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are always kept ready for lighting, and a
person is appointed to watch at each of
them, so that the whole issand can be
alarmed, they assure us, in the space of
an hour.
By the bye, we have been witness here
of a practice, that appears to be a very
iniquitous one, and in the end, I should
think, must prove the destru&ion of our
Mediterranean trade. Several mips have
put in at this port with English colours,
but to our surprise, not one Englishman
on board. These, I find, they call Ban-
diere men;—perhaps it is a known prac-
tice, although, I own, I was an utter
sit-anger to it. They are very numerous
in these seas, and carry on a considerable
trade through the whole of the Mediter-
ranean, to the great detriment of our own
fliips. Most of them belong to Genoa
and Sicily, though they pass under the
name of Minorquins. They purchase
Medi-
are always kept ready for lighting, and a
person is appointed to watch at each of
them, so that the whole issand can be
alarmed, they assure us, in the space of
an hour.
By the bye, we have been witness here
of a practice, that appears to be a very
iniquitous one, and in the end, I should
think, must prove the destru&ion of our
Mediterranean trade. Several mips have
put in at this port with English colours,
but to our surprise, not one Englishman
on board. These, I find, they call Ban-
diere men;—perhaps it is a known prac-
tice, although, I own, I was an utter
sit-anger to it. They are very numerous
in these seas, and carry on a considerable
trade through the whole of the Mediter-
ranean, to the great detriment of our own
fliips. Most of them belong to Genoa
and Sicily, though they pass under the
name of Minorquins. They purchase
Medi-