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retrieve our Country’s misfortunes; but I am afraid we cannot expect it, from judgement, or by acting upon any rational, well digested plan, which the present situation of our Royal Master’s Affairs makes absolutely necessary; to Act by whim & Caprice will never do; But if we have the good fortune to be able to bring the Enemy to fair Battle, I am not out of hope, but the Year Eighty two, may still prove a truly glorious one, for the Arms of Great Britain. Every endeavour in my humble opinion should have been had recourse to, and every risque have been encountered, for intercepting the Brest Armament could we luckily have effected that, (and without all manner of doubt we might) the main difficulty would have been surmounted [[underline]] and [[/underline]]
