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My dear Sir/

. . . I immagine M^r: Deane¹ must by this time be with you he pass'd through this Town 16 days ago—M^r: Carmichael² arrived here the first instant in the Deane, Cap^t Nicholson³ he will be with you by the time this reaches you, with a duplicate of the dispatches bro^t by M^r Deane, I have been favor'd with a short conversation with this last Gent^n: which has afforded me much pleasure satisfaction tho' it gives me pain to find a disunion among certain Gent^n: in Europe.⁴ I hope effectual measures will be adopted taken to heal those differences Sores,—You will have a much better opportuity of knowing M^r Carmichael then I have had. If I am not mistaken in M^r. Carm^ls Character, he merits perticular attention 'tho you'll have a much better opportunity of knowing him then I have had—I understand the Deane has 10000 suits of Soldiers Cloathes on board, I am fearful that two ships⁵ loaded with Cloathing which sail'd in company with her have fallen into the Enemies hands but sho^d that be the case the loss is not so great will not be so much felt now as it would have been some time ago.—Marine affairs seem to be in a bad situation & I am fearfull ever will be, while those who are concern'd have the the conducting them are concern'd in privateering when a man has the management of Public Business that millitates in the least degree with his private interest it is no difficult matter to determine which must give place the servants of the public sho^d be well paid but then their whole attention should be imployd given to the service of their imployers