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pedted by an hour and half. We then put her to ano- 
ther mooring, and about half paft eleven the fame 
night, fhe broke from them alfo, and came on Ihore 
near the dock, it being then a fmall matter ebb, fo 
that we could not get her off that tide, but attended 
her the next, tili half paft eleven on Friday morning 
in order to do it, (it then being about the time of high 
water) but could not, the tide being not fo high by 
five or fix feet as it was the tide before, though it 
fhould have been higher, as they were encreafing. 
And I further took notice at the fame time, that the 
tide was at a ftand feveral minutes, and then flowed 
again near a foot in height before it ebb’d, and the 
next tide, at half paft nine at night, we got the fhip 
oft', though w^e did not expedt fire would have 
floated till near twelve: and again in tranfporting her 
up to her moorings, we obferved, that there was little 
or no tide ran from ten to twelve, which was about 
the time of high water; which we greatly wondered 
at, as it was quite calm. All which irregularities I 
imagine to be owing to the wind, having had very 
hard gales for moft part of that week ; but fince 
have obferved nothing in them particular. Pray my 
humble duty to his lordfhip. I am with my beft 
refpedts, 
S I R, 
Chatham yard, Feb. 23, Your moft obedient 
1756. 
humble fervant, 
T 0 Philip Stephens, Efq; 
Michael Godden. 
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