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he describes it as wide as the Thames at Kingston - some Native Iron he also found, an imperfect Lime-stone, & the dung [?] of an unknown Animal Samples of anything he then found will be sent by the Greenwich & I did hope to be able to add something farther from another Journey he was about undertaking, & for that purpose I had established a Chain of Depots & Provisions to prevent [?] his return, but as Coll. Paterson has thought proper (or I believe has been advised) to write me officially that Mr Barralier's excursions were contrary to the Duke of Yorks Instructions I found myself obliged to give him up & Relinquish this highly desirable object for the present; I am concerned of it as the Young Man has such endurance & perseverance that I judged much public benefit would have resulted to his Credit & my satisfaction: However so it is, & I must be content in my humiliation until I get an answer to my present dispatches - In which I am fixed to state the conduct of Colonel Paterson & some of his Officers - You may recollect that when you mentioned the Subject of Col Paterson being Lt Govr I would not take any step in the business until you knew my opinion on it, that I tell you as long as he acted from his own Ideas & principles he would do what was right & sensible, but unfortunately he has in a former instance been advised to oppose me by