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of vafl: bulk, very unwieldy, and manifeflly a 

 flow failor. Her cabin is not" conveniently 

 fitted up, but appears heavy and fombre, and 

 calculated to convey gloomy impreffions. This 

 {hip has been quite the feat of incident. I am 

 not fure whether (he, originally, failed with 

 the fleet in November. If (he did, fhe return- 

 ed to Spithead alter the ftorm, and there wait- 

 ed the fecond failing of the convoy in Decem- 

 ber. — On the 9th of that month flie left Eng- 

 land, in company with us, but being difa- 

 bled in one of the gales, which early befet our 

 fleet, (he put back into Cove harbour ; and, 

 there, finding the Cork divifion preparing for 

 fea, and, like herfelf, deftined for St. Domingo, 

 fhe did not haften to fail again, and follow 

 us, alone ; but waited to put herfelf under the 

 prote&ion of the Cork convoy. During this 

 delay it was that our afliftant Mac — found 

 her out, and obtained a birth onboard. 



With the Cork fleet, which was termed 

 the St. Domingo divifion of the expedition, 

 the George and Bridget again went to fea, 

 and, again, was compelled to put back in con- 

 fequence of bad weather. 



