It is to this fact that we owe some entertaining passages from young Flinders' pen concerning the voyage.

The letters despatched to Pasley are lost; but Flinders, with the love of neatness which was ever characteristic of him, sent only fair copies, and some of his original drafts remain in manuscript.

Pasley's letter was as follows:* (*Flinders' Papers.) Bellerophon, Spithead, June 3rd, 1791.
Dear Flinders, I am favoured with your letter on your return from visiting your friends at the country, and I am pleased to hear that you are so well satisfied with your situation on board the Providence.

I have little doubt of your gaining the good opinion of Capt.

Bligh, if you are equally attentive to your duty there as you were in the Bellerophon.