Twelvemonth, he would be able to complete all his Affairs Abroad, and return to England.

I applied to feveral eminent Jewellers to dispose of my large Diamond, which I was now refolved to turn into Money, in order to remit it to England; but fome thro' Ignorance, and others thro' Knavery, put fo low a Price upon it, that I was refolved not to dispose of it here at all: However at last I happened, at a Coffee-house adjoining to the Stadt-house, to mention it to Mr. Levy, a noted Jewish Broker, who was in Raptures at the Sight of it, and undertook to get me a Customer; which he accordingly did in the Prince of DarmStadt, whofe Agent paid me down to the Amount

of 22000% which was more than ever I expected; and I thought myself so obliged to the Fidelity and Addrefs of Levy, that I infifted upon his accepting 200 Florins, befides what was ufual for Commiffion; and thus I found myfelf richer than I could in my most fanguine Hopes have defired, and immediately procured Bills payable at London, which I fent by the Packet to Mr. Diaper, referving only about 500l. to carry me Home, and for fuch other Matters as might occur. I now made the Tour of the Provinces, and faw the most confiderable Places in the Dominions of the Republic, and at length went to Rotterdam, with a. View to get a Paffage in fome Ship for England, and found the Salisbury, Capt. Mac-Kenzie ready L 6.

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to fail; with whom agreeing, I embarked with him, and in three or four Days afterwards failed for that Country my Soul now longed after, tho' it revived in my Mind a thoufand Ideas, that gave me Pain inexpreffible..

Captain M'Kenzie's Ship was a very ftout one, and well manned; fo, notwithstanding Privateers fwarmed in the Channel and North Seas, he was refolved not to wait for Convoy, but make the. beft of his Way alone, and accordingly we failed with a favourable Wind; but, abreast of the North Forcland, we were chaced by a Privateer under French Colours, who, tho' we crouded all the Sail we could, wronged us greatly, and foon came up with us: She was a large Ship, full of Guns and Men; however M'Kenzie refolved to do all he could to fave himself, and, edging down upon her, gave her a Broadfide, which raked her fore and aft, and damaged her Rigging; our Salute was returned by the like Compliment, and all their Tops being manned with Marines, with fmall Arms, who difcharged at the same Time, we had a Number of our Men killed and wounded, and Captain McKenzie being fhot thro' the Head, his Mate disabled, and all Things in Confufion, it was thought high Time to strike to the Enemy, who fent their Boat on Board of us, and, leaving a Number of Hands behind them, took me and two or three other Paffengers with them to appear before their Captain, whofe

whofe Name was Le Serre, and the Privateer's the Terrible, belonging to Havre de Grace. He behaved with an Extremity of Politeness, returned us our Swords, made us dine with him, and forbad his Men to strip any of the Prisoners, to whom he acted with great Generofity and Tenderness. He found his Prize a very good one, which perhaps not a little contributed to his pleasant Temper, for we were laden with a very valuable Cargo. My Lofs was very trifling, confifting principally of what Money I had about me; and Le Serre very much diftinguished me, and feemed greatly pleased with my Conversation. And thus I found myself in the Condition of a Captive, tho' it did not give me much Pain, as there had, I understood, been a Cartel fettled between the two Nations for the Exchange of Prisoners: Nay, I was not a little pleased that I should have an Opportunity to fee France, which I had a long Time defired..

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CHAP. LV.

He fets out for Paris.-He relieves an English Officer in Diftrefs.-Finds him to be an old Friend. They fatisfy one another in the Relation of their Adventures.-They vifit Verfailles.-The Officer falls in Love with a Lady they meet in the Gardens.

Having difpofed of Matters in the Prize, and

on Board the Terrible, the Captain carried us into Dunkirk, where our Men were put into the Prison; but, as to myfelf and the reft of the Paffengers, we had Liberty, upon our Parole, to walk in the Town, fo that we did not go near the Works, which they are very cautious left any Stranger fhould infpect. We had a Houfe affigned us to lodge in, and from thence, when a little fettled, I wrote to my Father, Truman, and other Friends in England, to whom I had also be. fore wrote from Rotterdam, acquainting them with the Misfortune that had happened to me, and letting them know that I had drawn a Bill for 2001. payable on Sight, to Monfieur Varillon, or his Order in London. I received an Answer in about a Month, in which, after condoling with me on my Mishap, they informed me, that Truman, with my Effects, had arrived safe in England, and that they had difpofed

difpofed every Thing for my Benefit; that the Bills I fent from Holland had been paid, and that all my Friends were in Health, and longed for nothing so much as to fee me; and Mr. Goodwill had got Letters from a great Man to the Minister of the Marine in France, by which he did not doubt they should hear I was immediately released; and this Way they the rather took, as no Cartel Ship would fail to France for fome Time. My Mother's Letter was full of Tenderness and all that Affection and Regard the preferved in her Breaft for her Son, of which I had had fo many and fo great Inftances. One Thing gave me a high Satisfaction, which was, that I received a Letter from my Friend Diaper, who had fafely arrived in England, and only waited my coming Home to celebrate his Nuptials with his dearest Mifs Bellair. In about 10 Days after I had the Pleasure of receiving: thefe Letters, which fet my Heart at reft, an Order came to the Governor of Dunkirk, to release an English Gentleman, whofe Name was Thompson, and to fuffer him to depart to whatever Place his Inclination led him; and accordingly I was fent for by him, and acquainted with the News. I returned him my Thanks in the beft Manner I could, and he ftaid me to dine with him; and I wrote a Letter of Acknowledgment to the Minister, and hoped I fhould be permitted to thank him in Perfon at my Arrival at Paris, where I proposed to do my

felf