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LETTER VII. 



Further hope— and further dij appointment. Another divifiori 

 of the Portfmouth convoy reaches Barbadoes. Rumour of a 



fecret expedition. Concerning the probable feparation of the 

 author and his comrades. Expertnefs of negroes in the 

 water. One of their modes of Bathing. Negroes often* 

 tive to their teeth* Mode of cleaning them with find and 



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LETTER VIII. 



Author feparated from his long ajjociated comrades. Embarks 

 on board the Grenada, on a fecret expedition, Conjeelures re- 

 garding its deflination. Embarkation of troops on board the 

 Grenada. Accommodation of the officers and fildiers. Ra- 

 pid accumulation of filth on board. Troops prefer ved 

 from ftcknefs by bathings and by keeping a great proportion 

 of them always in the open air. Force employed in the ex- 

 pedition. A feet arrives at Barbadoes at the time the ex- 

 pedition fails. Author addrejps his friend from the oppo- 

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LETTER IX. 



Deflination of the expedition. Ships come to anchor in fhalloiv 

 and muddy water. Tops of trees appear, but no land in 

 fight. Common marks cf land on approaching the fhore. 

 Author continues to make notes for his friend, without know- 

 ing when he may be able to fend them. Troops prepare ta 

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