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Their names are Grey and Greig. They had both 

 ferved in the Bvitifli navy, during laft \var. — ^1 am con- 

 vinced that fuch men are better qualified to give 

 true ideas of fails and characters than perfons of rank 



in the fervice They are not fo liable to thfe influence 



of party connexion. — They exprefs plainly and bluntly 

 the fenfe, and fmcere opinions of our honeft tars. — 

 Under fuch favourable impreffions of them, confirmed 

 by their natural, and unaffected manners, I liftened to 

 their informations, as curious and important. — They 

 " faid the public difgrace and puniihment inflicfted 

 " on an inglorious admiral, in the former war, vi^as 

 <' of great fervice. — They freely cenfured fome of our 

 " admirals vi^ho ferved in the laft war. Without any 

 " partial favour for Keppel, they roundly and feverely 

 " blamed Pal lifer ; and were clearly decided in opinion 

 *' that if the two admirals had united in brave and vigorous 

 " exertions we fliould have obtained a complete and 

 *' great vittory. — They beftowed no encomiums on 

 *' Graves. Their favourite heroes were Kempenfelt, 



" Hood, Douglas, and captain Young ^They faid 



<« the beft and mod ferviceabie failors in the v»'orld, 

 " undoubtedly are the Britifh, the Dutch, and the 

 " Norwegians ; that the French and other nations 

 " are now in a courfe to rival them ; that the Czarina 

 «< could never have formed a refpeitable fleet if iTic 

 «' had not had the fagacity to engage, and employ Bri- 

 « ti(h failors, particularly admiral Greig, and an Eng- 

 *< lifli carpenter, whofe name I do not recollecl ; 

 <* that fhe wifely encouraged, rewarded them liberally, 

 " and committed to ihem the whole direction and 

 " charge of her naval affairs." — It was with pleafurC, 

 and I own, with a fort of national pride, that I heard 

 fome French merchants of my acquaintance very frankiy 

 exprefs their eftecni for thofe two iJ'itifii failors; — ■ 

 they faid they were diltinguiflied in the port for their 

 iVvong ruddy complexions, and ftout make, but llill 

 more for their proper, and regular behaviour. 

 (To te ccnti7iiicd.J 



