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 enible, in common with their country, of the value of thoe ervices to which his life had been hitherto devoted, particularly to thoe commercial interets in which they were deeply concerned* Under this impreon a certain number of merchants and hip-owners met, and reolved to raie the um of 100,000l, to be preented to him as a free gift— the well-earned reward of his meritorious exertions; each ubcriber engaging never to divulge the name of himelf, or of any other peron contributing, in order to prevent its being known to any one except themelves, who the contributors were. The only exception to this engagement of ecrecy was a repectable Baronet who was deputed to come to ihe Author to learn in what manner the token of eteem and gratitude (as it was expreifed) could he preented mod acceptably to Mr. Pitt; whoe name was to be as carefully concealed from Mr. Pitt as the others. Highly