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you the particulars probably of the State of Alarm we have been kept in of late by the united Irish men I mentioned to you in my former Letter that on their first arrival they had threatened to organize the Colony and in consequence of several informations, there is not a doubt but that they were planning some diabolical scheme to subvert the Government; One of their plans was to seize the Military at Parramatta in Church during Divine service to put all to Death that would not join them and afterwards to attempt Head Quarters. This we had information of about a fortnight since and consequently were upon our guard; from the preparations we were making being discovered, their plan was not attempted, but it was found necessary to lay hold of those we knew were active in the business; Whilst we have such Characters to watch over and probably more sent out with a likelyhood of the Settlement being extended our present Military Forces are certainly too small - Governor King has written for an augmentation, and I have consulted with him on the propriety of my renewing my plan of raising a Corp's somewhat different to that which I gave in to Mr Secretary Dundas (with your Letter) in Novr. 1798. Should His Grace the Duke of Portland approve of Augmenting the Military which Govr. King has sub-