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It gives me great pleasure that his Majesty, approves of the measures I took to preserve the peace of this Colony from those Popular & Tumultuous Disorders, which have arisen even to open Acts of Rebellion in some of the other Colonies in America, the examples then made had its proper effect, & there has not since been the least Tendency of that sort, a Ship Driven from New York² has arrived here, & are Selling some of their Goods, & Storeing others without the least kind of Opposition, nor to the free importation of every kind of Merchandize tho we are loudly threatened from the Continent of their breaking of[f] all intercourse of Trade with us. I hope this instance of the Obedient Conduct of this Colony on these Occasions will recommend them Strongly to the Consideration of his Majesty and Parliament