This
extraordinary claim, which made a great noise in the fleet, reaching
the ears of one Lieutenant S--, nearly related to the usurper's
Irish wife, he believed the young gentleman to be an impostor; and,
thinking it was incumbent on him to discover the cheat, he went on
board the ship to which the claimant belonged, and, having heard
the account which he gave of himself, was, notwithstanding his
prepossessions, convinced of the truth of what he alleged. On his
return to his own ship, he chanced to mention this extraordinary
affair upon the quarter-deck, in the hearing of Mr. B--, one of
the midshipmen, who had formerly been at school with Mr. A--. This
young gentleman not only told the lieutenant, that he had been
school-fellow with Lord A--'s son, but also declared that he should
know him again, if not greatly altered, as he still retained a
perfect idea of his countenance.
"Upon this intimation, the lieutenant proposed that the experiment
should be tried; and went with the midshipman on board the ship
that the claimant was on, for that purpose.
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