Sir. The Receipt of your favor of the 20 ulto. we acknowledge & observe the contents. Your Anxious Concern for the credit of Falmo afords us great Pleasure, But are Very Sorry so many of the Members of The Honbl Court (as you Intimate) should be prejudiced against the Town for not throwing up a Bullwork the Night Preceding the conflagration, when that Night was the only time we had allow'd by that Villain (Mowatt [Henry Mowat]) to secure our wives, children & Effects. Besides, if Cannon had been mounted we had not powder enough to have serv'd propperly half an hour, it is Impossible any Person can with any propriety condemn the conduct of Falmo in that respect. If the town is to blame, it is for not being provided with Stock of Powder. It is Cruel as well as unjust to charge the Town of Falmo with Captn Noyes Cowardice ー we wish sincerely that the officers & soldiers behaviour on that day had been such as to have justified their Conduct