prevail at this conjuncture, we shall be convinced
of the Truth of that Great Man's Observation, and
be scarce surprised at any Extravagance or Absurdi-
ty possible in the Administration of public Af-
fairs. It will hardly gain Credit in future
Times, that in so informed an Age as the pre-
sent, a quarter Master of a Regiment; without the
least learning or Abilities, and entirely unacquaint-
ed with Business or the Affairs of Men, had been
appointed to the important Place of J-ge of Vice
Adm----ty of a British Colony. Whether this
Child of Fortune has been promoted in this ex-
travagant manner, through your Lordship's In-
terest, or was adventurously ushered through a
lower Channel, on some illicit venal Considera-
tion, is a Mystery which in a little Time, I
shall be able to discover. However, my Lord, I am
now an old Man, and have with many melan-
choly Reflections, during the Period of 40 Years
past, regretted a Train of Grievances by which
my native Country has been oppressed since its
first Settlement. the Inattention of Government
to its Improvement or Welfare, and the Want
of every Royal Favour or Protection; I have la-
mented a thousand public Evils, occasioned by hav-
ing a Set of Men destined from Time to Time to
sent, a Quarter Master of a Regiment, without the
Adm....ty of a British Colony. Whether this
travagant Manner, through your Lordship's In
first Settlement: The Inattention of Government
mented a thousand public Evils occasioned by hav-