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MY DEAR LADY HAMILTON,
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance and protection another hero of the Nile, in Captain Darby, of the Bellerophon; who you will find a pleasant, queer, and faithful Irishman.
I also beg leave to interest you in favour of Mrs. Lock; a daughter of the Duchess of Leinster, by Mr. Ogilvie. Her husband is appointed Consul at Naples; which may occasion some difficulty in bringing her forward, unless the etiquette is altered touching Consuls.
God bless you, my dear Madam; and, be assured, I always am your Ladyship's truly affectionate
ST. VINCENT.
Rosia House, Gibraltar, 1st January 1799.