[17]: On March 6, there was a letter from the agents of the owners of the ship, putting a different complexion on the matter: the mutinous conduct of the emigrants being the cause of all the trouble.
[18]: We imagine Political Friends must here be alluded to—for the amiable and endearing qualities of the Marquis's sympathising heart, must have insured him, in private life, the warm affections of all his relations and dependants.
[19]: At the conclusion of the American War, when the noble Marquis came into power, he emphatically said "the Sun of England's Glory was set for ever," and many grave people entertained that opinion during the short time his Lordship was Minister of this Country.
[20]: He was notorious for his drinking propensities.
[21]: Dent de Lion, Margate.
[22]: Sic in original.
[23]: Shute Barrington. Bishop of Llandaff 1769. Bishop of Salisbury 1782. Bishop of Durham 1791.
[24]: To return thanks for Admiral Duncan's victory over the Dutch fleet.
[25]: The persons recovered during the year, by the instrumentality of the Society, appeared in solemn procession at the anniversary dinner.
Transcriber's note: Only obvious printer's errors have been corrected. The author's spelling has been maintained and inconsistencies have not been standardised.