Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 529

Acc^t to him. I shall at Large exemplefye on the contents of
your said Let^rs to him and me by Ships to the province under
convoy in April. M^r Dulany with whom I have been often
with, since his Arrival from Bath, nothing of import trans-
pires, he is better in Health, he has not as yet seen his Lord^p
upon all discourse behaved with respect of you. As to the
Lo. H. Address, delivered to the Sec^y of S—, it imports not,
on my summons to attend and on Arguments against the
Allegations therein, the reality of the Allegations being ab-
surd, I think has deposited all matter of complaint set forth
by the Address in Oblivion. Your conduct is much Approved
and you may depend on his Lord^p support in all things, and
I am

Y^rs truly

Cecil^s Calvert

Pos^t Your Let^r to your Brother Phil:
I hope is delivered and that to M^r Dawson
at M^r Hoar's the Banker. I wrote to you at Large
Oct^r the 8^th & a short Let^r Jan^y the 7^th last.
Inclosed is of News.

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London March the I^st 1763.
Sir.

The 28^th of February last, in a short Letter by a Ship of
M^r Russells on immediate departure, I gave you Intelligence
of the arrival of your Packets, containing your Letters and
Papers on Matters Public and Private; they have been long

on Voyage by their several dates, mostly received about the
24^th of February, of time wind bound upwards of five weeks
at Cork in Ireland, under Convoy of the Gosport man of
War.

We are now arrived to Entire Pacification, the Definitive
Treaty of Peace is Signed between the Belligerent Powers,
Great Britain, France and Spain; and Peace is confirmed
between Prussia and the Empress Queen, these are happy
Events. Yet murmur is about our Peace, why? I conceive
not, If not Equal to our successes, yet certainly Adequate
to our present Circumstances of Affairs, reduced to Low Ebb
by vast Expences and Destruction by War Both of Men and
Money, has brought high time to Draw off, and Sing Te
Deum!

By Yours the 18^th of April last I observe, the same Obdu-
rate Spirit continues against the Supply Bill, unless the usual
oppressive means be allowed as formed by the Lower House.
With regard to your mention of Provincial Letter writers, of

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