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I likewife wrote to Mr. Murray, the Conful- 

 General, who had fo kindly interfered for my 

 liberation ; and his anfwer, as explaining not 

 only fome parts of Mr. Walpole's» but feveral 

 other circumftances, jiiuch better than I am 

 able, I fubjoin; 



" Sir, 



" I RECEIVED yeflerday evening a le£-» 

 *' letter from you without a date, and this 

 " morning, at ii o'clock, one dated this 

 *' morning. Before I fay any thing on your 

 *' prefent fjtuation, let me acquaint you that 

 " I received a letter from you, from on board 

 *^ the veflel in which you left this river, 

 " after fhe was under weigh, fo could not 

 '* anfwer it to you then. I afterwards re-» 

 " ceived that you left with the Portuguefe gen- 

 " tleman at Belem, and paid him the two 

 ** pieces you requefted of me ; the other tWQ 

 " which you mention to have been put into the 

 ** hands of the Intendant of Police I have never 

 ** feen, nor ever will ; it is in vain to expedl it, 

 *' All your papers left in my hands, with the 

 " certificate you defired from me, I fent Mr. 

 " J, Fox, at Falmouth, to lie till called for, 

 ^* as you defired, and I know they have got to 

 ** hand. 



" I obferve what has palTed with you lince 

 ^^ you left |;his. I went lafl: night to the rooms 



