Here he wrote again to King; then came another letter dated from the mauritius, August 8th, 1804:- Thus far, my dear sir, I had written to you from Coupang, in case of meeting a ship by which it might have been sent, little expecting that I should have finished it here, and in a prison.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery
He wrote another long epistle, setting forth reasons for letting him go, even to France, promising to say not a word of mauritius and stating again the absolute simple necessity of his visit.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery
Meanwhile prizes taken by the French were coming into the mauritius, and there were many English prisoners on the island.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery