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proceed down the river. With a Hivonible wind on the following day we liiiled, and ancliored in Long Reach about five in the evening. Ahiiough this trial of t!ie Ihip may appear vciy idfignificant, yet as (lie had never been under I'ail, it was not made without fome anxiel)-. The eondrudion of her upper works, for the fake of adding to the comfort of the accom- modations^ differing materially from the general fadiion, pro<iucetl an un- lighily app/arancc ; and gave rife to various opinions unfavorable to her qualities as a fea-boat ; for which reafon it was natural 10 pay the minutcll attention to her (leering, and other prt)pcrties whf^n ii motion ; and we obtained in the courfe of this fhori expedition, the pleafing profpe(-^ of her proving lumdy, and in all other relpcds a very comfortable wd'd. Various neeeffary occupations dctaiiiecl us in Long Reach until the W'cdnci. 2C'. 2()ih, when, liaving taken on board all our ordnance (lores, and fuch things as were wanted from Dcptford dock yard, we proceeded down the river on our way to Porilmouth. My orders for this purpofe were accom- panied by another, to receive on board and convey to his native country Tozoraro, an Indian, from one of the Sandwich Illands, who had been brought from thence by fome of the north wed American traders in July 178c). This man had lived, whilfl in England, in great obfcurity, and did hot feem in the lead to have benefited by his refidence in this country. Ohfavorable winds prevented our reaching the Downs until the 30th; where they ftill continued, and, being attended with very boiderous wea- VhJiday'^. ther, detained us until the 3d of february ; when, with a (hong gale from the northward, we proceeded down channel. About noon m'c pafled the South Foreland, and had the misfortune to lo(c John Brown, who fell overboard, and was drowned. lie was one of the Carpenter's mates, an exceedingly good man, and very much regretted. About noon on the 5th we anchored at Spithead, where Rear- Admiral Goodall's flag was flying on board His Majedy's diip 'anguard, in company with twelve fail of the line, and fcv( ral frigates. Some defers in the fliip's head were already evident, as the bum- kins, and a confiderable part of the head were nov wadied away. Tlicfe repairs, with fuch other duties as were neeeffary, I gave orders to have executed -, and my prefence being required in London, I repaired thither ; Sunday 30 February. Saturday 5.