[coYNE] THE TALBOT PAPERS 111 
The House of Assembly are likely to facilitate my plan of seeing 
England—by taking the Government into their own hands. At least 
Joe’s party have given notice of a motion to be made early in the next 
session to enquire into the conduct of the Executive Government. I 
am sorry to say the Rascals have given nothing towards the culture of 
Hemp—but have appropriated £3500 for Roads & £400 for printing 
the Laws—the latter sum is waste. 
Sir James Craig has undergone the operation of tapping, and had 
four gallons & a half of water taken from him—he is much relieved, 
and I fear the poor fellow flatters himself with some Years of life 
to come. 
I really am serious in my wish to execute your commissions in 
England—therefore consider how far I may be useful—When I am 
gone, for God sake look occasionally upon the Chief :—and take care of 
the Surveyor Generals & Clerk of the Council, 
Adieu My Dr. Talbot, 
Most truly and faithfully yrs. 
F. Gore. 
S. Z. Watson to Colonel Talbot. 
Copy. 
aaa. Westminster 22nd March 1811. 
I have just compleated a true statement of facts relative to the 
whole of my proceedings in obtaining lands for myself and followers 
in this Province, with an exposition of all my intercourse with you on 
the subject, with copies of your letters to me and my remarks thereon ; 
the whole accompanied with an address to the Lt. Govr. of this Province; 
all which I mean to lay before His Excelcy. ere long, and as all the 
facts that I have stated regarding you (every one of which I can and 
will prove to His Excellency’s satisfaction) will bear hard upon you, 
it therefore highly concerns you to prevent my laying them before His 
Majesty’s Representative (for you will find him no longer your friend 
when he is convinced you are not an honest man) by repairing the 
serious injuries you have done to me and my settlement. You must be 
sensible that your late conduct does not merit this nor any other atten- 
tion from me; but from a retrospective view of your hospitality and 
friendship to me when I was a stranger in the Province, has induced 
me once more to offer you the hand of friendship under the hope that 
you will by your future conduct, merit it in atoning past offences. It 
1 Chief Justice Thomas Scott. 
