35^ THE LIFE Of 



the officer he meant, that I never had any uni- 

 form, he was furely miftaken ; and in fad: I 

 never wore any other drefs during my flay in 

 Brazil J if he alluded to the breaft-plate^ (mean- 

 ing, I fuppofe,} the gorget^ he is perfecflly cor- 

 re<5l, for, as an officer of dragoons, it was not a 

 partof my uniform; in facft, he wifhed to injure 

 mc, and threw himfelf into the fituation of 

 Pope's dunce, who, 



** Means not^ but blundefs roufid ahout a meaning,** 



As to fwords, we were all alike, for 

 thanks to him and his Commander Minchin, 

 who prudently declined drawing upon the mu- 

 tineers, they had been all taken away, as being 

 vihTit fome of us had no occafion for. He like- 

 wife infinuates, that Minchin and myfelf had 

 confpired againft him ; whether I confpired or 

 bore him any malice, nay, whether I had not 

 been his friend and benefacftor, let the following 

 elep-ant letter fliew: 



't>^ 



*' Bahai, May zd, 1797. 

 " To 



« Major J. G. S. Lifle 



** Sir, 



" I return your Trowfers with many 

 " thanks. Should have returned before but 

 " the Taylor difappointed me in getting mine 



'* done untill this day 



" 1 defircd 



