the Ship, and. therefore’ does not sink the vessel; besides; it man only,
damage that portion oft the cargd. The same author observes, that
• this method might be well adapted for men of war. But Notwithstanding
its obvious ad vantages, this mode has not yet been adopted
in European ship building.* Now would it not be advisable,to try it
first for a packet, where perhaps six partitions might be quiteienough
to prevent the ship from sinking, in case-rnf any; accidents; and» if
this ship should not sail quite so quick as another, yet the security
of saving the. fives'bf the crew, as well as of a valuable part of the
cargo from damage and destrbction, would overbalance ' the in-
convenience,1 and the lessening bf insurance; with other considerations,
render the plan of infinite consequence;:;;
After this heavy gale of wind the weather becameiahore; Steady;
and we continued onr course with a north-westerly. breeae till; the
eighteenth of November, when we fell jn with a Papenbergi vessel
coming from Lisbon; but the weather was still too . boisterous to
hear distinctly what the captain said. On the nineteenth!w&i arii
chored in the;Tagus, but were for several ;days kept under strict
quarantine/which regulation,"the. report of the prevailing'disease
in the United States made very necessary ’ ;
"O f all tfee .political affairs which now happen here/you will be
informed by the public papers as - far as they; interest’ you#‘and
therefore, in finishing this letter, I have« only to ,mention, that I
intend to femain this winter at Lisbon, and so prepare myself gradually
for a hOttherfi Climate; but I am unable* to express the
fe’elings I already enjoy in the hopes of seeing you, your family,
and my other friends soon again.
P. S. -At my arrival at Lisbon, the advanced money which I received
in the United States was directly repaid# and I have received
since, a letter from my banker, Mr.—— , in which he informs me
* Account of an; Embassy of the Earl of Macartney to fUhina. By Sir George.
Staunton, Vol. 1.' p/500.; f
that a mistake had happened with my letter of credit for New
York; and that the direction ought to haves been John, instead of
H. Tli—; that this gentleman had left New York; though this
was unknown #heiii th© letter of credit was sent to me. As unfavourable
as^-those circumstances wefe, I wish that all travellers to
whom such an accident in a foreign country should happen, may
meet with such a friendly reception and assistance as I did
in North America.