Memoirs of Josias Rogers, Esq; Commander of His Majesty's Ship, Quebec (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ..." The moment we saw the Dart, I got under sail; Sir Charles Grey, and I having determined to. go with what we had. But General Dundas, Colonel Symes, and You are too valuable to be left behind: so here we are, running back to St. Helen's.--Do not be later on board to-morrow than one o'clock, the wind being too precious to lose. Yours, &c. Boyne, November 27." The following letters give the particulars of Captain Rogers's voyage to Madeira. I choose to give what particulars I can in his oxvn words; chiefly because they tend so much to open his character.--The former of these letters shews, in an extraordinary degree, his solicitude about the charge intrusted to him. Though he was bound on a voyage to the West-Indies, and within little more than a mile of his wife, and family, for whom, on all occasions he expressed the tenderest regard, he would not allow himself the pleasure of going on shore, lest something might happen, though he knew not what, to injure the trust, in which he had engaged. From the second Jetter, it appears as if he had acted contrary to the Admirals orders, in touching at Madeira. But, no doubt, he had either received some counter-order; or had heard of, or seen the Admiral, or had at least a very good reason to give him for not going directly to Barbadoes, as in the former of these letters he says he intended to do. Quebec, off Lymington river, November 6, 1793. H You will be surprized to see the date of my letter; but 1 have dropped anchor here, to wait for two of the ordnance transports, which lag behind. J wish I could see you; but my reputation is too dear to my own peace of mind to risque.any thing, that can in the least tend to injure me in the opinion of the Admiral, and Sir Charles. My eer tions for these thr...