lie was of opinion that a boat might be constructed to work by Steninj and that he intended to give it a trial, and mentioned some of the machinery that would be necessary to reduce it to practice : athl the said Michael further saith, that he set out for Kentucky, immediately after, in order to survey some lands, and resided there up^v.irds of Eighteen months, and that during the time of his stay there, he frequently mentioned M'". Rumsey's boat scheme : He believes that he also mentioned, that it was to be wrought by steiim.

The above was voluntarily sworn before me, by Capt. Bedinger, who is a gentleman of reputation.

November 28*'' 1787. John Kearsley.

We whose names are hereunto subscribed, certify, that the within mentioned Michael Bedinger is a gentleman of reputation and veracity.

HORATIO GATES, CHARLES MORROW,

THOMAS WHITE, JOHN MARK,

JAMES KERNEY, PHILLIP PENDLETON,

JOHN MORROW, ROBERT STUBBS.

JOSEPH MITCHELL.

{A'O. 18.

The underwritten is a paragraph of a letter from a Mr. Daniel Buckley, living near Philadelphia, to a gentleman of Berkeley county, Virginia, and " D^ M<^Mechen," ' wh©m Mr. Buckley is so concerned for, is a partner with M^' Rumsey in his steamboat, 'Tis copied and annexed, to prove how busy M"" Fitch has been in calumny, and how easily he found credit and propagators. Should he incline to assert hereafter, what credit he will deserve has been. so clearly proved, that future impositions may be avoided ; and those who spread slander they do not believe, deserve the contempt of all honest men.