sionary Board of Richmond have fed, clothed and supplied the
other wants of himself and family, while devoting his strength
and time to your sick colonists, and Agents in this country.
Justice seems to demand that he should be placed in a situation
as an honest man, to refund the whole or part of the fund thus
engrossed, not to say _misapplied_, to the Missionary Board.

"I beg leave also to state, that on the 15th of February, 1826, I
came into an agreement with Mr. Cary, to allow him a reasonable
compensation for his medical services, devoted to the then
sickening company of Boston emigrants. His time has from the date
of that agreement, to the present hour, been incessantly occupied
in attending upon the sick."

Gurley, _Life of Jehudi Ashmun_, appendix, pp. 151f.

On the 25th of June Gary wrote to Ashmun:

"About three o'clock to-day, there appeared three vessels--two
brigs and a schooner. The schooner stood into the Roads, and one
of the brigs near in, but showed no colours until a shot was
fired by Captain Thompson; when she hoisted Spanish colours, and
the schooner the same. All their movements appeared so
suspicious, that we turned out all our forces to-night.--About
eight this evening it was reported that they were standing out of
our Roads; and at sunset, that the schooner had come to anchor
very near the 'All Chance,' from Boston; and that the brig which
had passed the Cape, had put about and was standing up, trying to
double the Cape; and that the third vessel (a brig) was standing
down for the Roads. The first mentioned brig showed nine ports a
side. From all these circumstances I thought best to have Fort
Norris Battery manned, which was immediately done by Captain
Johnson. I also ordered out the two volunteer companies to make
discoveries around the town, and the Artillery to support the
guns, and protect the beach; which orders were promptly executed,
and we stood in readiness during the night. At daylight the
schooner lay at anchor and appeared to be making no preparations
to communicate with us; I then ordered a shot to be fired at a
little distance from her, when she sent a boat ashore with her
Captain, Supercargo, and Interpreter. She reported herself the
Joseph, from Havana, had been three months on the coast trading,