| Description | Friday evening [should be 16, the 18th December was a Sunday] on the 16th there was a New York mail but not a syllable from General Gage, letters from New York and Pennsylvania very barren of intelligence, result of communicating contents of budget to Lord North, arrival of dispatches this morning, alarm and astonishment at the manner in which Gage writes, and the inactivity and irresolution of his conduct, steps to be taken in consequence, his Lordship desired to be in town, Pownall is at a loss to account for the strange conduct of General Gage, which seems devoid of sense and spirit
Mr Quincy is a strenuous actor and writer in support of rebellion |