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. . . We thank you for the information respecting the signals fixed upon below to give intelligence of the approach of an Enemy .... We hope, Sir, that the general nature of the cause we are engaged in, the generous attention of the Continent to the defence and security of this Colony, and the readiness of our neighbours to come to our assistance, from time to time, when they have apprehended us to be in danger, will serve to exclude from our minds the narrow distinction of Colonies, and teach us to esteem the British fleets and armies as much our enemies while on the coasts of Connecticut, New-Jersey, or Carolina, as if they lay in the East river.