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deteftable, that I fhould fappofe the fcheme of 

 Waterford ones can never fucceed. . 



Two years after, having been allured this 

 conveyance was put on a new footing, I ven- 

 tured to try it again ; but was mortified to 

 find that the Tyrone, the only one that could 

 take a chaife or horfes, (the Countefs being laid 

 up) was repairing, but would fail in five days ; 

 I waited, and received affurance after afTu- 

 rancethat fhe would be ready on fuch a day, and 

 then on another ; in a word, I waited twenty- 

 four days before I failed ; moderately fpeaking, I 

 could, by Dublin, have reached Turin or Mi- 

 lan as foon as I did Milford in this conveyance. 

 Ail this time the papers had conftant adver- 

 tifements of the Tyrone failing regularly, in- 

 ftead of letting the public know that Die 

 was under a repair. Her owner feems to be 

 a fair and worthy man, he will therefore 

 probably give up the fcheme entirely, unlefs 

 affifted by the corporation, with at leaft four 

 fhips more, to (ail regularly ivifbor WITHOUT 

 paUengers ; at prefent it is a general difap- 

 pointment ; I was fortunate in Mr. Bolton's 

 acquaintance, pafling my time very agreeably 

 at his hofpitable manfion ; but thofe who, in 

 fuch a cafe, fliould find a Waterford inn their 

 refource, would curfe the Tyrone, and fet oft" 

 for Dublin. The expencss of this paiTage are 

 higher than thole from Dublin to Holy head : 

 I paid, 



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