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have no objection to it. — No certainly. Well
then, there is a new 74 which you may
have if you please: but as the warrant for
the frigate is already in your name, it
will not be so proper that another warrant
for another ship should be made out in
the same name immediately after. Ld
S. and Ld Dudley (Qu. what can the
latter have to do with the business?) are to
lay papers before the house next Thursday,
and such a change might appear
odd. Some other person's name must therefore
be put into the warrant for the 74 of which
mention is to be made in those
papers Mr Hughes for example: but as
soon as ever the accounts are delivered in
there that to Mr Hughes may be cancelled,
and another made out for you. What the
consideration was to be for the frigate, he
either did not tell me, or I do not remember:
that for the 74 was to be £100
a year for three years; but he proposes
to pay a sum down at once — But how
said I do you settle about the time of payment?
I hope you do not pay any thing first. Oh,
no, said he, never fear me; not a penny
till I have the warrant in my pocket on
Thursday or the next day, I hope to have
it: and when I have it I will bring it
you.
Miscellaneous particulars — Mrs Steele
asked him whether he should not like to
have a boy of his brought in to the
Charter-house. [Ld N. & Ld S. are both
Governors of that charity] This he declined
for the present, fearing to disoblige a friend
who had undertaken to get the boy into the
Blue-coat School.
Mrs
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Mrs Switch's husband is a German: he is
abroad in the service in some capacity
or other of some minister of ours at
some foreign court. Berlin was mentioned
for one. I suppose the place is one of the
highest that a man can have and yet
be in service: that of Maitre d'hôtel for
example. You don't remember any such
person at Berlin do you?
One day that B. was there, he saw a
gentleman there who he understood was
Sr John Duck, who is or has been Consul
at Leghorn.
Admiral Rodney took out with him
to the W. Indies (from this house I believe) 2000 lb weight
of essence of spruce and would have taken
more, had there been time. Admiral R.
and Sr Hugh Palliser used often to call
in there and chat. I forget whether R.
did not say it was for the sake of seeing
Mrs Townson.
Spruce beer seemed to answer extremely
well in G.B.'s long voyage, &
the men liked it very well. Notwithstanding
they had nothing but salt provisions
from the Cape of G.H. till they
had reached Scotland which was 17 weeks
(and that very bad & stale) there was no
scurvy till they had been sometime
in harbour in Scotland, & had drunk
quantities of whisky; and then only two
men had, who were presently cured by
coming on shore.
G.B. mentioned it either as an idea
either of his, or that is likely to be adopted
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