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Admiral's table ; nor did I ever meet with a 

 better feaman, a better commander, or a more 

 accomplifhed gentleman. To him, in th? courfe 

 of converfation, I Communicated my real fitua- 

 tion, and found, to my great fatisfidion, that 

 he was difpofed to judge for himfeif, as he was 

 free from thofe narrow prejudices which haunt 

 little minds; nor had the difcovery I made to 

 him any other effed: than of making him, if 

 poffible, redouble his kindnefs to me. 



Immediately after we had come to anchor. 

 Brigadier General Gafpar Joze, Adjutant-Ge- 

 neral to the Viceroy, came on board from his 

 Excellency, to compliment the Admiral on his 

 arrival ; having letters of recommendation to 

 him, I likewife committed to his charge thofe I 

 had to the Viceroy. The night we arrived fomc 

 South-fea whalers came into the harbour, and Mr. 

 Black, by the defire of Captain Thompfon, went 

 aboard one of them, to purchafe fome porter for 

 him; onboard this fnip he met with fome of 

 our officers, all of whom had arrived before us, 

 and who had gone to enquire after Englilli 

 news ; by whom he was told, that, fomehovj, my 

 real fituation had come to the ears of the Vice- 

 roy. This he immediately communicated, with 

 a very friendly folicitude, and feemed alarmed 

 at it ; when I told him not to fear, but to i old 

 himfeif inreadinefs to go on Ihore at eight next 



morning. 



