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LETTER XVIIL 



Lord Sheffield arrives at Barhadoes, ' Setting in of the trade 

 wind, Strikitig change in the failing and working of the 

 Jhip. Lord Sheffield falls in ivith No. 4. tranfport, with 

 a hand of mufic on hoard — fpeaks a Spanifo veffel — al/o the 

 Britannia tranfport. Advantages of heing on board a Weji 

 India floip' Author adopts a preparatory regimen to guard 

 him againfl the eff-eBs of climate. Exclamation of one of 

 the author'' s comrades y on being fir f attached with prickly 

 heat." Dip ant land vfible to failors long before it is to 

 others, Firft appearance of Barbadoes. Lord Sheffield^ 

 happily^ prevented hy the land breeze, from going into the 

 harbour at night. Scenery on entering Carl fie Bay, 



CarlifleBay, Feb. 13. 



Rejoice with me and give thanks! After 

 all our perils and dangers we are, again, fafe 

 at anchor, with terra firrna in view ! How 

 delightful an element — how cheering — how 

 animating is the folid earth ! E^ven its grofler 

 part is now endeared to us, and we hail the 

 heavy foil in cordial fympathy, almoft re- 

 joicing that our very bodies belong to dull 

 clay ! During nine long weeks had we been 

 wandering, amidft a multitude of perils, upon 

 the fickle waters, without once obtaining even 



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