at any action of p un h which his cannot approve but reflection doubly severe when he himself obliged in appearance such action by his authority this hard case was mine when on the d of april lust i on st mary s isle knowing lord s interest with hi king and us i his character wished make him the happy instrument of the horrors of less when ihe brave are overpowered ami made of war it was perhaps fortunate for you madam that he w from home for it was my intention ut have taken him on board and to have detained him until through his means a � fair of prisoners as well in europe a in at bad l when i was informed by some men whom i met at landing his was absent i walked back to my boat determined to leave the island by the way however officers who with could not forbear expressing their discontent that in america no was by the english who away all of property setting fire not only lo low and to he houses of the rich without distinction but not even ing the wretched and cows of the poor and at the approach of an winter party had been wit mi as the same ai some therefore was due i had but a moment ho i mi bi gratify them and at the same lime do your thi c ut injury i d the two to permit none of the to of paul s i m ii ui tht or to hurt an about it to treat madam with the to accept of the plate which was and to come making a si or any nm induced to thai i am l that ihe plate which they brought u far of the quantity in which it i have met and when plate i tile r wilt mu own by it to you by conveyance ns you l please to direct had been on board the tin following evening he would a v the awful pomp and dreadful of a ma ei affording � m cl for pencil a� well a melancholy for the mind humanity at such scenes of horror and cannot but the vile detected war ii � h� ll a h rt i made ship of war mounting guns with more than her full and men besides a number of came out from in order to attack and take american continental ship of war of and of h r of and men the met and the wa i disputed with fortitude on each side at ml hour and five when the gallant commander of he fell and victory declared in favour of the amiable lieutenant lay wounded besides near forty of the inferior and crew and wounded a melancholy demonstration of the of human � i buried iu the spacious grave with the due to the memory of the brave though i e drawn my sword in tl c present struggle the rights of men yet i urn not in merely as an american nut am in pursuit of riches my is enough hav do wife nor family and having lived long enough to know that cannot happiness i profess a citizen of the world totally d by the little mean distinctions of climate ur of country which din ih the of the heart ai d set lo i this war begun i had at an time of life withdrawn from the sea service in f of calm and ease i have sacrificed my favourite scheme of life but the ii tke heart and my of domestic and i am ready to my life also with cheerfulness if that would peace and among mankind as the feelings of your bosom cannot in that respect but ik congenial with mine let me ac you madam to use your soft art with your husband to to stop this cruel and destructive war in which never can succeed heaven can never countenance the ut wa � ia j y sm l� tt of j of in america which would ut which will in justly i mu il you fail in this for ain hat will it who can the r ol such im i advocate your to effect ii g of � rs wilt be an act of humanity which al ril i n i l � � kings on a l e i hope i contest will soon be � l should it con � c no war with the fair � i and bi it with profound l f i no the of me a an � i ar of h� r and and would do with my duty to merit it the honour of a i me from hand in to this will ib r a ven singular and if i can render you service in france or i hope you sec into my character ao far n to command mi the least grain of e i wish lo know the behaviour of my people as i lo ih if they have exceeded their liberty t have the to be with much esteem and with your ot and humble to i l of si v t of the here stated i confirmed by following account given at the tn the magazine between ten and eleven a servant brought word tliat a bad landed near the this the i the had given out in order is was supposed to get out of the wa all the servant ami might np i th m i m thirty and forty armed came up of whom themselves round the house except three who entered each with two pistol at and witli fixed they demanded to see th� lady of and upon her appearing told her with a mixture of and civility who were and that � ill he to hem lady behaved with great o and of mind she soon directed 