Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

he tells me M'' Croghan has left Philadelphia upon Indian affairs that your Letter to him by me fell into M^ Wades hands & w^ti he forwarded by an Express w'^'' was going to M*' Croghan or where he was.

M'" Wade brought us certain accounts that Guadelope had capitulated & the remaining Inhabitants submitted to the King of Great Brittain to remain in the possession of their Estates & the free Exercise of their Religion.

That M^ Bompar the French admiral had escaped Commodore Moore's Fleet & was saild no body knew whither perhaps to make a push to get up the River S*. Lawrence.

Paulus' alarm bears the companion of his own character, Drunkeness & Cowardice, & I think with you that M'" Pavy should have been more deliberate in propagating it.

I dont much regret my namesake Peters Death, for tho he was a fine stout & I beheve a brave Fellow, he was so saucy & Quarrelsome that it tarnished his merit & obscured his services.

Most People here seem to think M*" Stanwix^ Command to the Westward will be attended with no great ecclat & that the Regulars under Rim would be more servicable your way. I suspect it so ordered from home & that the Ohio Faction are pushing a Plan for settling their Great Patent, but if this is pursued without the previous concurrence & liking of the Indians, I fear it will give them a general Disgust & Jealousy of us & be hereafter attended with ill consequences. I think if you have grounds for it & are of this opinion, you should not only mention it to tlie General but remonstrate against it to the Board of Trade in your Letter, which with the Proceedings I hope you are getting ready as I think it ought to go by the first Packet.