Dear Sir ー Yesterday morning Mr Will brought me your favour of the 28th Ulto which I immediately laid before the Congress, the Members were so deeply affected by the melancholy contents as led them instantly into a debate upon the necessity for sending an additional number of Militia to those already ordered for Savanna ー a determination of that point was postponed until we Should hear from Colla [Stephen] Bull whose orders are to throw in any Number of Men that he Shall judge necessary for your assistance ー we had Scarcely got through this business before an Express arrived with a Letter from your Council of Safety importing the most agreeable intelligence. I am extremely glad to find you are likely to make a Stand against the attempts of our Enemies & that the burthen of business which lay upon two or three of you is now more equally borne. the assistance which we have already dispatched we hope will be sufficient, but should there be a necessity for more Men I am persuaded we shall not hesitate to add three or four hundred, as to the article of Gunpowder I am sorry 'tis not in my power to say anything more on that subject. ー while the Cherokee is parceeding within Sight of your Town & drawing off Men from the Southern frontier of this Colony I clearly perceive the feint which may be intended & that our Beaufort, may in one Night be taken by surprize & Fort Lyttleton fall without opposition, success in such a Stratagem would infinitely embarrass us, but it would effectually ruin you, as intercourse between Savanna & Charles Town would be much impeded, a few Troops from St Augustine attempting to make inroads about Sunbury & Ogechee would put you between two fires & keep your strings constantly upon the stretch ー let us guard by every wise precaution against such schemes & while we are anxious to suppress the Fire in your own House take care lest we are ruined by flames from the next door ー it will become us too, to be very careful of our Men, to avoid hartassing them unnecessarily & to compel them to take all possible care of themselves while they are upon duty ー the approaching season should be well considered & all unnecessary fatigue avoided ー if early fevers should seize our Troops the work our our Enemies would be made very easy ー on the contrary if we support our Men, theirs will unavoidably begin to flag as the warm weather sets in ー confinement on board their ships & want of proper refreshment will on the other hand hasten their destruction.

While North Carolina on one side & Georgia on the other is attacked, & we, who are most loudly threatned, are left in a seeming State of tranquility, what conclusion can be drawn not surely that we are protected by our Innocence, but that Vengeance is preparing for us, to be brought on when our friends shall be rendered incapable of affording us assistance ー from every consideration therefore it behoves these three Colonies to act with great wariness & foresight always on the defensive. ー but let us act with Resolution & divine providence will bless our actions with successー

I wish you my Dear Sir Honour in the field & the smiles of fortune everywhere ー being very sincerely [&c.]