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We then took a walk to Delfthaven a village | <p>We then took a walk to Delfthaven a village | ||
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about 2 miles from Rotterdam where <unclear>their</unclear> India | about 2 miles from Rotterdam where <unclear>their</unclear> India | ||
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into the yard. <del>and which</del> we went aboard of it and | into the yard. <del>and which</del> we went aboard of it and | ||
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as we found the director of the work | as we found the director of the work a very intelligent | ||
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and communicative man<unclear>,</unclear> I was well paid for my | |||
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walk. They build their Indiamen in such a manner | |||
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as to be capable of being turned into men of war | |||
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when wanted as such. This would make a 64 | |||
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Gun ship. She had already made 5 voyages | |||
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to the Esat <sic>Indias</sic> and it was intended she should | |||
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make 3 more. She had however some repair at each | |||
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voyage. <del><gap/></del></p> | |||
<p>We called upon M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Enslie at our return and he | |||
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gave me a letter to his Brother at Amsterdam. | |||
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<sic>and</sic> then went to the french coffee house for about ½ an | |||
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hour. I looked over the English newspapers, but saw | |||
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nothing interesting in them. We understand here that | |||
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S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <sic>Cha's</sic> Hardy is at Portsmouth.</p> | |||
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5) Rotterdam
[Before Strachan went to England there were not above one
or two Ships in hand now there are 5 or 6 of the
line building or repairing.]
We then took a walk to Delfthaven a village
about 2 miles from Rotterdam where their India
company have a Dock yard entirely on their own account.
There was no admittance there neither; but there was
a Ship repairing which could be came at with out going
into the yard. and which we went aboard of it and
as we found the director of the work a very intelligent
and communicative man, I was well paid for my
walk. They build their Indiamen in such a manner
as to be capable of being turned into men of war
when wanted as such. This would make a 64
Gun ship. She had already made 5 voyages
to the Esat Indias and it was intended she should
make 3 more. She had however some repair at each
voyage.
We called upon Mr Enslie at our return and he
gave me a letter to his Brother at Amsterdam.
and then went to the french coffee house for about ½ an
hour. I looked over the English newspapers, but saw
nothing interesting in them. We understand here that
Sr Cha's Hardy is at Portsmouth.
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Samuel Bentham |
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