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board with an officer, who informed us 

 the fliip he came from was the Squirrel, 

 commanded by captain Mafterfon. We 

 went on board of her, and captain Maf- 

 terfon immediately fent one of the cut- 

 ters he had with him, to land us at 

 Dover, where we arrived that afternoon, 

 and dire(5lly fet out for Canterbury upon 

 poft-horfes ; but captain Cheap was fo 

 tired by the time he got there, that he 

 could proceed no further that night. 

 The next morning he ftill found him- 

 felf fo much fatigued, that he could ride 

 no longer j therefore it v^as agreed that 

 he and Mr. Hamilton fliould takeapoft- 

 chaife, and that I fliould ride ; but here 

 an unlucky difficulty was ftarted ; for 

 upon fliaring the little money we had, it 

 was found to be not fufficient to pay the 

 charges to London j and my proportion 

 fell fo fhort, that it was, by calculation, 

 barely enough to pay for horfes, with- 

 out 



