Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. He tells his folks that if he told them the island in which they stop to seek shelter, they would not know it, instead he describes the neighboring locations that they would be familiar with. Orion informs them that the Aden and Colombo are the first American gun boats that traveled to that location. He writes that the Skipper dropped anchor and they went ashore to ask the natives for fresh meat and they said they only had turtle and no beef. He describes a path that he walked through as being lined with oranges, coconuts, limes, lemons, as well as many fruits and berries that he did not know the names of. He described the path of fruits being so thick that you could he could not see 10 feet into the path. Orion wrote that when F. N. and his crew came aboard, one of the policeman called him out along with the doctor. After having checked them, the doctor notified him that he needed medicine. He describes the medicine bottle as being black with a white skull and cross bones in the front. Orion goes on writing about his experiences on board and finally closes his letter.