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mifed exertion, but doubted fuccefs. The Lord 

 Sheffield failed well : (he alfo laid near to the 

 wind, and, not to lofe any further time, we 

 fleered dire£t for St. Helen's, Unluckily for 

 poor Mac, — his delay had exhaufted our 

 patience, and defpairing both of our milk, and 

 our meflenger, we had already pafTed Spithead, 

 and were advancing into deeper water, and 

 heavier feas. 



Mac — was yet very diftant, and, the 

 boatmen's doubts increafing, his confidence 

 gave way to reftlefs folicitude. He looked out 

 anxioufly for the Lord Sheffield, and implored 

 the men to hoift every fail, and pull hard at 

 every oar : then, growing more and more 

 reftlefs, he jumped up, fat down, afked ques- 

 tions, curfed the fates, looked up to the fails, 

 caft his eye down to the oars, ufed perfuafions* 

 promifed rewards, and exhibited every trait of 

 anxious difquietude. 



At length he defcried the Lord Sheffield J 

 She was very far ahead, but creative fancy faw 

 her lying-to waiting for the lugger. Mac — 's 

 declining hopes were again aflured — no doubt 

 remained, and pointing out the flhip to the 



