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I have alfo the pleafure of finding myfelf 

 further relieved from the dulnefs of Portf- 

 mouth, by the fociety cf my friend Mr. Ni- 

 ehoH, who Is juft arrived here, in order to 

 proceed to the Weft Indies, with the expedi- 

 tion, but, on a much pleafanter fervice than 

 ourfelves, viz. that of taking poffeffion of 

 fome eftates, lately left him as a legacy, in 

 the ifland of St. Vincent ; and from which he 

 has the profpeit of obtaining an income of 

 feveral thoufands per annum. 



With our newly-arrived friends we have 

 repeated our vifits to the Dock-yard, the Haf- 

 lar Hofpital, and the Forton Prifon. The 

 wounded and ftiattered Tigre again arreftecj 

 our attention. We alfo went on board the 

 Bellerophon, and an immenfe fhip now 

 building, which is intended to carry upwards 

 of a hundred guns. 



At the prifon we met with a ftriking 

 example of the numerous and fudden vicifli- 

 tudes to which perfons are liable, who are 

 cxpofed to the hazardous chances of war, 

 Obferving among the prifoners, an officer 



