The reason of my troubling you at present is, at the request of a worthy Brother the Bearer of this, Mr. Forbes, who is rambling about to satisfy his curiosity. He intends to pay his respects to you considering his good character, and agreeable behaviour I venture to recommend him to your notice ; you will, as he isa Gentleman and scholar be greatly pleased withhim, He is now waiting for this, therefore shall only

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add, that I hope you will pardon this freedom, I have taken, and be assured that I have the honor to be Worthy Sir Your much obliged obt servt To Sir William Johnson. SAMUEL AUCHMUTY. P. S. Your Letter to the Secretary of the Society was immediately sent to Mt Sruarr,! as you desired.

THE SAME 'To THE SAME.

New York May the 20" 1770.

Sir I most sincerely thank you for your judicious observations in your last Letter. Infidelity most certainly is the fountain from whence we are overwhelmed with misfortunes and almost brought to ruin. Our great men, instead of being careful pilots, and anxious for the safety of the Nation, are inveloped iu false politie's--rack their invention, & exert their utmost abilities to aggrandize themselves, and their Families, and suffer, for want of true principles, their Sovereign and their Country to be tossed to and tro with every wind of popular discontent, without guiding the Helm with prudence, caution and Resolu- 'ion. The Lords Temporal are wholly engrosssed in a system of Politic, which must end if persevered in, in the ruin of themselves, and their Country ; and the Lords Spiritual while they can unmolested enjoy their opulence, & weight in the Government, pay too little attention to the distresses and injustice that the members of the best church in the world labor under, in America.