Well, I'm looking at ship types at the moment to find something that would be proper and interesting as a packet ship. It would explain having passengers on board and give us access to piles of correspondence, navy and commercial, and a chance to know of the arrival of other ships. A serious head-start. I'm open to suggestion as to your preference for early or late period, tho early might work best, without the constant presence of frigates around, to form an illegal colony.