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K./ [[underline]] Pss Elizabeth Portsmouth 26. June. 1794 [[/underline]] after Lord Howe's Victory In June My dear lady Charlotte We have been here ever since a quarter before eleven this morning & since that moment out at Sea till seven o Clock. of all days of my life this is the one that I may indeed call the proudest, for in my life such a sight I never saw before; The day was quite perfection in every sense of the word, & the Grand appearance of the Ships surpassses all description; when we went on board the Admirals Ship the Queen Charlotte the King gave Lord [[addition]] Howe [[/addition]] with his own hand a most magnificent Sword with a most flattering Sentence engraved on the hilt "viz " Delivered 'in person by His Majesty, on board the "Queen Charlotte June 26th 1794 to Earl Howe as a mark of his approbation on the signal Victory of June 1st 1794. A [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] very moving sight indeed was it my dear Lady Charlotte the giving & receiving this sword. We are all well thank God but I am very sleepy so have only time to assure you how I have as yet seen [[underline]] none [[/underline]] of your family [[unclear]] I am your I have looked for them & hear that they are well [[underline]] Charles letter [[/underline]] was talked of by [[addition]] Eliza [[/addition]] the [[underline]] King [[/underline]] on board; The [[underline]] Leviathan [[/underline]] looks beautiful at a distance I have not yet seen her near