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A Greek of the name of Lambro, whom the Prince had taken
into the Service with the Rank of Captain, seemed the fittest of
all Men for such Enterprises, but money, the most essential
Article, was wanting.

Loteries & Card Playing I had always avoided, but, in
this Case, besides the views of Gain, the Idea of setting an
Example, and a rising Enmity against the Turks, induced
Modwinoff & me to raise a Sum for the fitting out of
Lambro, Modwinoff gave 3000, 1, and two others 1000
Each, and with this we sent him off to Leghorn, where
he fitted out a Vessel, and Prize after Prize, became
Master of 22 Sail; of these some were lost, but
before I left Cherson, altho' we had got no account of
him of the Profits cleared from his Prizes, I should
have found no difficulty in selling any there —
I chose rather to take my Chance of the future
success and according to the News-Papers our Lambro
(called always Major Lambro) has done wonders
besides so immensely rich Prizes he has taken hostages
and Islands, and driven all the Turkish Force —
It is ten to one that he dos not keep his Head long
on his Shoulders; but tho I have heard nothing
from the Parties concerned, I have no doubt but
they will look after their Interest, and that mine
will necessarily keep pace with theirs.

[I send by this same opportunity a Copy of a Journal of my
Excursion among the Kirgeses, badly written by Mr Newton, still
worse copied by another Englishman, but it may amuse
you for an hour.

I send it to Mr Whitworth, to go by a Courier. I have
just reced a Letter from Mr Shairp, but no News from any
of you in England.

Some Papers from the Heralds Office about my Commission
for the Military Order, I hear, are in Hynam's hands

Tobolsk Decr 3/14 1789

Recd at Q.S.P.
The 5th Feby 1790

1789 ) S.B. Tobolsk
Dec ) to
3/14 ) J.B. Hendon
) Copy to Q.S.P.

Identifier: | JB/541/092/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 541.
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