History of Demerara — 1763. 259 
pistols to send to Governor DeWindt all express. He 
wrote me he would send two sloops over directly. 
Yesterday I received a letter from Birmingham who was 
then there (St. Eustatius) that Mr. DeWindt could not 
take upon himself in behalf of the Company to send any 
assistance to Demerary ; therefore he and the others 
interested there were obliged to subscribe to defray the 
expense ; so you see not one Governor will take upon 
himself to lay out a penny to save a colony. 
I don't know how Mr. GRAVESANDE can answer it 
in not sending an express dire6tly as he had several 
vessels there. 
They want provisions at Berbice, Mr. GRAVESANDE 
has desired me to send him forty pounds of beef upon 
account of the Company, which I have sent him this day. 
It is very evident if I had not sent over the five vessels 
that I did so expeditiously, that Demerary and Essequebo 
would have been lost. The inhabitants of the upper 
part of Demerary and Essequebo were flying as fast as 
possible ; and would all have gone, had not SAMUEL 
Carter and M'CLEAN prepared themselves for defence. 
Count Bentinck to Gedney Clarke, fnr. The Hague, Aug, 2, 1763. 
I send you back enclosed the original letter of your 
father dated Barbados, June 6th, which you were so kind 
as to send me, for which I am much obliged to you. I 
have made the best use possible of the contents of it, as I 
certainly will do of everything you communicate to me. 
All I desire is that if affairs don't advance as speedily, 
nor go so precisely as one might wish, or perhaps have 
reason to expect, considering the importance of the 
affair on the carpet, it may neither discourage you, nor 
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