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less affect every one in the town : for these 

 captains have occasion to purchase almost 

 every thing the place has in it, except flour. 

 Bread they do buy. From this cause, they 

 praise America ; and a man must have 

 strong lungs, and great resolution, to con- 

 tradict them : nor is the doing so pleasant ; 

 for they accustom themselves to swear, and 

 speak loud : having been used on board of 

 ship to be absolute, they endeavour to be 

 the same on shore : so that if there be a 

 gentleman in company with these men, 

 who wishes to contradict them, the business 

 not concerning him, he chooses to let it 

 alone : and, not knowing America except 

 from hearsay, he is not able to make a 

 proper defence, but perhaps gets the laugh 

 of the company against him ; as in such 

 parties the individual who makes most 

 noise wins the day. When these captains 

 come to America, they industriously pro- 

 pagate the most unfavourable tales of their 

 own country that can possibly be imagined. 

 I have heard them declare, both in Phila- 

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