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: LETTER XIV. 



Perilous expedition of the author and others to the Mothers- 

 bank. They fave themfelves en board the Diana frigate. 

 Hofpitality and humane attentions of the officers of that 

 Jhip, Lieutenant Davy a valuable officer y and an accom" 

 plifljed man. Author and the companions of his peril pafs 

 the night on board the Diana. Proceed to the Mother-^ 

 bank, and embark on board the Lord Shefield, Fir im- 

 preffion from the appearance of that fhip highly favorable^ 



Mother -bank, Dec. 3. 



late letter to you, from Portfmouth, 

 had nearly been a laft addrefs. In my paf- 

 fage from thence to the Lord Sheffield, at the 

 Mother-bank, I was expofed to fuch Immi- 

 nent peril as to have had fcarcely a hope of 

 efcape. The neceflary arrangements being 

 made for occupying our new births, I left 

 Portfmouth in a fmall four-oared boat, be- 

 longing to the Lord Sheffield, accompanied 

 l)y Mr. Jaffray (the matter of the fhip) and 

 Mr, M Lean, of the hofpital department; 

 when, on our way to the Mother- bank, we 

 were fuddenly overtaken by a violent, and, 

 fituated as we were, mod: perilous ftorm. 



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