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to Cork In fome other veffel, before flic 

 arrives, and, In this cafe, we fhall have the 

 mortification of being compelled to proceed 

 to St. Domingo without our baggage, which 

 was put on board In the Thames : but our 

 inftrudions ftill dired: us to the Ulyfies, and 

 unlefs thefe fhould be, officially, counter- 

 manded, we fliall wait the arrival of that 

 fliip, confidering the information which has 

 been conveyed to us, only as idle rumour. 



Every thing here Is preffing forward with 

 all poffible difpatch, but to get fuch an im- 

 menfe expedition to fea, is a work of, infi- 

 nitely, greater magnitude than thofe who do 

 not think to the details of it can be aware of. 

 Probably it may be, yet, fome weeks before 

 the fleet can fail, notv;ithfi:anding all the ac- 

 tivity and exertions ufed to haften it. 



Should we be long detained, on fhore, I 

 fliall be mortified that we could not remain 

 at Southampton, which, in addition to the 

 many advantages of its fituation, is now in 

 high feafon, and as pleafant as Portfmouth is 

 reputed to be difagreeable. 



