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rowing

on

what can be

a moment

board but, admitting for that a flock in the Post office. bad structh mine.

thought of a person, filling the situation of Port Master, who, when asked for of these, above two years expatriated, and naturally desirous to have their anxieties

the letters

with

regard

to their wives and .

removed. should.

suspense,

minute.

or.

ey them

a

families. whole day in

Ker p. because the officer

two too late? Ap

sent.

any

a

rate the

least that could be expected - would be;

an

individual

when restrictive.

so tenacious

duties, would be-

that

of his own rights, of the performance. of his

mo

less scrupulous

400

cent . for on Saturday afternoon. Sunday --

and. Sunday afternoon. consequently

morning.

I have been topt without

my public

correspondence. nearly 48 hours.

That

Your-

Excellency may judge.

conseg consequence

how far this sould have arisen in of the smallness of the Despatch. and the possibility of its being lost papers, I toy to forward. you.

beg

among

the

voluminous

covers

of

request

the Despatches themselves and to

Sweetlancy

will observe that the largest

Your.

has been in the Post-

in

the

for..

execution of those, which he admits to belong

to hem.

It was

therefore.

with

no

small

astonishment, that at two o'clock this

day, a package of Official letters arrived.

from

the Post office, which I had in vain.

sent

As it must be.

altogether unnecessary

office,

since the 29th Ultimo.

• your

Excellency

how

the Public.

on

me to point out to totally impossible it is to Service, with such entire uncertainty

carry

as to

COUNAL, NO

the delivery of Despatches and of love doubt as to the safely of thee. I may have.

occasion. to

matter

forward;

entirely in

I shall leave the

Your

rucellency's hands; only

1

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rowing on what can be a moment board but, admitting for that a flock in the Post office. bad structh mine. thought of a person, filling the situation of Port Master, who, when asked for of these, above two years expatriated, and naturally desirous to have their anxieties the letters with regard to their wives and . removed. should. suspense, minute. or. ey them a families. whole day in Ker p. because the officer two too late? Ap sent. any a rate the least that could be expected - would be; an individual when restrictive. so tenacious duties, would be- that of his own rights, of the performance. of his mo less scrupulous 400 cent . for on Saturday afternoon. Sunday -- and. Sunday afternoon. consequently morning. I have been topt without my public correspondence. nearly 48 hours. That Your- Excellency may judge. conseg consequence how far this sould have arisen in of the smallness of the Despatch. and the possibility of its being lost papers, I toy to forward. you. beg among the voluminous covers of request the Despatches themselves and to Sweetlancy will observe that the largest Your. has been in the Post- in the for.. execution of those, which he admits to belong to hem. It was therefore. with no small astonishment, that at two o'clock this day, a package of Official letters arrived. from the Post office, which I had in vain. sent As it must be. altogether unnecessary office, since the 29th Ultimo. your Excellency how the Public. on me to point out to totally impossible it is to Service, with such entire uncertainty carry as to COUNAL, NO the delivery of Despatches and of love doubt as to the safely of thee. I may have. occasion. to matter forward; entirely in I shall leave the Your rucellency's hands; only 1
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rowing on what can be a moment board but, admitting for that a flock in the Post office. bad structh mine. thought of a person, filling the situation of Port Master, who, when asked for of these, above two years expatriated, and naturally desirous to have their anxieties the letters with regard to their wives and . removed. should. suspense, minute. or. ey them a families. whole day in Ker p. because the officer two too late? Ap sent. any a rate the least that could be expected - would be; an individual when restrictive. so tenacious duties, would be- that of his own rights, of the performance. of his mo less scrupulous 400 cent . for on Saturday afternoon. Sunday -- and. Sunday afternoon. consequently morning. I have been topt without my public correspondence. nearly 48 hours. That Your- Excellency may judge. conseg consequence how far this sould have arisen in of the smallness of the Despatch. and the possibility of its being lost papers, I toy to forward. you. beg among the voluminous covers of request the Despatches themselves and to Sweetlancy will observe that the largest Your. has been in the Post- in the for.. execution of those, which he admits to belong to hem. It was therefore. with no small astonishment, that at two o'clock this day, a package of Official letters arrived. from the Post office, which I had in vain. sent As it must be. altogether unnecessary office, since the 29th Ultimo. your Excellency how the Public. on me to point out to totally impossible it is to Service, with such entire uncertainty carry as to COUNAL, NO the delivery of Despatches and of love doubt as to the safely of thee. I may have. occasion. to matter forward; entirely in I shall leave the Your rucellency's hands; only 1
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rowing

on

what can be

a moment

board but, admitting for that a flock in the Post office. bad structh mine.

thought of a person, filling the situation of Port Master, who, when asked for of these, above two years expatriated, and naturally desirous to have their anxieties

the letters

with

regard

to their wives and .

removed. should.

suspense,

minute.

or.

ey

them

a

families. whole day in

Ker p. because the officer

two too late? Ap

sent.

any

a

rate the

least that could be expected - would be;

an

individual

when restrictive.

so tenacious

duties, would be-

that

of his own rights, of the performance. of his

mo

less scrupulous

400

cent . for on Saturday afternoon. Sunday --

and. Sunday afternoon. consequently

morning.

I have been topt without

my public

correspondence. nearly 48 hours.

That

Your-

Excellency may judge.

conseg consequence

how far this sould have arisen in of the smallness of the Despatch. and the possibility of its being lost papers, I toy to forward. you.

beg

among

the

voluminous

covers

of

request

the Despatches themselves and to

Sweetlancy

will observe that the largest

Your.

has been in the Post-

in

the

for..

execution of those, which he admits to belong

to hem.

It was

therefore.

with

no

small

astonishment, that at two o'clock this

day, a package of Official letters arrived.

from

the Post office, which I had in vain.

sent

As it must be.

altogether unnecessary

office,

since the 29th Ultimo.

• your

Excellency

how

the Public.

on

me to point out to totally impossible it is to Service, with such entire uncertainty

carry

as to

COUNAL, NO

the delivery of Despatches and of love doubt as to the safely of thee. I may have.

occasion. to

matter

forward;

entirely in

I shall leave the

Your

rucellency's hands; only

1

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