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gratify this wifh of his young pupil, who difcovered great 
readinefs in comprehending every information given him. 
On arriving at Saint Helena, he was much ftruck with 
the foldiers and cannon on the fortifications; and the com¬ 
ing in foon after of four Engli/h men of war, afforded him 
a fight highly delighting, particularly thofe which had two 
tier of guns. It was explained to him that thefe kind of 
fhips were intended only for fighting, and that the other 
vefiels which he then faw in the Bay were deftined for 
commerce, to tranfport and exchange from one country to 
another its produce and manufactures.—Captain Buller, 
the Commander of his Majefty’s fliip The Chaser, had the 
goodnefs to take him on board his own, and another fhip, 
to let him fee the men exercifed at the great guns and fmall 
arms, which exceedingly impreffed his imagination. 
On being carried to fee a fchool, he expreffed a wiffi that 
he could learn as the boys did, feeling his own deficiency in 
knowledge. 
He defired to ride on horfeback into the country, 
which he was permitted to do; he fat well, and galloped, 
fhewed no fear of falling, and appeared highly pleafed both 
with the novelty and pleafure of the exercife. 
Vifiting the Company’s garden, he noticed fome fliady 
walks formed with bamboos arching overhead on lattice- 
work. He was ffruck with the refrefhing coolnefs they 
afforded, and obferved, that his own countrymen were 
t ignorant 
