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and the Enemy have been destressed and humbled; But turn one’s Eye now, which way one will, difficulties, and those in the extreme, stare us full in the Teeth—However a lucky hour in Battle, assisted by the hand of Providence, may do wonders for poor old England—But how Sir George Rodney could bring himself, to keep his whole force to guard one path, when [[underline]] half [[/underline]] of it, was fully equal to the Service, and to leave [[underline]] another, [[/underline]] (which appeared, not only to me, but almost to Every officer in His Majesty’s fleet, the most probable the Enemy would take) without any Guard at all, is matter of the utmost astonishment to me. I have really fretted myself ill—for nothing my dear General [[catchword]] short [[/catchword]]
