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Letter from Christopher Smith to Matthew Flinders (FLI01) Page 5


In October 95 I heard of an expedition
being fitted out at Madras for the Invasi-
-on of the Spice Island. I mention'd to
Dr Roxburgh that it would be a good opp
-ortunity to procure the Clove Nutmeg
and all the other Valuable plants of the
Moluccas, he approved of my proposition,
and the next day he spoke to Sir John
Shore about it, Sir John gave his Sanc-
tion, and on the 17th December I sailed
from Calcutta for Prince Wales Isla-
-nd, with a view of takeing [sic] my paƒs-
-age with Adml Rainiers Fleet which
was then at that Island, but the Fleet
saild [sic] for Amboyna six days previous
to my arrival. There was no convey-
-ance


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Related people
Flinders, Matthew
Auchmuty, (Colonel) Sir Samuel
Abercromby, (General) Sir Robert
Shore, Sir John
Rainier, (Admiral) Peter
Mornington, Richard Wellesley (Lord Mornington)
Banks, Sir Joseph
Campbell, Robert
Smith, Christopher
Paterson, Lieutenant Colonel William
Wiles, James

Places
Calcutta
Spice Islands
Amboyna
Cape of Good Hope
Timor
Bass Strait
East India House
Coupang
Madras

Vessels
Reliance
Hobart

Words and phrases
Nutmeg and cloves
Breadfruit

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