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Turks, and opened a channel for trade from her 

 territories to the Mediterranean. 



Admiral Mackenzie, whofe name may truly 

 be faid to have graced an early part of this nar- 

 rative, had gone round to the harbour of Adli- 

 are, now called Sebaftapole ; he had there, with 

 ihe rapidity which dillinguiflied all his move- 

 inents, begun to build a houfe for himfelf, ma- 

 rine barracks, hofpitalv ftore-houfes, erecl bat- 

 teries, and put the harbour in a refped:able ftatc 

 pf defence. 



A vice-admiral remained at Cherfon with fe- 

 veral captains, among whom was Captain, now 

 Admiral Taite, who, at the time I am writing 

 this, is lying with a Ruffian fleet, which he com- 

 mands, at Yarmouth, a moft amiable man and 

 intelligent officer; for whom, in common with 

 ail who knew him, I entertained the higheft ef- 

 teem ; an efteem which I exhibited in my ufual 

 imprudent manner, by viliting him at a time 

 when we were directed not to go near his houfe, 

 becaufe he was fick (fuppofed to be of the 

 plague, which had broke out among us) a pre- 

 caution ufed to prevent the fpreading of the 

 infection : but, independent of his focial quali- 

 ties, he had another flrong claim on me, he is a 

 Scot. For this vilit I was feverely reprimanded 

 by the General of the day, Solticoff, and dared 

 fiOt to approach the Prince for feveral days. 



