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Equipment had prevented a War, afforded 

 to Your Navy the moft flattering and diftin- 

 guifhed Mark of Royal Favour, and to Your 

 Majefty an additional Proof of that Alacrity 

 for Your Service which had fo recently re- 

 ceived both its Reward and Encouragement 

 from Your Majesty's Protedlion. 



Permit me, Sire, to add, that Your 

 Majesty's gracious Approbation of my En- 

 deavours, and the Permifiion I have been 

 honoured with, of infcribing the following 

 Account of them to Your Majesty, are 

 flronor Proofs of that Indulo-ence with which 

 Your Majesty receives every Attempt to 



promote Your Service An Indulgence which, 



at the fame Time that it cannot fail of ani- 

 mating the Zeal of others more worthy of 



Your 



