of perseverence, or the latter for want of the care and attention of
myself and those under my command, but that the disappointment and
misfortune arose from the difficulties and peculiar circumstances of the
service we were upon; that those of my orders I have been able to fulfil,
with the discoveries that have been made will be some compensation for
the disappointment and misfortunes that have attended us, and should
their Lordships upon the whole think that the voyage will be profitable
to our country it will be a great consolation to,

Sir,
Your most humble and obedient servant,
EDW. EDWARDS.
Philip Stevens Esq."

"Cape of Good Hope,
19th March, 1792.

SIR,

Agreeable to my intentions which I did myself the honour to signify to
you in a letter addressed from Batavia and sent by a Dutch packet bound
to Europe, I embarked the remainder of the Company of His Majesty's ship
_Pandora_, pirates late belonging to the _Bounty_ and the convicts
deserters from Port Jackson, on board three Dutch East India ships as
follows:--

Myself, the master, Purser, Gunner, Clerk, two midshipmen, twentyone
seamen, and ten pirates on board the _Vreedenburg_, bound to Amsterdam.

Lt. Corner, the surgeon, three midshipmen, fourteen seamen, and half the
convicts on board the _Horssen_, bound to Rotterdam, and Lt. Hayward, the
boatswain, surgeon's mate, three midshipmen, fifteen seamen and the other
half of the convicts on board the _Hoornwey_, bound to Rotterdam.

Lt. Larkin with two petty officers and eighteen seamen were embarked on
board the _Zwan_ and sailed from Batavia previous to the date of my
former letter, and I am now informed that she has been at this port and
sailed from hence for Europe more than a month before my arrival.

I found His Majesty's Ship _Gorgon_ here on her return from Port Jackson,
and on account both of expedition and greater security I intend to avail
myself of the opportunity to embark on board of her with the ten pirates
for England, and I request that you will be pleased to communicate the
circumstances to My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient and humble servant,
EDW. EDWARDS."

"Admiralty Office,
June, 19th 1792.

SIR,

I beg leave to inform you that I found His Majesty's Ship _Gorgon_ at the
Cape of Good Hope on my arrival there in the _Vreedenburg_, a Dutch East
India Company's ship, from Batavia, and I thought it proper to remove