| Description | Wenzel's carpenter, whose house burnt down in the Kakara fire, has suffered a cruel death. After a canoe he had built overturned and two men drowned, he and his wife were accused of withchcraft. They were compelled to drink the red water and then beaten and stoned. Wenzel suspects that J. O[rmond] was behind the killing for they were runaway slaves of his.
Canoffee church, despite weather problems, was dedicated 6 Aug. Mungke Bake, the Renners, Harrison and 200 people were present. The next day Wilhelm and Mrs. Meisner were married, again with many present. Unfortunately immediately thereafter a 'slave ship' [a ship engaged in the capture, transport and trade of enslaved people] arrived and the people turned to trading enslaved people for goods.
Wenzel is still ill with jaundice and a rupture and will have to go to S. L. He will also have to increase his debts to obtain essential supplies and hopes that the Society will bear with him. The bad weather will probably affect the rice harvest and the people, following the slaver's visit, may well sell their rice for alcohol. Wenzel is unsure about R. Wilkinson owing to his lifestyle and indebtedness.
The church still needs blacksmith and decorating work doing. He gives a detailed description of its furnishings.
Enclosure: List of children christened in Christ's Church, Canoffee 13 Aug 1815;
List of children who have come to Canoffee since Dec 1814. |