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telling them to consider them as a present from my 

 own hen-house, and to distinguish them by the 

 name of " massa's poultry." 



March 28. 



I have been positively assured, that an attempt 

 was made to persuade the grand jury at Montego 

 Bay, to present me for over-indulgence to my own 

 negroes ! It is a great pity that so reasonable an 

 attempt should not have succeeded. — The rebel 

 captain who broke out of prison, has been found 

 concealed in the hut of a notorious Obeah-man, and 

 has been lodged a second time in the gaol of Sa- 

 vannah la Mar. 



March 29. 



About two months ago, a runaway cooper, be- 

 longing to Shrewsbury estate, by name Edward, 

 applied to me to intercede for his not being pu- 

 nished on his return home. As soon as he got the 

 paper requested, he gave up all idea of returning to 

 the estate, and instead of it went about the country 

 stealing every thing upon which he could lay his 

 hands; and whenever his proceedings were enquired 

 into by the magistrates, he stated himself to be on 

 the road to his trustee, and produced my letter as a 

 proof of it. At length some one had the curiosity 

 to open the letter, and found that it had been 

 written two months before. 



