If however any Outrage or Violence, which you may suppose will. produce blood-shed, should be committed in the Towns continuing in their Allegiance to New-York, either by Green Mountain Boys or any Parties who may come under a pretence of carrying into Execution the Laws of Vermont You will immediately apprize me of it and you may be assured of all the assistance in my power & I trust it will be sufficient for your Safety & Defence, in the meantime I will myself endeavor to procure Intelligence & if I should discover that. any attempt will be made by Vermont to reduce you by force of arms I will instantly issue my orders, to the, militia who are properly, equipped, & who will be led against the. Enemies of, the, State whoever they, may. happen to eh From the Information of Mt Townsend I perceive, that Mr Grout,acquits the officers who apprehended him, from having acted wrong intentionally--should this however upon enquiry, appear not to have.been the case, you will please to acquaint me with it & I will immediately have them brought to Justice. As M: Grout is bound in honor to indemnify the Gentleman who became his Surety, I would, recommend that he. should appear at the Court agreeable to his Recognizance and make no other Defence than, merely, to deny, their J urisdiction and as the Injury to the common Canse I might almost venture to assure him that. the Legislature will make him proper Compensation--Justice most certainly requires. it. I have desired M* Townsend to send me an account of his Expences upon this Errand and I will lay it before the Legislature