Friday Morning [February 10] he2 came ashore & went to the Lt Govr ー While at Legislative Council we expected to be called, but were not ー Such a Spirit as appear'd last Night struck Terror & now every Body blamed the Capt for not being gone ー Oliver De Lancey came down to the Coffiee House, & said to Ph. Livingston & Francis Lewis pointing to the Scotch ship What does that damn'd Rascal come up here again for? Why don't he quit the Port? John De Lancey was also active in declaring that the Fellow was not solicited to stay by the Govr., adding that he was present, when he applied for Protection to him this morning ー He went on Board at the Request of the Buchannans (Merchants) urged by the Populaceー
1. Sabine, ed., Memoirs of William Smith, 210.
2. Captain Watson, of the ship James.