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right to appoint to her. I am also much surprized to find by the latest Navy List published at the end of December that not one of the Admiral's [[addition]] officers [[/addition]] is confirmed, except Capt Creyk & Capt: Cochrane. There must surely be some mistake in this, for as the Admiral's power is unquestionable, so almost all his promotions are unto what are considered as sure vacancies. But Your Royal Highness need not be told that the late first Lord of the Admiralty (for my Lord How has now succeeded) never lost sight of the old grudge, - K - it is indeed extremely obvious that the former Board did every thing they cou'd to harrass Admiral Digby & render his situation as disagreeable as possible. His employment must however now be soon at an end, & I shou'd imagine that now the Preliminaries are signed, he will ask leave to come home before the
