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Yr Letter my dearest Son arrived at the moment when every Soul was assembled upon the Esplanade to Witness & assist at the rejoicings of Nelson's Victory, & as it was a Naval Victory Our foreign:French Feu de joie /foreign began with the Firing of the Ships in the Bay of which the Noise was very Great & loud. This was followed by that of the Troops & lasted from 1/2 past eight till near Ten a Clock, We then came in to Breakfast when I read Yr Letter & cannot express how Gratefull I felt to the Almighty for Preserving Yr life in so very Extraordinary a Manner & for Yr attention in mentioning every particular about it., How many reasons have I Not lay in the eight & forty House to be thankfull to Providence I hope I shall not forget it, & must beseech You to be very carefull about Yourself & to Consider how dear Yr Life is & ever will be to men.