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caufe of alarm. The tranfport was on fire, 

 and from the crowded ftate of the harbour, 

 and the immenfe quantity of gun powder on 

 board the fleet, our fituation became fadly ter- 

 rific : we were all in danger of being blown up 

 in one great explofion. Never was a moment 

 of more exreme peril and anxiety. The vefifel 

 was rapidly confuming, and on every quar- 

 ter £he was clofely furrounded by others ; it 

 was therefore expe&ed that the flames would 

 fpread throughout the harbour. Form* 

 nately the efforts of thofe who were near 

 were not paralyfed by the fhock. Boats were 

 quickly manned on every fide, and fent with 

 all poflTible difpatch to the relief of the tranf- 

 port ; and mo ft happily, by the boldnefs and 

 activity of the feamen, the fire was extin- 

 guifhed before it reached any of the other vef- 

 fels. 



Single fhips of the Cork divifion ft ill con- 

 tinue to join us; and among them we now 

 find the George and Bridget with hofpital 

 liores, having our comrade Henderfon on 

 toard. The George and Bridget, as I before re- 

 marked to you, is a large North country fhip, 



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