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1852

Jany. 2nd.
Abraham Quintall, elected Chief Magistrate
Frederick Young & David Buffett councillors

" 7.
At about 1 P.M. intelligence was brought to the village that Robert (a native of one of the society islands [who?] was left here sick from the American Whaleship [?]) was washed from off the rocks by the surf. Those who were at hand when the news was told, immediately hastened to the spot, to learn the truth of the statement upon arriving at the place, and not seeing any thing of him a search was made along the rocks. This proving unsuccessful some of the men went in their canoes to [search?] for him outside of the Rocks. A few minutes after the canoes were launched. His hat was found some thirty or forty yards from the place where he washed off. Being convinced fro this that the man was drowned the search was continued with renewed vigor and about an hour after his body was seen lying at the bottom in about seven fathoms of water a short distance from the rocks. The men succeeded in recovering the body which was interred the same evening

It is but justice to the memory of this poor man to add that his good and quiet behaviour while among us, had gained for him the esteem and good will of all upon the island, and that his untimely end, is much regretted by the whole community

" 29th.
At break of day a ship was reported close in with the shore. All who had turned out of their beds hastened to the edge of the precipice to ascertain the truth of the statement scarcely had they done so, when from the heraldic bearing of its colors, she was by the teacher pronounced to be a man of war. The whaleboat was