Martial is dragging and occupying at a rate of three days with a sack between with toitus. Home I have plenty to occupy me here for another ten days or a fortnight and if Col. Foreth in not have by that time I shall try and go down to Malacca and Penang to obtain some information with regard to such Settlement which I argue will be best obtained by being on the spot.
...hand at work for the last fortnight at the...
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