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L.c.2135

London ffebruary the 4^th (92 3)

Sir

Yesterday a Complaint was
made to the house of Commons
that affleet of between 50 & 60 Sail
of the Enemies ships had Shipped into
Dunkirk notwithstanding our squadron
of Men of War in the Downes who never
Weighed Anchor to Intercept them upon
which aCommittee is appointed to search
the Miscaradge

I am Credibly Assured that above
150000^li is allready brought into the Exchequer
upon the proiect Million Bill & tis not
Doubled but the whole summ will be
suddenly advanced which will render the
Borrowing Clause useless

The time Mrs MeriWether was
reprived for is on Munday Expired & tis
verily beleived unless she makes an
Ingenious Confession of her accomplices
she be be yeat Executed

The Severall persons who have
Bills found against them for Imbesling the
Kings Stores in his Yard at Chatham will be
Tryed this Term at the Kings bench Bar

Parson Yong will alsoe be
tryed for the Notorious fforgery upon the
Bishopp of Rochester

a ffrench Prize which struck first to the English Privateer but the other being to the
Windward boarded her soe the Matter must be decided by the Admiralty Court
Sabbatic ffebruary 4 the house resolved itself into a Grand Committee further
upon waies & Means & made a Considerable Progress & are to be on the same on
tuesday Next ; they afterwards went upon the Bill for punishing Mutineers &
Desserters