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LETTER XX. 



Author continues to addrefs his friend, but cannot fend away 

 his letters. Lord Sheffirld vftted by anxious crowds in 

 quef of news. Perilous ft ate of St. Vincent and Grenada. 

 Guadaloiipe reinforced. French gafconade. Enemy s fri- 

 gates and cruifers infefl the coaji of Barbadoes. Lofs of 

 the Lada frigate. Brunfwitk detached with troops to 

 St. Fincent. The lofl Stanley fafe in Carlife Bay^ alfo 

 nine or ten other tranfports of the December convoy. Au- 

 thor and his comrada go on fljore at Barbadoes. Remarks 

 upon the novelty of the fcene. Viftt to an American fave 

 fhip - - ' to a Liverpool Guinea- man, 



CarllUe Bay, Feb. 



Jn purfuance of my promife I fiili dlred my 

 pea towards you, notwithftanding the uncer- 

 tainty when I may be able to fend away my let- 

 ters. On account of the repeated difafters o£ 

 the fleet, and the fad delays that have occurred, 

 you will believe that we, who have had the 

 good fortune to complete our paffage, are 

 extremely anxious to make known to our 

 friends that we are In fafety : but, as though 

 the diftaff of the fates were thrown out to en- 

 tangle us in vexation, no opportunity offers 

 of conveying intelligence to Europe. A packet 



