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himself; who, when alone, is as reasonable, 

 pleasant, good young man as any I know, 

 and will talk as reasonably, but cannot bear 

 company : and, by his industry as a super- 

 cargo to the West-Indies, it is said that he 

 had gained something handsome. Never- 

 theless, from one distress or other, he is 

 incapable of settling his affairs ; and there- 

 fore, in all probability, must remain in 

 America in as unpleasant a state as a man 

 can be in. No man in the world could 

 dislike any thing worse than he does Ame- 

 rica. The young man threatens them, 

 when in his insanity, to let Mr. Pitt know 

 of all their tricks ; and says all the fevers 

 are a calamity the Almighty afflicts them 

 with for their wickedness. 



The tanner's business is said to be a good 

 one : but, from some cause, they make very 

 bad leather ; and as a proof, there is an Irish- 

 man at Baltimore who imports his leather 

 from England ; and by so doing, he has 

 gained what is termed a fortune. He 

 keeps his carriage and country-house. This 



