of the Council of Safety, 1776. 139

Water he Expects to be down with the Gaily this Evening I
am Collecting all the Boats and Cannoes to give him all the
assistance in my Power The Remainder of the Militia here
must be Discharged tomorrow night I expected to have had
a fresh recrute of them by this time shall be very week not
less than Twenty of the regulars down with fevers at this
time There will be great Difficulty in getting the Cannon
back by Land should think it best to have them Carried by
Water if Vessels Can be had as soon as the Enemy goes of
Enclosed you have Governor Edens Answer to M^r Wolsten-
holms letter which was brought to Captⁿ Forrest who I
Ordered to that station in Place of Captⁿ Mackall who I Could
not so well depend upon you also have Enclpsed Captⁿ
Forrists Letter to me and M^r Wolstenholms Answer to
Governor Eden This is a Shocking Country every thing
scarce Water we are Oblidged to hall near three Miles no
Liquor but bad Whisky to Drink every Body fatigued and
Tired of the Place if the Enemy Continue here must Certainly
have fresh Troops I had almost forgot to Inform you that the
Nine Pound Cannon turns out Extraordinary Good Perhaps
none Better we all here are much pleased with her
I am Gentlemen
Your most Obed^t Serv^t
Tho^s Price

[Wolstenholme to Eden.]

Sir. I am much obliged to you for your very kind favor pr
Lieut Sandy's and by that you'll be pleased to pay most
respectful Compliments to Commodore Hammond, and to
acquaint him of the high sense I entertain of his goodness in
sending for me a Flag of Truce, and to acquaint him that I
have been twice stopt by the Commanding Officers at St
George's, but the first order revoked and afterwards repeated
with fresh Instructions to the Officer of the Troops stationed
at my house not to Permit my embarkation 'till the pleasure
of the Council of Safety should be known. The Express is
returned which at Present absolutely puts a stop to my
Embarkation, what may happen from a second Express that
was sent and to w^ch no answer is yet return'd I cannot say tho'
I much doubt their first Resolution will not be rescinded.
I think myself much obliged to your Excellency for the
kind part you have acted on this Occasion, and that you may
rest assured that no Sinister Events whatever shall ever shake
those Principles of Honour becoming an Officer in his
Majesty's service. I have only now to repeat my most
respectfull Comp^ts to Commodore Hammond, D^r Scott and

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