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Sceptre a New Line of Battle Ship of 64 Guns going down The River for The first time to receive Her Guns - We passed The [[underline]] Fayette French Ship [[/underline]] - prize to H. Mys. Ship [[underline]] Endymion [[/underline]] - She had on board, cloathing for 10.000 Men & abundance of Military Stores for the Americans - A prize of great consequence & value to Us. She appeared as We passed Her a very large Ship, but not fit to be kept in our Service as a Man of War - our Sailors thought She was hogged, or broken back't - When off Erith I saw a smart pleasure Boat close by Mr Shuttleworth's House - It proved afterwards to be that Gentleman's vessel; From a distance with the help of a good Glass I discovered Sir Joseph Banks Lord Palmerston & My Brother Charles on board of Her - on our approach this smart vessel
