The pouches from the chateau were burned.

Rasula politely informed us that the plague had broken out among the chateau servants and that no mail could be sent out from that place.

He said he intended to warn the ship's officer of the danger in landing and--well, that explains the short stay of the ship and the absence of nearly all mail from the island.

We had no means of communicating with the officers.

There won't be another boat for three weeks, and they won't land because of the plague.