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Our Neighbours are exceeding riotous, Wm Hen[r]y Drayton & Parson Tennant, the leaders in [South] Carolina, [Henry] Laurens Presdt of the Genl Committee, the Publick officers are disarmed & confined to Chas Town, Geo Ronpell confined to his House for having presumed to open the Mail on board the Man of War, & they had the insolence to go to Ld Wm Campbell & ask to see the contents of his Letters from Ld Dartmouth. . . . Ld Wm has disolved the Assembly & is also gone on board the Tamer. the Rebels have taken possession of Fort Johnston & upon Lady Wm Campbell comeing do[w]n in a boat to go to see her Husband, these Gentry fired at her & made her return to Chas Town . . . .

The Cherokee Sloop of War with Mr De Brahm on board arrived at Chas Town the 7th of Sep[r after] a Passage of Ten Weeks. ー Mrs De Brahm died 15 Hours [after] her arrival ー the Capt of the Tamer has taken the Cherokee under his Charge ー so De Brahm will be already in a squabble as she was sent out to assist him in his Survey this acct is from De Brahm to Govr [Patrick] Tonyn ー . . .

I have heard the Cherokee is a fine Sloop but has only 8 Guns on board altho she can carry many more, she is as large as any of the Sloops of War in the Service.