sir at the Special Request of a Number of the most Respectable & Unequivocal Republicans of the State R Island, as Well as from a sense of duty I owe my Country I am Impelled to Inform your Excellency of the Almost unpardonable Conduct of my once as I fondly supposed Worthy Chambermate Christopher Ellery Esqr. Who has not Ceased since his Return from the last session of Congress to Wound the Republican Interest by openly & Insidiously Joining the Federal Faction in Newport and Portsmouth Two Towns who were Nearly Equally divided in Politics, this Species of Perfidy has aded 7 federal members to Our H R—Thank Heaven the Indignation of the Citizens in every part of the State is Roused on the Question, he & his Federal Friends, Even Prevailed of my Townsman Thomas Hoxsie Esqr one of Our Senate an Unguarded weak Nerved Republican to Oppose Lt. Govr. Mumford, Said Hoxsie has Lost his Election Both as Senator & Lt Govr By a majority of 769 Mr. C E last Winter threatened our delegation in Congress, in the presence of the Postmaster General of what he Intended to do With the Assistance of his Brother in law Mr. Robins & his Federal friends. I Replied good Lord deliver me from Such Republicanism; And his Very good Friend Mr. Granger admonished him & intreated him to desist from his purpose, & told him he Behaved like a fool Repeatedly in the Course of the Evening—Sundry of our Citisens that have Been Mislead on this Occation are Returning to the Republican Standard, But the Feds exult, they Like the Trason But dispise the Traitor—you had the goodness1 to Inform Mr. Knight Potter & my Self at the Close of the Session Previous to the last, that the martial & Loan Officer would Be Shifted when Suitable Characters were Recommended, we thanked you, & Beged you to wait untill we returned & Consulted Our friends, But Sickness & death prevented, It’s now the Wish of the delegation in Behalf of Our Best Republicans that no Shift take place till the next Session of Congress—

I am With great Respect Very truly your Hume Servt.