The First Edition of this Letter ii'as not puh' 

 lished for Sale. After the Manuscript had beeiiy 

 hi/ command of ttce Prince Regent^ referred to the 

 Board of Ordnance, 200 Copies uere distributed 

 among such as ivere considered the most likch/ to 

 form an impartial opinion on the subject. As Capf. 

 3lagrave has thought proper^ through the medium 

 of an anonymous writer, to offer what he called 

 Remarks, and to substitute scurrility instead of 

 argument, in reply to the assertions I have made, I 

 have felt it my duty to let the Public judge beticeen 

 us. 



