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would lose no time in securing the object of chap. 
his wishes; but go immediately, and settle v- - v - 
with the owner of the land for the place of his 
interment, and prepare every thing for his burial. 
The Admiral left him upon his melancholy 
errand ; fearing at the same time, as he himself 
informed us, that the people would believe him 
to be crazy, in soliciting a burying-ground for a 
man then living, and whom no person yet knew 
to be indisposed. However, he accomplished 
Mr. Howard ,' s wishes, and returned to him with 
the intelligence: at this, his countenance bright- 
ened, a gleam of evident satisfaction came over 
his face, and he prepared to go to bed. Soon after- 
wards he made his will; leaving as his executor 
a trusty follower, who had lived with him more 
in the capacity of a friend than of a servant, and 
whom he charged with the commission of bearing 
his will to England. It was not until after he 
had finished this will, that any symptoms of 
delirium appeared. Admiral Priestrnan, who had 
left him for a short time, returned and found 
him sitting up in his bed, adding what he 
believed to be a codicil to his will; but it 
consisted of several unconnected words, the 
chief part being illegible, and the whole 
without any meaning. This strange composi- 
tion he desired Admiral Priestrnan to witness 
