History of Demerara — 1763. 257 
tions are formed from your well known goodness and 
power. 
Gednev Clarke Junr., to Count Bentinck. London, igth July, 1763. 
As your Excellency commanded me to give you every 
information I receive concerning Demerary, I think it 
my duty to enclose you the last letter I have from my 
father, which I beg you will be pleased to peruse and 
return me at your leisure. The former part of it relates 
to family affairs, and the latter is wrote in so free, though 
just a style, that I would recommend to your Excellency 
to be cautious to whom it is made known, lest it might 
prejudice us with the Company, if we are so unfortunate 
as to have the colony remain in their hands. 
We should be all rejoiced to have Capt. DOUGLAS to 
command the troops sent to Demerary, as he is a man of 
great prudence and steadiness, and one fit to govern both 
Dutch and English, were he made Commandeur of Deme- 
rary. At present I am sorry to say that we are in a 
deplorable situation in regard to support and everything 
else. My brother just arrived from Barbadoes gives a 
melancholy account of affairs in the colony. The Berbice 
rebels had even sent their deputies to tamper with the 
negroes in Demerary, as our people themselves confessed, 
and many would have already joined them had not 
the managers of my estates and my father with Mr. 
Saml. Carter stood their ground with spirit. 
Enclosure. 
Gedney Clarke, Snr., to Gedney Clarke, Junior. Barbados, June 6, 1763. 
A vessel arrived on Friday from Essequebo. All quiet 
at Demerary, and will continue so, while Capt. Smith's 
company keeps there, and the armed vessels which I have 
desired might remain there until the forces come from 
