Your Execllency's Favour of the 25th of Septr. I recd. Yesterday.(1) I could have wished to have had any tollerable Estimate of the Loss sustained at Bedford. The Stock taken off at the Vineyard I have heard was very considerable especially in Sheep.

   The Enemy are now foraging in the Jerseys. Was it not that our Enemies get well provided thereby, it would be some Consolation, that they were plundering amongst the Tories-Their very good Friends. A considerable Number of Our Light Horse were surprised in their Quarters in the Jerseys-And it is said many were put to Death most barbarously after they had surrendered themselves. The Particulars are not yet come to Hand. The Facts if established, will come under serious Consideration of Congress. We are just now alarmed with the Appearance of about twenty sail of the Enemy off Little Egg Harbour, which it is supposed the Enemy mean to Pillage

   With Respect to the Embargo in Connecticut upon Wheat &c it much surprises me. 1 have spoken to Mr. Sheurman the only Connecticut Delegate now here, and a very worthy Character; and he promises me he will immediately write Home upon the Subject. Congress are doing every Thing in their Power to provide, or procure the sending of Wheat &c into the Eastern States; and are calling loudly upon the Southern States to make Examples of monopolizers of Provision. At the same Time it is expected that the Eastern States will not suffer Their own People to buy the Provision up in large Quantities, and that no Person will be allowed to hold, or purchase more for himself than may be necessary for his Family Consumption-And that Laws be immediately provided agt. such a Practice, and that those Laws extend to Rum b Spirits, & every other Article of Life, or that may be wanted for the Army. Extortioners, & monopolizers must have a twisted Bitt put into their rapacious Mouths. This is doing to the Southward-I say again it is expected you foll[ow] the Examples. I am yr. Excelly's very humble Serv,

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