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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Every one will remember that period, fo glorious to Britain, the latter end of the minif'try of the late Earl of Chatham. I was then returned from a tour through the great ell part of Europe, particularly through the whole of Spain and Portugal, between whom there then was an appearance of approaching war. I was about' to retire to a fmall pa trimony I had received from my ancef'tors, in order to em brace a life of Rudy and reflection, nothing 'more aetive appearing then within my power, when chance threw me unexpee'tedly into a very Ihort and very defultory conver'fam tion with Lord Chatham..
Every one will remember that period, fo glorious to Britain, the latter end of the minif'try of the late Earl of Chatham. I was then returned from a tour through the great ell part of Europe, particularly through the whole of Spain and Portugal, between whom there then was an appearance of approaching war. I was about' to retire to a fmall pa trimony I had received from my ancef'tors, in order to em brace a life of Rudy and reflection, nothing 'more aétive appearing then within my power, when chance threw me unexpeé'tedly into a very Ihort and very defultory conver'fam tion with Lord Chatham..