very ill but he ought to thank god for his being So well as he is -he informs use that one of there Seamen fell from the main Top Gallen Yard Yesterday and frackterd his head and brock his arm all to pices but the Surgeon Says that he still will doe very well -Sarah McCormick still very ill -the doctor thinks her a great dele better than she was Yesterday -order come on board for to let every body have what water the[y] please thank god for it -got under way at half after 2 oClock and Stood in to the harbour as did all the fleet -a shore boat came along Side with Some black men in her and hove Several oranges on board -one the Right hand going in is a battry in ane opening close to the Waters edge the Same on the left hand -on the top of a very high hill and lines all the way down to the first Battry a very Strong fort on the Right hand almost even with the Water when the Commd. came abreast of this fort he Saluted it with 13 Guns which the fort returnd with Same Number -one the left hand almost oppisid to the fort that Saluted ther is a nother fort but not near So Strong as it -a little father one the left hand is a Squar fort one an Island which we past also -the Charott came on board of use ther bein little wind Spoke to Creswell and Poulden and find that the[y] have been very well as also Tensh -3 Boats with Several Gentlemen came along Side which throw Several oranges on board -at half after 5 the commd. made the Signal (a Checkerd flag at the Mizen peek) for the fleet to come to ane Anchor -came to anchor at half past 7 oClock in the Harbour of Rio Janaria South America -Rodney one of the Boys cald So from being on Board Ld. Rodneys Ship in the Accion of the 12 of April 1782 fell from the Staboard [set?] harpons over board but was got in again without hourting himself much except been brused from lighting one the Anchor befor he fell in the water
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