I take the first Opportunity after my arrival in Grenada to return you my warmest thanks for all your favours but more particularly for having permited me to join your name with my Brother & Mr Williams in my power of Attorney. You will see by the date of this & the time of my Departure from Paris that I have made a dreadful long voyage of it this was chiefly Occasioned by the Dutch War which was declared soon after I arrived in London I was landed from a Dane at St Eustacia about 2 Months ago from which I traveled about Amongst the English Islands untill at last I found an Opportunity to come here. I was allarmed in passing through the English Islands to hear of the dreadful Batles which had been fought in America in all of which the Americans had been defeated The Two Carolinas Virga & Maryld: had Absolutely submited & the Glasgow Tobacco Trade was carrying on with more vigour than ever at last I heard so much of it that I determined to suspend my belief untill I should hear the other side. The first thing that Staggered my belief of these great successes was a Charlestown Paper published under the Immediate Eye of Lord Cornwallis where it was said that the Rebels had stormed & taken a fort in (North or S Carolina) from which it was plain that only the Cowardly Americans were still defending themselves but were attacking their Ennemies. Since my arrival here there is a Vessell arrived that Sailed from Edintown the 24th June the Capt of which declares not only that he has not heard any thing of these great successes of the English but that Genl Green has beat Lord Cornwallis in a great Batle & was by the last Accounts within 8 Miles of Charlestown. Now altho I do not give altogether Credit to this news as I am turned a very great Infidel in Political news yet this far may be Credited it is plain from the Circumstance of this Vessell being loaded with Staves at Edintown the Capitol of North Carolina the 24th of last Month that at that time the whole of that Colony was not reduced nay more that the People must be very much at their ease when they can find time to split Staves near 100 miles from Edintown (for you will Observe there is no Oak nearer) & send them down by Water to be shipped to us in the West Indies from thence & be able to sell them at the price we can afford to give for them I must wait patiently for the Sight of some American papers for news that can be depended upon as I have found by experience that no dependance can be had upon the News brought by Capts of Ships I am most sincerely Dr: Sir your Most Obedt & Humble Servt