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liberally and handsomely provided for it, by laying in 
a large stock of cabin stores of the best description. 
He enhanced all these advantages by the provident 
arrangements of a good officer, as well as the constant 
cheerfulness and urbane attentions, of a well-bred 
gentleman. 
The poor ‘ Kite’ was however a dull sailer ; and we 
were fifty-seven days making the passage. As we 
approached the shores of our dear country, we were 
obliged to alter the original intentions of going to 
Portsmouth, by some little disasters which occurred to 
the already defective engines ; and added to which, 
the coals in the bunkers were found to have taken fire 
by spontaneous combustion ; some beams were even 
charred before it could be extinguished. We there- 
fore put into Plymouth on the 2nd September, which 
was fortunate, as we found the Lords of the Ad- 
miralty there, who did Captain Allen the honour to 
receive him, with a very distinguished and public mark 
of their Lordships’ approbation. 
