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" They informed us, that in a few days thef 

 " intended to give us the long-boat, and fend 

 " us away, which they performed on the 15th 

 ** day, at eight o'clock P. M. diftance about 

 •* 100 leagues off land, at the entrance of the 

 river de la Plata, in the latitude of Cape St. 

 Mary; fending in the long-boat twenty-nine 

 perfons, men, women, and children, the 

 youngefl child not five weeks old. After 

 meeting with very tempeftuous weather and 

 heavy feas, in forty-eight hours we arrived at 



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" a Portuguefe fettlement, called Port Saint 

 " Pedrocs, Rio Grande, where we were received 

 ^' by the Governor and inhabitants in a very 

 " humane manner. On our firft arrival at Port 

 '* Saint Pedroes, Adjutant Minchin, of his own 

 " accord,* allowed James George Semple Lifle, 

 ** who was a convid: on board, to make out a 

 •* Report to the Governor, that he the faid 

 " Semple was a Major in the Dutch cavalry, 

 *' and Adjutant M. fandioned him iri it. 

 *' Some few days after, the oliicer, at whofc 

 ** houfe I was quartered, afked me the reafon 

 *' why the faid Major had not his uniform, belt, 

 " breaft-plate, fafli, &c. as well as Adjutant 



* I have elfewhere remarked the grofs falfeBood of this re- 

 lation, for further fatisfadion, the reader may, however, re* 

 fer to P. 215-— 217. 



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