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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 East 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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1779-09-09

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Samuel Bentham

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