What certainty had you of it, Sir, if it were not your charge and prohibitions you had given them, against giving me up the prisoners I demanded of them, and they surrendered to me 1 You foresaw the war I would make because you wished me to make it against them and because you obliged me to wage that against the Senecas. In this way, Sir, it is very easy to recollect, Sir, that

foresee what occurs. I admire, Sir, the passage of

your last letter of the 11 th June of this year in which you state that

the King of England your Master has juster title than the King to the Posts we occupy, and the

foundation of your reasoning is that they are situate to the South of you, just on the border of one portion of your dominion (domination.)

In refutation of your sorry reasonings, Sir, it is only necesyou are very badly acquainted with the Map of the country and know less the It is points of the compass where those Posts are relative to the situation of Menade, (New York.) and again what time occupy those Posts who you length of we discovered only necessary to ask them You or we ? Again, who is in possession of them 1 After that, read the 5 th article of the treaty of Neutrality and you will see, if you were justified in giving orders to establish your trade by force of arms at Missilimaquina. As I send you a copy of your letter with the answer to each Suffice it to say this in conclusion, article, I need not repeat here what is embraced in that answer. Mr. Gregory here your officer and all your orders for your pretended expedition, who that I retain were taken within the Posts occupied by the King.