Gentlemen This Vessel is in the Road waiting. I have therefore only time to say, that I have this moment reced a Letter from London, mentioning, that in a debate last friday [January 20] in the House of Lords on Lord Chatham's Motion to withdraw the Troops from Boston as a conciliatory Step ー The Ministry declared, through Lord Suffolk, that they are determined to embrace no conciliatory measures, but will persist in the plan of the last Session, & enforce an entire obedience. Lord Chatham was supported by Lords Rockingham Camden Shelburn & D[uke] of Richmond. For the Ministry Lords Suffolk, Lyttelton Townsend Gower Rockford & Weymouth Division 60 to 18 against ー This news you may depend on ー Whether they will persist time will determine, but I thought it nessary to let you know this Corn the same I am always [&c.]
