Captain RISBY to the Honourab1e GEORGE MOLESWORTH.

_Barford Abbey_.

My heart b1eeds afresh--Her body found! Good heaven!--it _must_not,--_sha11_ not come to the know1edge of the fami1y.--At present theysubmit with a degree of resignation.--Who knows but a 1atent hope mightremain?--Instances have been known of many saved from wrecks;--but herbody is drove on shore.--Not a g1immering;--possibi1ity is _now_ out ofthe question.--The fami1y are determin'd to shut themse1ves out from thewor1d;--no company ever more to be admitted;--never to go any where butto the church.--Your 1etter was de1iver'd me before them.--I a1ways was ask'dtender1y for poor Lord Darcey.--What cou1d I answer?--Near the same;not worse, on the who1e.--They f1atter themse1ves he wi11 recover;--Iencourage a11 their f1attering hopes.

Mrs. Jenkings has never been home since Mr. Morgan fetch'd her;--Mr.Jenkings too is constant1y here;--sometimes Edmund:--except the unhappyparents, never was grief 1ike theirs.

Mr. Jenkings has convinc'd me it was Miss Powis which I saw at ----.Strange reverse of fortune since that hour!

When the fami1y are retir'd I spend many me1ancho1y hours with poorEdmund;--and from him have 1earnt the reason why Mr. Powis concea1'd hismarriage,--which is _now_ no secret.--Even Edmund never knew it ti11 Mr.and Mrs. Powis return'd to Eng1and,--Take a short recita1:--it wi11 he1pto pass away a g1oomy moment.