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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
Enclosure No. 2.
[FEBRUARY, 1903.
To Cudbert Thornhill Esqr. Master Attendant.
Sir,
I have examined the Brig Peggy Captain Carey, & find her a new Pegue Built Vessel with a single Deck; in Burthen about Fifty Tons, she is sheathed with Wood, but not Coppered. I am &c.
(Signed) A. Waddell, Assistant.
Marine Office the 13th April 1796.
Agreed that the Marine Board be authorized to engage the Peggy at the stated freight for the Andamans service and that a Treasury Order be issued for Sicca Rupees 5600 on account four Months Advance, of which the Civil Auditor is to be Apprised.
1796. No. VIII.
Fort William 23rd May 1796. Secretary Marine Board 10th May. To G. H. Barlow, Secretary
to the Government.
Sir, I am directed to acquaint you that, the Cornwallis being returned from the Andamans, and the Board understanding that Government has no further occasion for her services, they propose to have her returned to the Pilot's Establishment, if it meets with the approval of the Governor General in Council.
I am &c.
(Signed) G. Taswell.
Fort William the 10th May 1796.
Resolved that the Marine Board be directed to return the Cornwallis Schooner to the Pilot Service.
1796. No. IX.
Read the following Letter from the Superintendant at the Andamans. Superintendant Andamans 18th May. To G. H. Barlow Esq. Secretary to the Government.
Sir, I have to request you will acquaint the Honble. the Governor General in Council that According to his directions for withdrawing the Settlement at the Andamans, the necessary arrangements having been made with the Marine Board for that purpose, I embarked on the Cornwallis Snow, on the 12th of last March, and arrived there on the 26th of the same Month. In a very few days afterwards, the Nancy Grab arrived on which I embarked the Stores and all the Convicts for Prince of Wales Island and would have taken this opportunity of relieving the Settlement from a Number of Artificers and private Servants, who were inclined to seek service at Prince of Wales Island, had not many Artificers and private servants been sent on the Ship from Bengal, so that there was but scanty accommodation for the Convicts. In a few days afterwards, the Druid from Pegu to Prince of Wales Island touched at Port Cornwallis on which Ship for a very Moderate freight, I embarked forty of the above discription of people. As it was Calculated that the ship Fairlie which was engaged to touch at the Andamans on her return from Madras would be at Port Cornwallis by the end of March, I prepared every thing to embark on her for Bengal, but after waiting with much impatience till the 21st of April, seeing that there was a probability that her Voyage was altered or that some accident had happened to her, I judged it prudent to provide for such circumstances, to embark as many of the Stores as the Cornwallis would take, all the Sick and the greatest part of the Sepoy Detachment and proceed to Calcutta, where I arrived on the 6th Inst. To the Officer left in charge there I gave instructions to embark on the Fairlie with the remaining part of the Settlers without delay on the event of her arrival, and I have the pleasure to acquaint you that I have just heard of her arrival at Diamond Harbour, after a very expeditious passage from Port Cornwallis where she made her appearance a very few days after I left it, - upon enquiring of the Owners of that Ship the reason of the delay I find it was occasioned by a difficulty of procuring Ballast at Madras in consequence of which they proceeeded to Coringa to ballast with Salt.
