Letter from Queen Charlotte to George, Prince of Wales

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there are along this Coast near [[underline]] 100. [[/underline]] Commanded by a Sea Captain Ingram. they are not paid, but furnish themselves with every thing, & they learn only the Maneuvering of the Great Guns, which they performed very well, the greatest Number of them are at Portland Island, & we say only 80. of them, when they had gone through their exercise they fired a Royal Salute, & we Drank at Captain Forests Tent, where every thing was as Neat as Possible, He is a well looking & well bred Man & so very pleasing in His address that I am not Surprized Ldy Catherine Manners likes Him. Lrd Rivers has left Us this Morning for a few Days, He as well as His Brother Sr William Pitt seem both much broke but recovering for the Sea Air. I do not think that Ldy Pitt is sensible


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