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order for my arreflation had juft been ifTued. 

 I talked of furrendering myfelf, but he ftrong- 

 \y dilfuaded mc, as fadlion, not juftice, then 

 prevailed. As I had for fome days been pre- 

 paring to fct off from that lady's houfe, I had 

 removed nearly all my baggage thither piece- 

 meal ; and had ordered my valet, who remained 

 at home, and on whofe fidelity I could depend, 

 to leave fome of my cloaths, maps, arms, &c. 

 in confufion, as if I had, as ufual, gone out; 

 and to fay to any one that might enquire for 

 me, that he could not tell when I fhould come 

 in, but that I might certainly be found, as was 

 my common pradlice, at eleven the next morn- 

 ing. It was, however, my intention to have 

 fet out that night, and to have taken him with 

 me. 



A groom whom, from not fufliciently know- 

 ing, I had fufpeded to be capable of betraying 

 me, I kept conftantly near me ; I would not fufFer 

 him to go out of the lady's houfe ; and when her 

 fervant had prepared her cahriohy with which I 

 meant to efcape, I made him get into it, and 

 then followed myfelf. I drove to St. Dennis ; 

 where I told the Poft-Mafter that I was going 

 upon military duty, defiring him to furnilh me 



the firft Secretary having introduced him to me as my coun- 

 trymen, I recommended him, and his fervices were accepted, 



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