LETTER L 



Author and his friends wait for General Whyte, and the 

 Cork convoy. Friendly altercation between the Author and 

 his comrades. Cork Fleet driven back to Cove. The Hin- 

 dojlan and Abergavenny arrive from Ireland. The Mary 

 Ifabella, from England, after a paffage of fifteen weeks. 

 Author and his comrades ordered upon duty. Troops 

 arrive unhealthy. Two- deck fhips bad tr an/ports. State 

 of negroes in Jlavefhips contrafled with foldiers in tranfports. 

 Degree of heat March 2%d. Remarks upon a French 

 paper, complaining of the profejfional praclice of the Britijh 

 medical officers in St. Domingo, 



Barbadoes, March. 



I should have mentioned to you in my laft 

 letter, that from joining in the general greet- 

 ings on the glad occafion of Sir R. Aber~ 

 cromby's long-expe<3ed arrival, and hoping to 

 learn that we were immediately to proceed to St. 

 Domingo, we loft no time in waiting upon the 

 commander in chief, but went to pay our re- 

 fpefts to him the day after he reached Barba- 



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