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ihe Dorothea and her convoy got in. All the 

 Spanifh gun-boats had come out to attack 

 them ; the Dorothea had been vigourouOy af- 

 failed, and Captain Grey, who, with his Lady, 

 came paflengers in that lliip from Lifbon, had 

 nearly lofl: their lives. 



The Dorothea came to an anchor within 

 Europa Point, while the gun-boats kept a hea- 

 vy and well-direded fire upon her. Captain 

 and Mrs. Grey went into one of the barges to 

 land, and juft as they pufhed off from the fhip, 

 one of the top-mafts was fhot away and fell 

 fo near the boat that it almoft funk her; they 

 however reached the fhore in fafety, though 

 compleatFy drenched. 



CHAP. XXV. 



The author arrives fafe at Gibraltar. — Is arrcjied 

 on account of the di/covery of a confpiracy there. — 

 Difcharged from confinement. — Extraordinaty ex^ 

 ertions of Earl St. Vincent. — The author arrives 

 at Tangier^ where he is moft kindly treated by the 

 Conful-Qeneral. — Refolves to wait there for the 

 Duke of Portland's orders. — Defcription of Tan- 

 gier, — Manner of building houfes there. — The 



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