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1787- the lhip, andunyfelf, fully explained to the injured Portu-
; gueze, j^yhat villian;s they,, were who^h^d,| iiqpqfeff. upqn,
thisrn. wet£,mp£ witjhppt ,apprehen^Qn^ rth^^thjiy, might
entertain an, unfavour^Je' opinion?i EngJifljmen, in ge-
neralj frpmfi the. con,du<9: of. t^efer ratals ];,. wc^ therefore
thought it neceffary_tp acquaint* them, that the perpetratcijfs.
qfT; tliec fraud weref. felons .doomed tQ. tian^jrtatiqrij^y the
laws .of their4 cpi^try, fqr .'having, .com^^ .offepccs,
there.
Abput pne}o’clock a gentle, breeze, from^the eaft rcarriefl; 1
us withlri about; auaile^of the bar ^ . where, at nin,e oVIrylrj
we. anchored » iq / fixteen fathom... water, T h e . calms had
baffled _ the. Supply, fo. much, that. fhe_. had pn.ly., drppped. her
anchor, a,little.while,, beforje.u.s. ;
6th; Early .this morning, it »being, quite, calm,- the. cpm-
modpr e.; .difpatched an. officer »to the viceroy, wha,met with,
a courteous reception, -and. aboxit eleven, .j/eloch, returned
with, th e , boat nearly full ofefiaut.andwegetaMps, Pent. as.
prefents ..to .the. commodore, from fbtae.of his oldTriends and j
acquaintance]^ Some . years'ngo.Gaptain Phillip w ason this
epajf; commander o f ; a PortugpOze* man- of^ war.. During
that time he. performed- feveral ^gallant ads, which, aided b y ,
his.
his other amiable qualities, rendered him extremely popular ; 1787.
here, and recommended him to the notice of the court of .AugufL,
Lifbom* j Shortly? after, his - own country having a?claim to
his fervideiS,Aon »the breaking outr of, a war, he declined a
comm'and offered him by the. Portugueze, and returned to
the Engliffl na-tfy- j where he ferved feme1 time as lieutenant
{a rahk he hadiheld» before he "had engaged in theKffrvice of
Pott-ugfl) on board the Alexander ^ under the command of
that brave and exemplary character,. Lord Langford..
. 1»About two'-o’dlduk- we got: under way, with'a'gentle-, fea-
breeze, which tan-us into the harbour.' In paffingiSanta
Cruz' - fort, the1 commodore faluted it with'thirteen guns;.
whicbA Was’-f etiirned' 'wit-h an equal number. v This5 day a.
Portugueze fflip failed-for Lilbon, which gave us an oppor-
tuMfy! writing ffiort letters to-our friends in. England..
- 8th. In the'forenooiiFthS'commodore;>atteESded.by molt
of the officers on the-expedition, - paid' the-wicerayi» viffi of
ee'reffioriy.. On ourT&nding^wowe’reJreceivedibyan officer* ■
and u'■fiiaf^'jtho conducted? u§ to” the - palaCe^'.‘-' As'we. paffed •
the guard oftf,dut-y Therey th e1 colours .were";laid at the feet
of the- cotnmodord ; than ^hich>nothing'Could have been a
higher tokdn q£ refpeQh^; We-nthem proceeded up flairs inta
a large