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officer had served in the Walloon guards in Spain. He 
appeared to me a walking dictionary, for he made and 
recited verses in ten or twelve languages. I have heard 
him speak English, French, Spanish, and Italian with 
equal fluency. It is a pity that with so much learning 
and talents, his ideas should so often be disturbed. 
After they had retired, I sent them a little present of 
milk, and refreshments, and they returned my present 
by a salute from the guns of both their ships. Ipsilanti 
also sent me the following verses: 
Volera di Lido in Lido 
La tua gloria vincitrice, 
E d'obblio trionfatrice 
La tua fama vivera. 
E non solo in questi boschi 
Sara noto il tuo corraggio, 
Ma ogni Popolo piti saggio, 
Al tuo nome, al tuo valore 
Simulacri inalzera. 
In segno di verace stima 
E profondo rispetto 
L'infimo si pero servo sincero 
Constantino Ipsilanti. 
The next morning, the 21st of February, we set sail 
to continue our voyage, and steered south-west, after 
having prevailed upon the captain to go to the island of 
Candia without touching at the Archipelago. 
The wind began to spring up from the north-west 
about noon, and at night it blew a hurricane. 
We sailed all the night and the next day. The waves 
were tremendous; however, about nine in the evening, 
the wind slackened a little, and we escaped danger. 
