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THE INAUGURATION DINNER, 4ba

merit to be valued and trusted; and they most heartily embraced
the occasion of giving me this assurance, that they would never
have any interest separate from one another,

Upon these frank and open declarations of friendship, we ap-
pointed the next day to dine all togethers and indeed we made a

splendid feast.  T eaused the ship’s cook and his mate to come on

 

“ONDLED WH MADE A STILENDID FIEANT ”

shore and dress our dinner, and the old cook’s mate we had on
shore assisted. We brought on shore six pieces of good beef, and
four pieces of pork out of the ship’s provision, with our punch-
bowl and materials to fill it; and, in particular, gave them ten
bottles of French claret, and ten bottles of Hnglish beer—things that
neither the Spaniards nor the Knglishmen had tasted for many
years; and which, it may be supposed, they were exceeding
glad of.