Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.
All changes noted in the ERRATA (pg xvi) have been applied to the
etext.
The heading and signature lines of letters have been made consistent
in style; the printer sometimes combined them to save space on a page.
Three occurrences of the character ſ (long-form s) have been replaced
by the normal s. (Pg 1 also; pg 5 Brisbane; pg 383 sloop.)
Sometimes the currency symbol l (for libra, pounds) was used instead
of £. This has been changed to _l_ for clarity. For example, 50l is
represented as 50_l_.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspelling in the text,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example:
crouded, crowd; chaced, chased; stile, style; control, controul.
Pg x. 'requst' replaced by 'request'.
Pg xi. 'hononr' replaced by 'honour'.
Pg xii. 'sharers' replaced by 'shares'.
Pg xiv. 'establisment' replaced by 'establishment'.
Pg xv. 'Trinadad' replaced by 'Trinidad'.
Pg xvi. 'proccedure' replaced by 'procedure'.
Pg 11. '11,375 16 ' replaced by '11,375 16 8'.
Pg 16. 'Cloudesly' replaced by 'Cloudesley' (twice).
Pg 20. 'harrassed' replaced by 'harassed'.
Pg 22. 'eastermost' replaced by 'easternmost'.
Pg 23. 'capitol' replaced by 'capital'.
Pg 30. 'inorder to' replaced by 'in order to'.
Pg 38. "Holl's" replaced by "Holl"; "Barr's" replaced by "Barr".
Pg 43. 'peformed' replaced by 'performed'.
Pg 52. 'Barriadera' replaced by 'Barradera'.
Pg 52. 'Castilio' replaced by 'Castillo'.
Pg 66. 'recal' replaced by 'recall'.
Pg 67. 'embarassment' replaced by 'embarrassment'.
Pg 71. 'amunition' replaced by 'ammunition'.
Pg 76. 'Massachusets' replaced by 'Massachusetts'.
Pg 76. 'secresy' replaced by 'secrecy'.
Pg 77. 'Louisburgh' replaced by 'Louisburg'.
Pg 81. 'usged' replaced by 'urged'.
Pg 87. 'alledging' replaced by 'alleging'.
Pg 87. 'notwithsanding' replaced by 'notwithstanding'.
Pg 90. 'fac totum' replaced by 'factotum'.
Pg 91. 'endeavonr' replaced by 'endeavour'.
Pg 91. 'notwithsanding' replaced by 'notwithstanding'.
Pg 93. 'wihich' replaced by 'which'.
Pg 97. 'groud' replaced by 'ground'.
Pg 109. 'datachment' replaced by 'detachment'.
Pg 111. 'compleated' replaced by 'completed'. (For consistency
with ERRATA ref. pg 121.)
Pg 114. 'Aix La Chapelle' replaced by 'Aix-la-Chapelle'.
Pg 122. 'parly' replaced by 'parley'.
Pg 125. 'Foudryant' replaced by 'Foudroyant'.
Pg 128. 'accquaint' replaced by 'acquaint'.
Pg 132. 'Divison' replaced by 'Division'.
Pg 140. 'compleat' replaced by 'complete'.
Pg 144. 'Keppell' replaced by 'Keppel'.
Pg 150. 'predeliction' replaced by 'predilection'.
Pg 152. 'Keppell' replaced by 'Keppel'.
Pg 160. 'chearfulness' replaced by 'cheerfulness'.
Pg 166. 'Battlions of a' replaced by 'Battalions of'.
Pg 231. 'compleating' replaced by 'completing'.
Pg 170. 'scite' replaced by 'site'.
Pg 176. 'unparelelled' replaced by 'unparalleled'.
Pg 178. 'momentuous' replaced by 'momentous'.
Pg 186. 'rouze' replaced by 'rouse'.
Pg 190. 'mœnuvre' replaced by 'manœuvre'.
Pg 201. 'waving' replaced by 'waiving'.
Pg 202. 'Ticonderago' replaced by 'Ticonderoga'.
Pg 202. 'wiley' replaced by 'wily'.
Pg 206. 'desart' replaced by 'desert'.
Pg 217. 'Pensylvania' replaced by 'Pennsylvania'.
Pg 223. 'retrogade' replaced by 'retrograde'.
Pg 224. 'mœnuvring' replaced by 'manœuvring'.
Pg 232. 'Pitcaim' replaced by 'Pitcairne'.
Pg 243. 'vollies' replaced by 'volleys'.
Pg 251. 'Charlestown' replaced by 'Charleston'.
Pg 255. 'developeing' replaced by 'developing'.
Pg 263. 'distingushed' replaced by 'distinguished'.
Pg 266. 'sweeped' replaced by 'swept'.
Pg 266. 'hazarduous' replaced by 'hazardous'.
Pg 267. 'chearfully' replaced by 'cheerfully'.
Pg 276. 'nogociations' replaced by 'negociations'.
Pg 279. 'hazarduous' replaced by 'hazardous'.
Pg 281. 'momentuous' replaced by 'momentous'.
Pg 297. 'unparelleled' replaced by 'unparalleled'.
Pg 300. 'cooly' replaced by 'coolly'.
Pg 300. 'befel' replaced by 'befell'.
Pg 310. 'Braave' replaced by 'Brave'.
Pg 317. 'traiterous' replaced by 'traitorous'.
Pg 325. 'dependancies' replaced by 'dependencies'.
Pg 335. 'independant' replaced by 'independent'.
Pg 335. 'compleat' replaced by 'complete'.
Pg 338. 'saliant' replaced by 'salient'.
Pg 338. 'adviseable' replaced by 'advisable'.
Pg 347. 'desart' replaced by 'desert' (twice).
Pg 352. 'precipiece' replaced by 'precipice'.
Pg 352. 'unremitted' replaced by 'unremitting'.
Pg 353. 'dependancy' replaced by 'dependency'.
Pg 359. 'Tremenduous' replaced by 'Tremendous'.
Pg 359. 'achievments' replaced by 'achievements'.
Pg 363. 'commencment' replaced by 'commencement'.
Pg 378. 'panegyrick' replaced by 'panegyric'.
Pg 381 Footnote [7]. 'given in by' replaced by 'given by'.
Pg 384. 'intepidity' replaced by 'intrepidity'.
Pg 384. 'unremitedly' replaced by 'unremittingly'.
Pg 386. 'occomplished' replaced by 'accomplished'.
Pg 387. 'achievment' replaced by 'achievement'.
Pg 389. 'tremenduous' replaced by 'tremendous'.
Pg 390. 'purchaced' replaced by 'purchased'.
Pg 396. 'cooly' replaced by 'coolly'.
Pg 398. 'respectsble' replaced by 'respectable'.
Pg 400. 'scurrillity' replaced by 'scurrility'.
Pg 400. 'philipics' replaced by 'philippics'.
Pg 402. 'succeessor' replaced by 'successor'.
Pg 405. 'allottment' replaced by 'allotment'.
Pg 407. 'Attornies' replaced by 'Attorneys'.