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of Hunters River) that my observations were correct and I believe has some idea of farming a Settlement in that Quarter. I am confident it will answer and become a very valuable place.
The public despatches will inform you, of our late business with the Irish; if they had been left a few hours longer to themselves, it is very doubtful what the consequences would have been. Our Military Force is very inadequate to the protection of this Colony & I fear we will some time or other experience it. In this instance nothing but the active measures pursued and the presence of His Majestys Ship Calcutta could have prevented a scene of horror and time can only show how far this check and example made will damp their diabolical shchemes.
I have given Lt. McCollouch of the Marines a small box with a bottle containing a plant which I take to be a new species of Taxus he