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did with great agility : but unluckily upon hard stones, whichhas hurt iny back and my leg, but done no other mischief.Tt was a thousand to one that I had not been killed. Tocrown all, a young girl was riding with me; her horse ranaway with mine; but most fortunately a gallant young manseized her horse’s bridle a moment before I dismounted, andsaved her from the destruction which she could not haveavoided.
Kingsmill came to Town on Sunday, and has taken pos-session of his Ship and Land Frigate again. 6 At Maidstone1 see by the Papers, you have returned the old Members : 7how consistently Mr. Marsham has behaved to support Mr.Fox, and then thank the King for turning him out. There canbe no good at the bottom, I am afraid. Lady Hughes is here,but I have not received my orders. Give my complimentsto Madam Bradley, &c. and rest assured
I am yours, most siucerely,
Give my best compliments to George Smith : you can vouchfor my intention to have visited him. Kingsmill desires hiscompliments. What inquiries you wish me to make aboutyour land in Dominica , pray put upon paper.
[Autograph, in the Nelson Papers.]
Boreas, Portsmouth, April 23rd, 1784.
Dear Brother,
Come when you please, I shall be ready to receive you.Bring your canonicals and sermons. Do not bring any
6 Captain Kingsmill then commanded the Elizabeth 74, a guardship at Ports-mouth. He was elected M.P. for Tregony. It does not appear what Nelson meant by “ Land Frigate.”
7 Clement Taylor, Esq., and Gerard Noel Edwards, Esq. The HonourableCharles Marsham, (afterwards second Lord, and first Earl Romney,) who hadtaken an active part in the debates on the India Bill, was re-elected for theCounty of Kent .