4802.] 
they att 1pted to get out firf ; for they 
defigned to take us unprepared, with our 
Mhips difperfed in feveral harbours: the 
next time they were 76; and now their 6 
great thips from -Tholon are come, they 
are eighty two capital fhips, moft of very 
great burthen, befides 15 galleys, bruletz, 
and tenders, which altogether make 200 
fail. Thofe 6 Tholon thips met Kille- 
grew’s fquadron in their paflage, which 
drew up in a life ina pofture to fight, 
as the French with their 4 bruletz like- 
wife did; but there was not a gun fired 
on either fide, each apprehending the ad- 
vantage of their enemy, which Killegrew 
had in number, being 13 to 6 (not count- 
ing tenders, which made him 23 fail), and 
the French in the bignefs and better man- 
ning of their veffels. In St. George's 
Channel you will be 30 fail more (no part 
of the main fleet) kept this fummer, of 
which 8 are already failed, 2 of 50 guns 
a piece, the reft from 40 to 20, 55 more 
are ready, and are fuddainly to follow, 
the reft as foon as they can be fitted, but 
all thefe are but four or five rate hips, 
fave the two firft. ‘This defign upon the 
Irith Seas, I fancy, is in a great meafure 
owing to our Jemmilt enemies here, who 
have been unfortunately foliciting it all 
the la(t f{ummer and winter, but could ne- 
ver bring the French to it before. The 
truth is, thefe Jemmitts are either pernici- 
oufly cunning themfelves, or pernicioufly 
informed by fome as bad as themfelves in’ 
England ; for if there be any thing likely 
todo us mifchief, they fail not to hit on’t, 
and promote it all they can. But the beft 
is, the French will go their own way, 
let them talk till their tongues ake, and 
I believe may miftake their meafures fome- 
times as well as their neighbours, and 
poffibly are not always able to do as is 
defired of them, and then chule rather to 
fay, I will not, than I cannot, becaufe it 
founds greater. But thisis, £ affure you, 
my private ungrounded furmife. How- 
ever the Jemmifts would have more done 
for Ireland than is, becaufe they think a 
New Patents lately enrolled. 
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561 
viétory at fea, though the French fhould 
happen to get one, of no confequence, in 
re{pect of fuccefs thare, upon which all 
depends ; and this they reprefent with 
imperiunity, and I think with demonftra- 
tion. But muft wait with patience the 
event of the French refolutions, which I 
do not believe they know, only in general 
they believe, and, I am confident, truly 
(for I will not flatter you) ; but verily 
think that the French will not fail to do 
us all the mifchief they can this furnmer, 
I began to write fome days before the 
time, fearing to be ferved as I was with 
a letter Efent my governor immediately 
upon the receipt of his and your’s, whicis 
happened to be poft-day, but it was not 
fent by mifchance. Now I can affure you 
that the French fleet 1s out again, but 
they went fo contrary, that we are -not 
out of hepes they may be driven back 
the third time. News is expected from 
them every moment. Their namber is as, 
I faid before, but their galleys are to coaft 
on the French fide, while thei great 
thips keep the open fea. As this courfe 
muft be for the Englifh Channel, we have. 
all reafon to fall to our prayers, and I 
think I ought to leave you to your’s, but 
not without a touch of private affairs, 
though, in this hazard of the public, I be- 
lieve you are but flightly affected with - 
them; believe me, if you pleafe, once: 
for all, that they are taken to heart as 
much by your friends as they can be by 
you, and are earnefily folicited, as if you 
were here to folicit them in perfon. 
thing which you fuggelt or defire is for~ 
gotten, and they often prevent your fug- 
geftions and prefs them hard, fo that yom; — 
may rely. upon that, if the fuccels do not 
anfwer your expectations, it is not for 
want of kindne(s or pains in your friends. 
This, I can afflure you, is truth, as is 
likewife, that Iam the moft faithful and 
moft humble of your fervants. : 
The gentleman, who you faid would be 
in thefe parts before your letter, is ate 
rived, only a day or two after it. 
NEW PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED... | = 
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MR. STEPHEN WELLS’s (LAMBETH) for ‘any door, 
HINGES 02 @ NEW CONSTRUCTION. |. 
‘- THE general character of thefe hinges 
coniifts in the application of a ftrap, 
or ftraps, and of a faddle piece between 
the joints, or of either of them, fo that 
they may be faftened to, -or let into 
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door-poft, writing-defk, bu- 
reau, &c. and may be completely con- 
cealed in the wood or other fubftance to 
which they are faftened. The principal 
merit claimed by the Patentee for this in~ 
vention, is its aptnefs in preventing the’ 
pollibility of making ufe of the daw or’ 
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