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Letter from Joshua Hill to the Earl of Ripon
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From the same to the same: — Pitcairn's Island, May, 1833.
His Majesty's ship Challenger, under the command of Captain Freemantle, has just arrived here, last from Otaheite, and previously from Sydney, bringing the duck, soap, &c. which the British government has been so kind as to send for these people, and for which they feel highly grateful. But I lament to say that Captain Freemantle does not feel himself authorized to take off the three Englishmen; which is the more to be regretted as considerable time may elapse before another ships of war may come here. But he has done for the best. I will look forward, and do the best I possibly can in the interval. &c., &c. J. Hill.
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Source.
John Barrow Esq., F.R.S.
This article was transcribed from the volume available at Google Books.
Last updated by Tom Tyler, Denver, CO, USA, Jun 20 2022.
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