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parttife for Cork, under hopes no lefs extra** 

 vagant, than thofe which had led him to the Ifle 

 of Wight, and to Plymouth ; for the Cork fleet 

 was already reported to have failed, and the 

 probability was, that under all circumftances* 

 It would be gone before he could poffibly reach 

 Cove harbour. He travelled with little delay 

 to Milford-Haven ; whence he embarked in 

 the packet for Waterford ; and thence purfued 

 his journey to Cork, and to Cove. Fortu- 

 nately the convoy had not failed? and he found 

 the whole fleet ftill lying in harbour, alfo 

 many veflTels of the Portfmouth convoy, which 

 had been obliged to put back, after the early 

 ftormsto which they had been expofed. 



All former troubles and difappointments, 

 and even the poor ill-tokened cow were now 

 foon forgotten. The greater part of the St. 

 Domingo hofpital ftaff* was with the Cork 

 convoy 5 and Mac — was not of a difpofition 

 to be long a ftranger among his comrades. 

 Looking out for a fliip, in which to procure 

 a paflage, he difcovered the George and Brid- 

 get, and, knowing Dr. Henderfon and others 

 of the hofpital-ftaflf to be on beard, he, with- 

 out hefitation, applied to the captain for a 



