but promises so frequently broken that they will no longer be
put off."

"In your Lordship's absence I took the liberty to write to the
Government and make their complaints known, but the Minister of
Marine did not even give me an answer."

"The greater portion have now left the ship and are all gone
ashore, so that under existing circumstances, and with the
dissatisfaction of the officers and the remainder of the ship's
company I do not hold myself responsible for any accident that may
happen to the ship until these difficulties are removed, as the
cables are bad and not to be trusted to, and we have no anchor
sufficient to hold her."

"PAUL DELANO, _Captain_."

On Captain Delano sending his first lieutenant on shore to persuade the
men to return to the ship, he was arrested by order of the Government
and put in prison, the Protector's object being to get all the men to
desert, thus furthering his views towards the appropriation of the
squadron.

The _Galvarino_ was even in a worse condition, so that I deemed it
expedient to address a letter to the ship's company asking them to
continue at their duty till I could devise means for their relief; with
what result the following letter from Captain Esmond, commanding the
_Galvarino_ will shew.

_Galvarino_, Sept. 8th, 1821.