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versing with your unfortunate brother. The 
rules of the service are so strict, that pri- 
soners are not permitted to have any com- 
munication with female relations." 
The following is an answer from his eldest 
sister : 
Miss Heywood to Mr. Peter Heywood. 
" ISLE OF MAN, July 17, 1792. 
" How can I sufficiently thank you, my 
dearest and most beloved boy, for your kind 
attention in remembering me, when I should 
have been the first to welcome you on your 
arrival in England. It is as impossible 
for you to conceive, as for me to express, 
the pleasure and satisfaction we felt on 
receipt of your several letters. James had 
your favour by the same packet which 
brought mine. What infinite obligations 
are we under, my dearest Peter, to Mr. 
Heywood, and his amiable daughter, Mrs. 
Bertie. To her kind and maternal attention 
you owe the re-establishment of your pre- 
cious health, that blessing without whicli 
there is no real enjoyment in this life. And 
