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done with her, she wants expensive Repairs and, as he is

prosecuting a Suit at Law, if he recovers the Vessel, the
Repairs must go with her. The Assembly desirous of having
the Matter setled on the same Principles of Justice as prevail
between private Men, gave us special Powers for that End,
but Cap^t Stone's Obstinacy or, at least, his Difference in Sen-
timent from us, has occasioned him to reject every Proposi-
tion we could make for a speedy Decision or eventual Provi-
sion. We wish to sell the Brig but, as we would not assure
the Title, it is but right to apprise any Person who might be
inclined to purchase, of her Circumstances, nor can we advise
you, who must be a Stranger to our Rules of Property, to
invest your Money in a Dispute which will at least, give you
much Trouble. General Count Pulaski's Defence of the
Liberties of Mankind in general and his attaching himself
specially to the Interests of America, intitles him to our atten-
tive Regard and we should have been happy in having it in
our Power to sell him the Brig without any Incumbrances on
her; he will justly impute his Disappointment to the cause we
have intimated.
General Count Pulaski. We are Sir &^ca

C. C.

[Pulaski to Gov. Johnson.]
Sir
As I have a mind to Establish My Legion upon a Solid
Condition, I Don't think there is a Better Expedient for that
purpose, then to associate all my people together, and to De-
tach often a Couple Dozens of them at Sundry times for to
Go to Sea.
I have several prospect to Execute that project, the first, is
to assure of my self of my Soldiers, By the advantage
they'll perceive in the said Society, and as Every one of them
Shall have a Share according to the money they'll Lay to the
mass in the attempt, that I want to make, I Don't Doubt But
this will Engage them to Serve with Great deal more Zeal for
the public Cause: for that purpose I want to purchase a
Vessel, I understood, here Lays a Brigantine which is to be
sold By orders of your Excellency. I then Do Send M^r
Baldesqui Bearer of this Letter, to Deal with the persons ap-
pointed for that matter, I hope Sir you will be Kind Enough
to Befriend me in this project which I am Certain will Become
most usefull for the unitate State. I will tell you more about
my prospect. I do foresee that the Britons will necessarely
be obliged one day, or other to Evacuate this Continent, at
that time the marines will Surely be more useful then the

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