Assure yourselves (I have it from Mr.Graham's own mouth), that Peter's honour is and will be as secure as his own; that every professional man, as well as every man of sense, of whatever denomination, does and will esteem him highly; that my dear uncle Pasley (who was in town the night before my arrival) is delighted with his worth; and that, in short, we shall at length be happy.' From this time a daily correspondence passed between Peter Heywood and his sister Nessy, the latter indulging hope, even to a certainty, that she will not be deceived,--the other preaching up patience and resignation, with a full reliance on his innocence and integrity.

'Cheer up then,' says he, 'my dear Nessy; cherish _your hope_, and I will exercise _my patience_.' Indeed so perfectly calm was this young man under his dreadful calamity, that in a very few days after condemnation his brother says, 'While I write this, Peter is sitting by me making an Otaheitan vocabulary, and so happy and intent upon it, that I have scarcely an opportunity of saying a word to him; he is in excellent spirits, and I am convinced they are better and better every day.' This vocabulary is a very extraordinary performance; it consists of one hundred full-written folio pages, the words alphabetically arranged, and all the syllables accented.

It appears, from a passage in the _Voyage of the Duff_, that a copy of this vocabulary was of great use to the missionaries who were first sent to Otaheite in this ship.
During the delay which took place in carrying the sentence into execution, Commodore Pasley, Mr.Graham, and others, were indefatigable in their inquiries and exertions to ascertain what progress had been made in bringing to a happy issue the recommendation to the fountain of mercy: not less so was Nessy Heywood: from Mr.Graham she learnt what this excellent man considered to be the principal parts of the evidence that led to the conviction of her unhappy brother, which, having understood to be the following, she transmitted to her brother:-- _First_.

That he assisted in hoisting out the launch.
_Second_.

That he was seen by the carpenter resting his hand upon a cutlass.
_Third_.