very high wind. Let me
hear from you, if possible, by the next post. Not expecting to
be ordered here, I wrote to Lady S. yesterday morning, desiring
her to direct to me there; and would have written to you to the
same purpose, but that I expected to have sent my letters from
here by this evening's post, which would have reached you
equally soon.

I think this weather will, for the present at least, let us
sleep in tranquillity, and make our enemies set aside their
projected invasion. Let them attempt it when they will, I shall
view it as a desirable event for this country. But I am not of
that opinion with regard to our islands.

God bless you, and preserve them all! Let us deserve well, and
there is nothing that we may not confidently expect from his
providence. And, with my sincere love,

I am ever affectionately yours,
JAS. SAUMAREZ.

P.S. Sunday morning.--I availed myself of a favourable time this
morning to come on shore, and have just received a letter
stating that the Liberty had been chased by two frigates off the
Casketts.

The following letter gives an account of his visit to the island of
Jersey, &c.

Bouley Bay, Jersey, 30th March 1794.

MY DEAR RICHARD,

I have at length had an opportunity of visiting this island, the
admiral having detached this ship and the Druid to look into
Cancalle Bay and Granville. It falling calm on Thursday evening,
we anchored in St. Owen's Bay; and, next morning, Captain
Ellison and myself went on shore to wait on Lord Balcarras. We
called on Mr. Dumaresq on our way to St. Hilliers, who most
obligingly assisted us with horses, and accompanied us to town
after having engaged us to dinner. I had just time to call on
our friends John Durell and Mr. Wm. Dumaresq, who were very kind
in their offers of service. We then returned to St. Peter's, and
I shall ever be thankful for one of the most pleasant days I
have passed since I commanded the Crescent. Lord Balcarras and
his aides-de-camp were the only strangers; Major and Mrs. Le
Couteur were of the party; and they were all to have favoured me
with their company on board the following day, had not untoward
circumstances prevented that pleasure. In the evening we had so
thick a fog that it was impossible to join the ships; and at
day-break we had the mortification to find, that, the wind
having come to