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tufing his unluckly ftars, and blaming fortune 

 for all his difappointments. To molt men 

 fuch a fituation would have been very pain- 

 fully diftreffing. He was thrown into a dis- 

 tant part of the country — far from his home 

 and his friends. He had loft his clothes — was 

 abfent from his duty- — out of the way of 

 every opportunity of following the convoy, 

 and, worft of all, had fpent every farthing of 

 his money. But he was not eafily difmayed. 

 It now occurred to him that a fleet, bound to 

 St. Domingo, was on the eve of failing from 

 Cork ; and, proceeding in all the precipitation 

 of his former movements, he, inftantly, adopt- 

 ed the refolution of journeying to Ireland, to 

 join the Gove convoy. How to get money 

 would have been a difficulty to mo ft men ; 

 but diffidence was not Mac — 's greateft fail- 

 ing ; he therefore did not lofe time by delay- 

 ing at Plymouth, waiting remittances to enable 

 him to proceed further, but he went boldly to 

 a gentleman of the town, related the tale of 

 his woes, excited his compaffion, and, obtain- 

 ing his confidence, procured from him the 

 means of defraying his expences to Ireland. 

 His purfe being, thus, repleniihed, his cares 

 were quickly diffipated : and he took his de- 



