IacquaintedtheHousewithwhathadpass'd, and, presentingthemwithasetofresolutionsIhaddrawnup, declaringourrights, andthatwedidnotrelinquishourclaimtothoserights, butonlysuspendedtheexerciseofthemonthisoccasionthro' force, againstwhichweprotested, theyatlengthagreedtodropthatbill, 'd, , inthemeantime, thepackethadsailedwithmyseastores, whichwassomelosstome, andmyonlyrecompensewashislordship'sthanksformyservice, ; and, asthetimefordispatchingthepacket-boatswasathisdisposition, andthereweretwothenremainingthere, oneofwhich, hesaid, wastosailverysoon, Irequestedtoknowtheprecisetime, , “IhavegivenoutthatsheistosailonSaturdaynext; butImayletyouknow, entrenous, thatifyouaretherebyMondaymorning, youwillbeintime, butdonotdelaylonger.” Bysomeaccidentalhindranceataferry, itwasMondaynoonbeforeIarrived, andIwasmuchafraidshemighthavesailed, asthewindwasfair; butIwassoonmadeeasybytheinformationthatshewasstillintheharbor, ; butIwasnotthensowellacquaintedwithhislordship'scharacter, , andIthinkitwasneartheendofJunebeforewesail'-boats, whichhadbeenlonginport, butweredetainedforthegeneral'sletters, 'd; shetoowasdetain'd; and, beforewesail'd, 'd, , andsomeextremelyimpatienttobegone, andthemerchantsuneasyabouttheirletters, andtheorderstheyhadgivenforinsurance (itbeingwartime) forfallgoods; buttheiranxietyavail'dnothing; hislordship'sletterswerenotready; andyetwhoeverwaitedonhimfoundhimalwaysathisdesk, peninhand, andconcludedhemustneedswriteabundantly.
