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<p> who governs Naples reads English it seems. Poli gives me so good an account of him<lb/> that he shall have a Copy of Introd., & if nothing happens to prevent, of Code.</p> <p> I saw <sic>t'other</sic> day upon <del>a</del> paper a very pretty contest between porr Capt. Griffiths, who <lb/> was killed in the W. Indies and L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Howe: L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Howe insiting that Griffiths was entitled <lb/> to between 3 & 4,000£, <del> <gap/> </del> <add> a </add> quarter part of which would have come out of <add> his </add> British pocket: & <lb/> Griffiths insisting as strenuously that he was not. The case was that which L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> H commanded<lb/> in N. America he stationed Griffith near Rhode Island with a ship under his command beside <lb/> his own: this made him a Commodore, provided the appointment of the commander of the subordinate<lb/> ship were confirmed afterwards by the Admiralty. L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> H having been so disrespectfully treated in so <lb/> many other particulars by L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. S. Gr. had no notion that the appointment would be confirmed: nor <lb/> would he believe it when he first heard of it; however as it turned out, confirmed it was. And <lb/> this was the subject of the dispute. By the death of poor Gr. a <del> <gap/> </del> plan of his for cutting off 2 <lb/> French ships miscarried; a plan of which L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. Howe speaks in terms of perfect admiration. What a <lb/> loss this to the service!</p> <pb/> <p> May 13<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> 1780.</p><p> Samuel Bentham Esq.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <lb/> at Mr Shairpe's <lb/> British Consul <lb/> <hi rend="underline">Petersburgh</hi>.</p> | |||
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who governs Naples reads English it seems. Poli gives me so good an account of him
that he shall have a Copy of Introd., & if nothing happens to prevent, of Code.
I saw t'other day upon a paper a very pretty contest between porr Capt. Griffiths, who
was killed in the W. Indies and Ld Howe: Ld Howe insiting that Griffiths was entitled
to between 3 & 4,000£, a quarter part of which would have come out of his British pocket: &
Griffiths insisting as strenuously that he was not. The case was that which Ld H commanded
in N. America he stationed Griffith near Rhode Island with a ship under his command beside
his own: this made him a Commodore, provided the appointment of the commander of the subordinate
ship were confirmed afterwards by the Admiralty. Ld H having been so disrespectfully treated in so
many other particulars by Ld. S. Gr. had no notion that the appointment would be confirmed: nor
would he believe it when he first heard of it; however as it turned out, confirmed it was. And
this was the subject of the dispute. By the death of poor Gr. a plan of his for cutting off 2
French ships miscarried; a plan of which Ld. Howe speaks in terms of perfect admiration. What a
loss this to the service!
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May 13th 1780.
Samuel Bentham Esq.r
at Mr Shairpe's
British Consul
Petersburgh.
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