And when tliis essay has been made, I shall be much better able to guess at the state of that government, and Vv hat is fitting to be done next. Now the person that I would advise them to pitch upon, by all means for this expedition is M'' Muirson ; he being not only posted next to those parts, and so will look less hke design, but he has a very happy way of delivery, and makes little use of his notes in preaching whicli is extremely taking amongst those people ; and fn* argument, few of his years exceed him.

The chief end I have in this projection is to have the people 'if that government undeceived in their notions concerning our Church, there being, I belieTe, uftecn • thousand in that Colony who have never heard, nor scarce seen a Church of England ]\Iinister. And I have the charity to believe, that alter having heard one of our ^Ministers preach, they will not look upon our Church to be such a monster as she is represented. And being convinced of some of the cheats, many of them may duly consider of the sin of Scliism. However, let the success be what it will, to me the duty seems plain. I have not only mentioned this to you, but in my letter to the Lord of Loudon, & shall patiently wait for his and the Society's commands therein.

I will now proceed to give you direct answers to tlie several ' quei'ies mentioned in yoiu-s. Having as yet only spuke to the fijst, so shall now take the rest in course.