The ADMIRAL'S Answer.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of MARSHFIELD.
Gentlemen,  The warmth with which you declare your principles of loyalty to your Sovereign and his constitutional government, cannot fail of being grateful to the mind of every lover of his country: And it is much to be wished, that the uniform propriety of your conduct will extend its influence, to the removal of those groundless jealousies, which have unhappily warped the affections of too many of your countrymen from the parent state, and which are now tending to raise violent commotions, and involve in ruin and destruction this unfortunate province.
The approbation you are pleased to express of his Majesty's appointment, at this critical juncture, to the command of his American Fleet, is flattering; and you may be assured that my countenance and support shall never be wanting to protect the friends of the British Government, and reduce to order and submission those who would endeavour to destroy that peace and harmony which it is the end of good legislation to produce.
