Several fires have occurred lately, which is a very rare thing here as natives do not insure; the "spirit of the fox" is held to blame for the mischief; it is doubtful if even a fox could long survive the terrific odour that is created by the disturbance of the centuries of with when a fire breaks out in the heart of the town.
The Pique is about to follow the ships that recently proceeded homewards.
4th May.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.