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.m?. ,?vhere we moored, at one.fii? of a mile ?'om the .So?.L fi?.sta? of Fort Concordia, hearin? S; 14� , Mr. Roe went on shore, soon.after aucho?; to wa/t upon the Resident, and to/nfornl him of the purport of our visit': he found that our former friend Mr. Hazaart was at Batavia, and that ? was temporarily supplied by Mr. Halewyn; from whom we experienced ?ch assistance and attention, as enabled us to comp?e our wood and water, and to obtain refreshments for the crew by the e/?hth day. The refreshments con. sisted of sheep, cocoa nuts, limes, bananas, man- goes, and the $aca fru/t. The sheep weighed from twelve ?o sixteen pounds, and were char? �t &]DOttt Beven 15h/llin?s and seven pence each. 1-?. Limes were very scarce, and oranges, and other ve/?tables, which were most wanted, were not to be procured at th/s season. Honey was very plentiful and g?x/, and was preferred by our people to the gulah, of which we ?ot larg? quantities last year. The weather durin? the first three or four days of our stay was free, but alterwants damp and showery with a suceession of land winds, which a/fected us all with colds; so that we lost no t/me/n leaving the bay the moment that our wants were supplied, which was at sunset on the