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While I was at Cherson, at the breaking out of the war
Adm.l Mordwinoff had orders to give Passports to any who
would fit out Privateers, as well in the Mediterranean
and Archipelago, as in the Black Sea, but few People
of Enterprise presented themselves to
obtain such Commission.

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.<lb/

>Lotteries & Card-playing I had always avoided, but
in this Case, besides the views of Gain, the Idea of
setting an Example, & a rising Enmity against the
Turks induced Merdwinoff & me to endeavour to
raise a Sum for the fitting out of Lambro;Mendwinoff
gave 3000 rubles, I & 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 from him of the Profits cleared
from his Prizes, I have found no difficulty of selling
my Share, I should have found no difficulty in selling my Share.
I chose rather to take my Chance of the future success; & according
to the Newspapers our Lambro (called always Major Lambro)

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