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Respecting Publick Affairs, I have the pleasure to tell you that we remain undisturbed as yet by the Brittish Troops or Ships, tho we are daily uneasy at the expectation of their visiting us, there being late reports from North Carolina of their having commenced a rendezvous in Cape Fear River. ー we hope they will be wise enough not to force an entrance into our Harbour, as they must undergo no small damage in such entrance from our Chevaux de Frize and a Noble Battery now finishing on Sullivans Island, and shoud they weather the brunt there, Fort Johnston & a Fifteen Gun Battery on the high Bank near Mr Lambells will not a little retard their progress, before they can feel the force of our Cannon from the Wharves & Batteries on the Front of Charlestown &ca of which we have more than 120 mounted, from 9 to 26 Pounders. ー Providence hath Greatly manifested itself in our favour in many Instances, and particularly so, in causing such a dread to fall upon the late Bloodhounds of Boston, as to occasion their sudden & shameful retreat from thence. and if the late resolve of Congress for a General exportation of Goods from all the united Colonys, do not prove the means of their being afresh supply'd with Provisions from the Continent ー both Men Warr & Troops must be in an unpleasing situation before the end of this Summer...Independency has in a great Degree already taken Place with us, a Commander in Chief, with all other needful Officers being ap pointed, and all publick business regularly carried out ー