acquaint the Honble the Governor General in Council that Mr. Copostale the Owner and Commander of a very well found and Commodious Vossel of 150 Tons Burthen is willing to land one hundred Mon and One Thousand Bags of Grain at Port Cornwallis for the Sum of 3,000 Sa. Re. which as Insurance is very high at this time, appears to me to be a Moderate demand. If the Board therefore will accept of this Offer, for the transporting Convicts, I request that I may be Authorized to Settle with Mr. Copestake, and that Eghty Convicts may be ordered to be held in readiness to embark. I will immediately take measures to have a party of the Sepoys ordered to be raised in Readiness to embark with them, as a guard, to make up the Number of Men which the vessel can accommodate. If the Garrison Store Keeper is to furnish the provisions, I beg he may be directed to consult with me on the proportions of Rioe, Dbol, Ghee and Salt that will be necessary and I shall beg leave to propose that the Provisions be of a Coarser kind, than what has been supplied for the other Settlers. As there are only two Vessels belonging to the Company employed as Transports to the Andamans and as there will now be more reason for encreasing the number than when I represented the Necessity of it, and Offered the Nautilus Brig I beg leave to propose that I may be authorized to freight a small Vossel for foar Months as the Board have been pleased to employ the Nautilus on another Servioe. At this period I have reason to think that .
