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
D^r 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 17^th December I sailed
from Calcutta for Prince Wales Isla-
-nd, with a view of takeing [sic] my paƒs-
-age with Adm^l 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