Dedwood Auckland 8th Novr. 1859 My dear McLean I called at your office yesterday and saw Mr. Smith who told me that you had been laid up on the Road to Wellington with an attack of Rheumatic fever, but he seemed to a doubt about the source his news came from - I do hope it is not so, as from what I have seen of Rheumatic fevers, I think the pains are only exceeded, by being sawn asunder, or old nic's gridion. The reason ''Private'' is, on the corner is, because Tom McDonnell arrived from Sydney 3 days ago by the Moa Capt. Anderson and came up directly to