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Excerpt from Records of the Cape Colony, From May 1801 to February 1803, Vol. 4: Copied for the Cape Government, From the Manuscript Documents in the Public Record Office, London Sir, - I have to report, for your information, the arrival here, on the 13th instant, of the Mornington Packet, from Bengal, with Dispatches from the Government in India for the Governor of this Settlement; and having received the Governor General's directions to transmit to you, by the earliest opportunity, Copies of the said Dispatches, I do myself the honour of sending them, marked No. 1 and No. 2, and herewith enclosed, agreeable to His Lordship's desire. The Paper No. 3 is a Copy of a letter, dated the 17th instant, which I have had the honour of writing, in answer to the Dispatches above mentioned, bearing date the 1st and 2nd of March last, from the Governor General, addressed to His Excellency Sir George Yonge, this day dispatched by the Nutwell, bound to Madras. The sailing of His Majesty's Ship Rattlesnake for St. Helena affording a safe and proper conveyance, I avail myself of it in forwarding the Monthly Returns of His Majesty's Troops in Garrison at the Cape, for the months of March and April 1801, and have the honour of inclosing them, marked No. 4 and No. 5, for you accordingly. I have &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.