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 Fayal, where they met with every humane attention, and from whence they soon after proceeded to England.

On the 25th Jan. 1783, Captain Inglefield and the other survivors of the Centaur, were tried by a court-martial at Portsmouth, for the loss of that vessel, and fully acquitted of all blame on account thereof.

Immediately after his trial, Captain Inglefield was appointed to the Scipio of 64 guns, stationed as a guard-ship in the river Medway. His next appointment was in the autumn of 1788, to the Adventure of 44 guns; in which ship he went to the coast of Africa, and returned from thence in Aug. 1789. He afterwards made three successive voyages to the same station, in the Medusa of 50 guns.

The Medusa, coming up Channel in Sept. 1792, passed the frigate in which our late venerable monarch was making his usual marine excursion from Weymouth. After saluting the royal standard, Captain Inglefield followed her to the 