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K./ underline Pss Elizabeth Portsmouth 26. June. 1794 /underline after Lord Howe's Victory In June

My dear lady Charlotte We have been here ever since a quarter before eleven this morning & since that moment out at Sea till seven o Clock. of all days of my life this is the one that I may indeed call the proudest, for in my life such a sight I never saw before; The day was quite perfection in every sense of the word, & the Grand appearance of the Ships surpassses all description; when we went on board the Admirals Ship the Queen Charlotte the King gave Lord addition Howe /addition with his own hand a most magnificent Sword with a most flattering Sentence engraved on the hilt "viz " Delivered 'in person by His Majesty, on board the "Queen Charlotte June 26th 1794 to Earl Howe as a mark of his approbation on the signal Victory of June 1st 1794. A deletion unclear /deletion very moving sight indeed was it my dear Lady Charlotte the giving & receiving this sword. We are all well thank God but I am very sleepy so have only time to assure you how I have as yet seen underline none /underline of your family unclear I am your I have looked for them & hear that they note Eliza /note are well underline Charles letter /underline was talked of by the underline King /underline on board; The underline Leviathan /underline looks beautiful at a distance I have not yet seen her near