It is with concern we mention the heats and jealousies that have arisen in this place, from some imprudencies that have been committed, and from the unlucky incidents that frequently happen in the neighbourhood of an armed force. The repetition of little occurrences of this nature generally serve for no other purpose than to inflame. It is however some little consolation to us, exposed as we are, with the rest of our country, to the unhappy designs of a certain person and his tools, that we can with so much justice pay the full tribute of respect to the uninterrupted tenour of capt. [John] Macartney's conduct, so exemplary for humanity, benevolence, and the first preservation of order and discipline.
The fifer that was confined on board the Otter was last night released after undergoing a strict examination by Lord Dunmore
