Excerpt from A Journal of the Late and Important Blockade and Siege of Gibraltar, From the Twelfth of September 1779, to the Third Day of February 1783: Containing a Minute Detail of the Memorable and Interesting Transactions, Naval and Military Operations; Interspersed With Historical Accounts of the Garrison, Genuine and Entertaining Anecdotes, &C., &C The great indulgence ihowo to thefe letters, demand the author's moft warm and grateful acknowledge ments, who feels himfelf' happy in having the opportu nity to Ibdne the nun'ietous patronizers Of his labours, It were needlefs to Offer an apology, after the candid red Ception the work has been favoured with by a generous Public, yet, as many will perufe this Edition, who had not the opportunity of infpeeting the former, it is nea cefl'ary to mention, that at the time of inditing they were not intended for the prey}, nor neither would they have been prefented to the Public, but from te-s peated folieitation.impartuuity prevailed.-the recital of the various occurrences, and momentour cocuu, as they were wrote and felt amidfi: all the rage of war, laurry and confufiou, made their appearance at liver pool in 1784, and experienced a fuccefsful and rapid (ale, notwithftanding their want of that elegance of dic tion, which works of labour and fiudy are embellifhe/d with. This teflimony Of public approbation has in duced the Autbor (the'firfi Writer, and who has not borrowed or copied from other publications) to com tinue them in their original fiile, and to fubmit this Edition to the caudour of his readers, who, it is hoped, will overlook any inaccuracie'r they may meet with, efpecially when they confitler, that a soldier's bu iinefs is discipline, and not literary fame.wccooom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.