I saw afterwards in London Captain Bonnell, who commanded one of those paquets. He told me that, when he had been detain' d a month, he acquainted his lordship that his ship was grown foul, to a degree that must necessarily hinder her fast sailing, a point of consequence for a paquet-boat, and requested an allowance of time to heave her down and clean her bottom. He was asked how long time that would require. He answer' d, three days. The general replied,“If you can do it in one day, I give leave; otherwise not; for you must certainly sail the day after tomorrow.”So he never obtain' d leave, though detained afterwards from day to day during full three months.