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5.

Londres, le 6 novembre 1804.

J'ai reyu aujourdTui lTonneur de votre lettre, dans laquelle

vous souhaitez savoir еп quoi consiste l'escadre sous les ordres

de топ frbre. L'amiral Tchitchagov, dans sa lettre du

sept., пе dit pas ni les noms des vaisseaux, ni le пот du са-

pitaine. Mais раг ипе lettre que j'ai regue hier du 30 sept.

је vois que le Ретвизанъ est du nombre et que топ frbre а

se mettre еп route [е 4 ои 5 d'oct. J'ai 1'honneur d'@tre

анес ип respectueux attachement etc.

Sam. Greig.

(5.

Porvsmouth, november 26 1805.

had the honour this morning to receive your note and [о

communicate the content of it to vice-admiral Seniavin, who

desires те to assure уои, that should m-r Rose or апу of his

family от friends соте to see the russian squadron before he

sails, every civility will be paid to them. At the same time he

desires те to acquaint уои that the squadron is quite ready

for sea and that he intends to sail to-morrow. ат sorry to

say have had very bad healtll during ту stay here, aud

shall be extremely happy to return to ту own home, which

hope to do to-morrow or the day after. hope the countess

and miss Jardine were well when уои left them.