i4^ TkE LIFE or 



from hence, in the courfe of to-morrow, he ap- 

 points Mr. Kephalides, I. U. D. prefent at the 

 perufing of the aforefaid papers, for his charge 

 d* affaire in the whole caufe," 



My confinement was therefore continued in a 

 ftill clofer manner. Mrs. S. was denied the li- 

 berty of feeing me, and even my two fervants 

 were from the firft, as clofely confined as my- 

 felf. A croud of circumftances now pre fled 

 upon my mind, and a kind of elucidation of my 

 myflerious imprifonment, feemed to glim- 

 mer before me. I recolleded that Baron D' 

 Ompreda, had always attempted to be ^^r//V«/^r 

 with Mrs. S. and he might probably think that 

 my confinement, and his threats would fl:arve 

 and intimidate her into compliance. In my own 

 conduct I could find nothing of which his Bri- 

 tannic Majefty had any reafon to complain. I 

 therefore applied to the magiilrates for leave to 

 write to the Britifii Government, which being 

 granted, I fent the following letter to Mr. 

 Dundas, to whom I had indeed before found 

 means of privately writing a ft^s' lines. 



" To the Right Honourable Henry Dundas. 

 ** SIR, 



" AucsBUKC, Jan. 7, 1794. 



" I II AVE already had the honor to ac- 

 quaint you, with the very fmgular manner in 



which 



