However, I sent an Officer with a Boat on shore to attend to Mr. Banks and people who was very desirous of being on shore at any rate, while I keept plying as near the shore as possible with the Ship.
In the Meantime we keept Standing in for the Island with the Ship.
Airs at East-South-East, with which we keept edging in for the Land.
At day light in the morning weighed again, and keept plying to windward between Edam and Duffin's Island, but gained very little owing to the variableness of the winds.
After it is thus put together it is beat out to its proper breadth and fineness, upon a long square piece of wood, with wooden beaters, the Cloth beingkeept wet all the time.
Hazey, with rain, but the winds, tho more moderate, keept in the South-East quarter.
Its weell that his landing is keept up from the army, for he has gained so much the good will of all ranks of people in this country that have seen him, that if it was made publick it's thought it might have ill effects among them.
Their right follow'd and pursued our left, which made me not adventure to prosecute and push our advantage on our right so far as otherwayes wee might have done, however wee keept the field of battle, and the enimie retir'd to Dumblain.
Sir, "I have keept the man that brought yours of the nineteenth and twentieth, from A.
However, they keept me with them I suppose aboute half hour, still asking me questions, but at laste asked me to kiss the Cross.
They keept me on-board with all the people until I think the 1 May, when they took me onshore in order to examine me, and about four o'clock sent with a strong gard unto the Castle.
I sent off moste of my goods to Gurnsey, sold sume there, and keept sume, what the law would alow me to bring home, as I was promised that a vessel should be sent to bring me home.
We was all keept in prison until aboute the 20 or 21 day of the same month, when early in the morning were took out by a strong gard of soldars, sent to Dinan prison of war, where we had then plenty of room, etc.
All the people still full of friendship to me; but I keept myself still to myself as much as posable, without giving an ofence.
We was keept both in preson until, as I think, sume time in August, and was sent on parol about forty miles in a town called Josselin.
Which yonge man being discreete, and one whom they could trust, they so instructed askeept Ashley in some good mesure within bounds.
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