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and with which the Lord Sheffield was, fe- 

 cretly, vying in her progrefs. 



Among other circumftances, perhaps as 

 little worth noting, but which amufed an 

 Idle moment upon the paflage, was a re- 

 markable inftance of oeconomy, which we 

 obferved in a young Scottlfh failor. The 

 tars have, univerfally, a fondnefs for tobacco: 

 to deprive them of food — of drink- — nay, even 

 of their loved grog, is not fo diftreffing to 

 them, as to debar them of their cud. To thofe 

 who are acquainted with the properties of this 

 plant, and with the habits of the Turks refped- 

 ing opium, this will not feem wonderful ; for 

 its effefts being thofe of a ftrong cordial, they, 

 who frequently ufe it, will neceflarily feel a 

 great degree of languor from being deprived 

 of it. From the unufual length to which the 

 paflage was extended, our failors' flock of to- 

 bacco had become exhaufl:ed before they 

 reached Barbadoes. They, confequently, fuf- 

 fered depreflion of fpirits, reftleflhefs, languor, 

 and all the ufual indications of debility. They 

 felt, feverely, the abftradion of their accuf- 

 tomed cordial — and would have fuboiittcd to 



