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men arrived at Port Albany after eight
days in a small boat, the chief mate and
eight men left vessel at same time, he
having the best sails, was nearly out of
sight from the Captain's boat the first night.
The captain did not see them after that, on
leaving the vessel the Cap'n arranged that
if they parted caompany, Stephens I'd was
to be the first stopping place. Stepped
there two days, then came on to Somerset
as he had only a few pounds of biscuit
in teh boat, on the Captain's arrival at
Somerset, I sent the cutter to look for the
missing boat. She has returned, having
visited all the islands in the NE channel,
without success. She then ran down to
Booby I'd, where there is a now a good supply
of provisions for shipwrecked men. They had
not been there; it is possible that a ship
running through the Straits has picked them
up; I think it more likley that they got into
the rollers on the coast of New Guinea, about
the Fly River and capsized; I have done every
thing that lay in my power for the shipwrecked
mn; the Captain prefers to pay their passages
to Singapore by mail steamer, so the Gov't
will not have the expense of sending them
to Brisbane, I have placed them on rations,
and served out clothing to those that had none.

The Schooner "Blue Bell" of Sydney 65 tons
went alongside the "Flintshire" and took
about 40 tons of stores on board, when they cast
off from the steamer, she made water so fast