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the accommodations of a country excur-» 

 fion." 



Mr. Hinde accompanied us in our walk 

 to different parts of the town, and to fee the 

 church, which is a plain and neat edifice, 

 built much upon the plan of Greenwich 

 chapel ; the interior is fitted up with enclofed 

 feats of cedar, regularly conftruded in the 

 modern ftyle. It is alfo furnifhed with a haad- 

 fome organ. 



The Ihlp being made our head quarters,, 

 it is a great fource of amufement to us while 

 we remain in harbour, to obferve the differ- 

 ent fignals made at the flag flaff, at the en- 

 trance of tlie Bay, when any veffels appear 

 within fight. Indeed the hourly expedation 

 of the fleet has made the fignal-fl:aff fo much 

 an objeQ of our ftudy, that fcarcely'a flag 

 can be hoifted but we inftantly comprehend 

 the intelligence it is meant to convey to the 

 Governor, at Pilgrim, from whence the fig- 

 nals are anfwered. Mafter, in particular, is 

 become fucli an adept in this fcience, and is 

 fo entirely au fait to the fignal code, that^ 

 fliould a vacancy occur, during our continu-^ 



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