Dick on board the Preston, whom I embraced at parting for the last time.  The Royal George was the largest ship I had ever seen; so that when I came on board of her I was surprised at the number of people, men, women, and children, of every denomination; and the largeness of the guns, many of them also of brass, which I had never seen before.  Here were also shops or stalls of every kind of goods, and people crying their different commodities about the ship as in a town.  To me it appeared a little world, into which I was again cast without a friend, for I had no longer my dear companion Dick.  We did not stay long here.  My master was not many weeks on board before he got an appointment to be sixth lieutenant of the Namur, which was then at Spithead, fitting up for Vice-admiral Boscawen, who was going with a large fleet on an expedition against Louisburgh.  The crew of the Royal George were turned over to her, and the flag of that gallant admiral was hoisted on board, the blue at the maintop-gallant mast head.  There was a very great fleet of men of war of every description assembled together for this expedition, and I was in hopes soon to have an opportunity of being gratified with a sea-fight.  All things being now in readiness, this mighty fleet (for there was also Admiral Cornish’s fleet in company, destined for the East Indies) at last weighed anchor, and sailed.  The two fleets continued in company for several days, and then parted; Admiral Cornish, in the Lenox, having first saluted our admiral in the Namur, which he returned.  We then steered for America; but, by contrary winds, we were driven to Teneriffe, where I was struck with its noted peak.  Its prodigious height, and its form, resembling a sugar-loaf, filled me with wonder.  We remained in sight of this island some days, and then proceeded for America, which we soon made, and got into a very commodious harbour called St. George, in Halifax, where we had fish in great plenty, and all other fresh provisions.  We were here joined by different men of war and transport ships with soldiers; after which, our fleet being increased to a prodigious number of ships of all kinds, we sailed for Cape Breton in Nova Scotia.  We had the good and gallant General Wolfe on board our ship, whose affability made him highly esteemed and beloved by all the men.  He often honoured me, as well as other boys, with marks of his notice; and saved me once a flogging for fighting with a young gentleman.  We arrived at Cape Breton in the summer of 1758:  and here the soldiers were to be landed, in order to make an attack upon Louisbourgh.  My master had some part in superintending the landing; and here I was in a small measure gratified in seeing an encounter between our men and the enemy.  The French were posted on the shore to receive us, and disputed our landing for a long time; but at last they were driven from their trenches, and a complete landing was effected.  Our troops pursued them as far as the town of Louisbourgh.  In this action