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All our hopes now are that Prince Rupert with his fleete is coming backand will be with the fleete this even: a message being sent to him to thatpurpose on Wednesday last; and a return is come from him this morning, that he did intend to sail from St. Ellen's point about four in theafternoon on Wednesday [Friday], which was yesterday; which gives us greathopes, the wind being very fair, that he is with them this even, and thefresh going off of the guns makes us believe the same. After dinner, h...aving nothing else to do till flood, I went and saw Mrs. Daniel, to whomI did not tell that the fleets were engaged, because of her husband, whois in the R. Charles. Very pleasant with her half an hour, and so awayand down to Blackewall, and there saw the soldiers (who were by this timegotten most of them drunk) shipped off. But, Lord! to see how the poorfellows kissed their wives and sweethearts in that simple manner at theirgoing off, and shouted, and let off their guns, was strange sport. In theevening come up the River the Katharine yacht, Captain Fazeby, who hathbrought over my Lord of Alesbury and Sir Thomas Liddall (with a verypretty daughter, and in a pretty travelling-dress) from Flanders, who sawthe Dutch fleete on Thursday, and ran from them; but from that houre tothis hath not heard one gun, nor any newes of any fight.
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