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niifing to attend his commands at Lifbon. The 

 letter was enclofed to his Excellency the Britifh 

 Envoy at that place, to whom I propofed to 

 furrender, and was by him forwarded to the 

 Duke. 



Mr. Stewart had been introduced by me to 

 the Governor-General, from whom I now foli- 

 cited a palTage for him and myfelf in the 

 packet, which wc both much wiflied for, to. 

 avoid the delays naturally incident to a convoy. 

 But owing to fome vague reports brought from 

 India by the fhip in which Mr. Stewart came, 

 refpedling a probability of hoftilities between 

 Britain and Portugal, our requeft was refufed. 

 Jlis Excellency having been much irritated by 

 fome vexatious circumllan,ces which had jult oc- 

 curred, exprclled his difapprobation of my re- 

 queft in fomewhat violent terms; thefe I was 

 rafh enough to refent in a manner that might 

 have occafioned an irreparable breach with a 

 lefs amiable character ; but that excellent no- 

 bleman, whofe refentment never extended be- 

 yond the moment of heat, not only forgave me, 

 but that very evening invited me to his box in 

 the theatre. 



After Mr. Stewart's apparently generous con- 

 dudl, I naturally held him in fome eflimation, 

 ithinking that 1 alfo pofTeffed his good opinion, 

 jayt fprne one, I know not who, having ac- 

 quainted 



