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disaffected in Queen Anns County have rose, & Congress
were yesterday acquainted with an Insurrection in Sussex
County, the Malignants are assembling in Arms at Jordans
Island. You will be applied to by Congress to order 300 of
your Militia, with two field Pieces, & 28 Artillerists, to march
there.
The Randolph Frigate is said to be lost. She engaged a
50 Gun ship for an Hour, and both sides drawing off to repair
their Damage, she by accident blew up, and every soul on
board perished. The proposed Cartel is broke off, our
Commrs had full Powers, & their Act would have bound the
public faith, Howes Commrs had not full Powers, & could
only engage his private Faith, and that too only during his
Command. The Exchange on Parole will continue.
No other Part of my last was to have been private, but Gov^r
Lee's name. I am inclined to think Baltimore fort remains in
the same defenceless State as I mentioned to the Assembly
a year ago — there is a great Mistake in my Letter about
the Quantity of Continental Arms. I meant to say Congress
had fifteen thousand Arms, & above two hundred field pieces.
I suppose I folded the Letter before it was dry, & that Cir-
cumstance added to the naughts I will seise the first favorable
Opportunity to apply to Congress for some Mony, but our
Demands to pay & buy provisions are very pressing.
My Compliments to the Council
Your Affectionate and
Obedient Servant
Sam^l Chase

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[Gov. Henry to Gov. Johnson.]

York Town Ap^l 20^th 1 798.
Dear Sir.
I have procured the inclosed paper with some difficulty.
When you have read it, if the Assembly should be sitting, I
wish you would send it to the Speaker. Different opinions
prevail here with regard to the Authenticity of it. For my
own part I have no doubt, from what I have lately seen in the
English papers, but these two Bills before this time, are en-
acted into Laws. I dread the impressions it will make upon
the minds of many of our people. If it should, and I have no
doubt of it, make its appearance in the form of a Law, it will
prove more dangerous to our cause than ten thousand of their
best Troops. It will in a Day or two be under the considera-
tion of Congress.
The Cartell for the General Exchange of prisoners is at an

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