TO ODESSA. 
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hearing of our intention to undertake a journey chap. 
by land to Constantinople, he offered us permission « , — 
to sail in a packet belonging to the Crown, 
from Odessa. This we readily accepted; but 
the plan did not suit the views of the Vice- 
Admiral, Count Voinovic , a Sclavonian, who had 
other intentions with regard to that vessel, 
and by whose subsequent intrigues we were 
prevented from using it. Admiral Priestman, Admiral 
who was then at Nicholaef, acted towards us Pnestm<r 
with unbounded hospitality and friendship. It 
was principally to this worthy officer that we 
were indebted for the particulars of Mr. Howards 
death, as they have been already related. 
In the short acquaintance we formed with 
him, the blunt sincerity of his character, his 
openness and benevolence of heart, so greatly 
endeared him to us, that we deeply lamented 
the loss of his society. That so distinguished 
a naval officer should be in the service of our 
enemies, merely from want of employment at 
home, cannot be too much regretted. Great 
Britain has not, perhaps, a better or a braver 
seaman. When we left Nicholaef, he conveyed 
Us over the Bog, in his barge with twelve oars : 
this river is here nearly three miles wide. 
W e were also accompanied by Mr. Young, an 
e Qgineer, another Englishman of talent in 
the service of Russia, from whom we also 
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