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most glorious—My friend Col. Barnard is particularized in the Dispatch, 
and received two wounds—The English Papers seem more hostile 
towards our neighbours, than our neighbours are towards us— 
I hope we shall see you soon—Brock is gone to Quebec, to toady 
whoever may succeed Sir James Craig, as he I think will not survive 
the voyage to England—All your friends desire best regards—have you 
heard from your Tortola Brother. 
Believe me 
My Dr. Talbot 
Most truly 
F. Gore. 
Ye Indian has had most liberal Presents a complete suit of cloathing 
&e. &c. Thank Givins. 
Col. Talbot. 
Colonel Robert Nichol to Colonel Talbot. 
May 31—1811 
My Dear Colonel 
I have been some days returned from York but have not had before 
to-day an opportunity of writing to you—At York I was very temperate 
everyway & the Governor and myself parted—I hope—mutually satis- 
fied with each other—The Governor was exceedingly civil and I found 
there my friend General Brock then on his way to Lower Canada to 
take his farewell of Sir James Craig—I am so much engaged that you 
must be satisfied with a hasty sketch of news—Sir James it is said is 
to be succeeded by Popularity Jack alias Genl. Doyle—Sir George 
Nugent was at one time talked of—but he has since been appointed to 
the East Indies— 
You will see in the papers the official account of a glorious Victory 
gained over a very superior French Force near Cadiz in w hich our old 
acquaintance Bernard had a conspicuous share and also the Official 
account of the Capture of the Isle of France with very trifling loss— 
Just before I left Niagara an intelligent gentleman of my acquain- 
tance arrived from Albany he said that the morning of his departure a 
paper was received from New York mentioning that Lord Wellington’s 
dispatches detailing the retreat & pursuit of the French till their final 
expulsion from Portugal were received & would be published the fol- 
lowing day—and that the loss of the French in killed & wounded & 
