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vessel that ever was built. She carries 128 guns. Such 
an immense machine, for the first time seen floating on the 
water, makes a striking impression. The cabins are as 
large as ball-rooms, with galleries as spacious as balconies. 
The construction of the pump-works (qu. chain-pump *), 
and of the powder-room is remarkable. I was refused 
entrance into the dock-yards as being a foreigner, though 
in the English service. In the house of Lieutenant Taylor 
I waited patiently for the return of the other gentlemen, 
and amused myself in the mean time with reading the 
travels of Bruce. We passed through Stonehouse town, 
where they are breaking down a rock of limestone in order 
to level the ground for the convenience of the increasing 
towns in the vicinity of Plymouth. We visited the 
castle, &c. On returning, we dined in Stonehouse. I was 
somewhat tempted to remain on shore during the night, 
but gave it up, and returned on board late in the evening. 
On the 5th we put to sea again, and the wind proving 
contrary, we anchored in the evening of the 6th in 
the harbour of Falmouth. The 7th, all went on shore. 
Tudor and myself hired horses with the intention to 
travel about in the country, to see mines, &c.  Pass- 
ing through Penryn we arrived in Truro, which is one 
of the mining towns in Cornwall. On the way we saw 
a furnace for melting tin, the construction of which was 
very simple ...... without bellows. I dined in com- 
pany with two Dutch ordnance officers, who had made 
all the campaigns of Napoleon, and having been at last 
taken prisoners at Beresina, had been sent to Archangel, 
