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are, totally, at a lofs on what afliirance to fix 

 our faith. 



Yefterday we heard of new doubts 

 and delays. The ftore.s of the Ulyffes were 

 to be unftowed, in order to examine if any of 

 them were injured by the gale ; they were to 

 be removed, and the veflel given to the fervice 

 of the Leeward Ifland army ; (he was to pro- 

 ceed dired: to the Weft Indies with troops of 

 Sir Ralph Abercromby's divifion ; to go im- 

 jnediately to Cork, to take on board troops 

 of the St. Domingo divifion ; to be converted 

 into an hofpital fhip ; into a tranfport for 

 ftores, &c. &c. &c., fo that, within the fliort 

 round of twenty-four hours, the fhip and our- 

 felves were deftined to an almoft infinite variety 

 of ftations and purpofes. To-day the reports 

 have not been lefs multiplied or lefs varied, 

 and the deftination of the UlyflTes, and her 

 pafl^engers, has changed with almoft every 

 paffing hour. In the morning it was fettled 

 that the fhip was to proceed to the Weft 

 Indies, with the Leeward Ifland convoy ; and 

 that we were to remain on board, during her 

 paflage down the Channel, but were to be dif- 



