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LETTER XXVI.

DEAR SIR,

AT a mall ditnce from Surat lies Bombay, an iland o ituate,as to form one of the mot commodious bays perhaps the world; from which diinction it received the denomination of Bombay, by corruption from the Portuguee Buon bahia. The harbour is pacious enough to contain any number of hips, has excellent anchoring ground; and by it's circular poition, can afford them a land-locked helter againt any winds; to which the