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for Six Months, from the 1st of August past, the Board request the Orders of the Governor General in Council respecting her.
I am &c.
(Signed) G. Taswell Secretary Marine Board. Fort William 2nd January 1797.
Enclosure No. 1 To G. Taswell Esqr. Secretary to the Marine Board.
Sir, I take the liberty to enclose you a Letter just received from Captain Carey of the Brig Pegsy, and if you have any orders in bebalf of the Honble. Company that you wish I should communicate to him, I shall punctually make him acquainted with them, on being favored with your instructions.
I am &c.
(Signed) William Mordaunt. Calcutta, 2nd. Jan. 1797.
Enclosure No. 8. W. Mordaunt Esqr. . Sir, I suppose long before this you have heard of my disagreeable Situation since I left Calcutta, and since I wrote to you, all my officers and people died, except two, and one of thom I don't expect to live, I left Port Cornwallis with one Man and myself, and after being ten days out, spoke the ship Caesar from Penang, who left [let] me bave two Topases with three Men. It cannot be perceivable to you what I have undergone before my Departure, and after; in 18 days I was in Ballasore Roads in 7 fathoms Water, but coming to blow I stood to the Eastward and not having hands to take in sail, drove to the Southward, and out of sounding, before I could get them put to rights, I was in the latitude of 19.56 N. I stood to the Eastward of Point Palmiras one hundred miles, hoping to fetch the Board, but found I was dessaved, the wind being too far to the North ward; on the 20th made the land to the Southward of the point - at 10 P. M. saw a ship on wind, which bore away to speak us, but not like us in appearance or minurvaris (mancavres]. I thought it more prudent, not having water on board for two days, and the people not able to stand it any longer, not having any sort of refreshment for seven Months, to bear away for Gangam, the ship continued in chase till Dark, when I altered my Course from N. N. W. to W. 8. W. for three hours, and at day light saw no sign of her as it will take 9 or 10 days to get some more hands I will thank you to send me an order on some body at Ganjam for three hundred Rupees as I have not money sufficient to pay or outfit with me, and know no body at Ganjam. I will thank you to acquaint Mrs. Carey I will write to-morrow post.
"I am &c.
(Signed) Andrew Carey. Gangam 27th December 1798.
Ordered that the Marine Board be directed to report what means they may deem Docenery to afford assistance to the Brig Peggy.
1797. - No. II. Fort William 10th February 1797. Marine Board. Po the Honble. Sir John Shore Baronet Governor General in Council
Honblo. Sir, We beg leave to lay before you a Letter addressed to us by the Commander of the Brig Peggy, which has been in the Servige of Government at Port Cornwallis and to refer to you the Circumstances stated by the Commander, in his Justification for having left the place without ordere, e well as to gropnd him hope of some consideration for the misfortunes he has suffered.
