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On tuesday we went to Newport in order to visit Carisbrook Castle. Produces great plenty of Grain, Sheep and Cattle, is a hilly country and a very Healthy Situation. The Isle of Wight is taken all together a very fertile agreable place 24 miles Long and 12 Broad. Small Vessels calld Smacks receive them and carry them to Colchester where they throw them again into water where the Sea only flows up by tides, and there they fatten and are again taken up and carried the London market. Here many Boats ply to take up the oyster which is always found in an Infant State. Monday took a walk to the Castle and upon a Hill behind it which commanded a pleasent view of the Harbour and Town which is a small villiage subsisting chiefly by fishing and piloting Vessels. Haveing staid at Portsmouth untill I had read all our Books and done all the Work I had left out, I never before experienced to such a degree what the French term enui. I had now got into an unpleasent place without any occupation for mind or Body.
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Never before experienced how much pleasure was to be derived from a prospect, but I had been long used to a large House, a large Family and many and various cares.
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On the next day I requested the Land Lady to let me have a very large Room from whence we had a fine view of the Harbour, vessels, east Cowes and surrounding Hills. I found myself on the first Night much disposed to be uneasy and discontented. 3 Our Lodging room very small, and the drawing room Confind and unpleasent. Adams, myself and two Servants took up our abode at the Fountain Inn kept by a widow woman whose Name is Symes. From thence to Cows where our Ship was to call for us. 2 The wind changing we past over to the Isle of Wight and landed at a place call’d Ryed, where we took post Chaises and proceeded to Newport to dine. Here we continued a week waiting for the Ship which was detaind by contrary winds in the River. We took our departure from the Bath Hotell where I had been a Fortnight, and sat out for Portsmouth, which we reachd on Monday Evening.