I think the sun might be placed higher above the horizon, or else left out entirely. The street as you enter the town is more than twice as wide as it should be. I suppose there should be another boat attempting to land at Mr. Cotton's, and armed men opposing it.

The hay-market should be placed where the street divides.

The wharves should be nearer parallel with the cross streets than they are.

The roof of Doctor Watts' house should be shaped after this manner.

The rest may be represented as having common, or pitched roofs.

One general fault that I observe is, that the low houses are made too small in proportion to the large ones.

Mr. Codman's lane should have been right against the front door of the meeting-house, and a little to the north-east of it, the lane that goes down between Capt. Ross' and Dea. Titcomb's. My house is seventy feet from the nearest part of the meeting-house, the barn and part of the wood-house should appear between them. The hill at the north-east end of the Neck is not near high enough; nor do the grave-stones appear plenty enough in the burying-ground. The Jand should rise, you know, as you come out of the town; from Capt. Joseph McLellan's to Mr Joshua Brackett's, it is up-hill.

These corrigenda I have found in the draft I borrowed of Mr. Proble. Possibly it may be different from that which you have. You will please to see whether these faults are in it, and direct the engraver accordingly.

What if you should write over the piece, "A View of the burning of Falmouth, in Casco Bay, the principal town of the county of Cumberland, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England."

At the bottom you may put something like the following:-"That execrable scoundrel and monster of ingratitude, Capt. II. Mowatt, of Scotland, who had been treated with extraordinary kindness a few months before by the town of Falmouth, obtained by his most earnest solicitation an order from Graves, one of King George's admirals lying at Boston, together with the command of a sinall fleet, having on board the necessary apparatus, to burn and destroy the said town. He came before it the 17th day of October, in the year 1775, and near sunset, made known his infernal errand, by a flag with a letter full of bad English and worse spelling; at the same time proposing to spare the town, and endeavor to get the order reversed, if the cannon and arms, with some persons as hostages, were delivered into his hands. The inhabitants assembled and voted by no means to submit to this infamous proposal. Therefore he spent the next day in cannonading, bombarding and throwing an immenso quantity of carcasses and live-shells into the defenceless town, and kindling some fires with torches, whereby more than three quarters of the buildings, with much wealth in them, were reduced to ashes, and the remaining ones greatly torn and damaged-by which horrible devastation and loss, estimated at , many hundreds of persons were reduced to extreme distress. And this Just view of the town in flames, is made public to shew to the world a specimen of the conduct of George the third and his tory-underlings, towards colonists who were supposed to be unensy under British tyranny; and what vengeanco was executed upon them long before the corrupt court of Britain declared them to be in a state of rebellion.

If you do not like the words execrable scoundrel, you may say, infamous incendiary, or what you please. Your humble servant,

Samuel Freeman, Esq.

SAMUEL DEANE.

No. XVIII.

Losses sustained by the inhabitants in the destructim of the town Oct. 18, 1775.

We, the subscribers, chosen by the town of Falmouth, to examine and liquidate the accounts of those persons who suffered by the burning the town aforesaid the 18th of October, 1775, by the British fleet under the command of Heury Mowatt, have examined and liquidated the same according to the best of our judgment, which amounts to the sum of fifty-four thousand five hundred and twenty-seven pounds thirteen shillings. For the inspection of Congress, of which the following is a list.

Proceedings of the inhabitants to obtain relief from Europe, with letters from Gov. Bowdoin and Pownal, and an address to the people of Ireland.

NO. 1-LETTER FROM B. TITCOMB.

BOSTON, Oct. 25, 1783.

I have, with sacrificing near three days of my time, completed the address to England, which I last night delivered to the care of Mr. John Wheelwright, who is to sail this day for London. With the advice of Mr. Bowdoin, Mr. Powell and some other gentlemon, we have directed it to Gov. Pownal, as Doct. Price is engaged for Charlestown. The address to France being signed by three of the committee only, Mr. Bowdoin is of opinion it will not answer, as it does not correspond with the certificate that attends it, and which I have now cuclosed, that you may draft it anew, and get all the committee to sign it, and send up either to Mr. Powell or Bowdoin as soon as possible, as the vessel bound to Franco, will sail in eight days. I have given a copy of it to the French consul, who has been so kind as to engage to write to the French minister, and enclose it to him. We have concluded to direct it to Dr. Franklin, as Mr. Adams might be on his passage home; so that you may complete a letter to him correspondent to the address, and Mr. Bowdoin's letter to Dr. Franklin, which with another letter to the committee, I have enclosed. I think it also advisable for the committee to write to Mr. Adams, as it is possible he may not have sailed for home. Mr. La Tome, the consul, thinks it advisable that his letter and the one to Dr. Franklin, should both go together in the same ship bound to France. If you direct it to Mr. Bowdoin, he will get the governour's certificate annexed and cover, and direct them, &c. As the mail is now closing, I subscribe

Your friend and humble servant,

BENJAMIN TITCOMB.

NO. 2—LETTER FROM GOV. BOWDOIN.

BOSTON, Sept. 24, 1783.

SIR-I received your letter of the 15th by Mr. Titcomb, who communicated to me the papers the committee had prepared. One set of them, viz., that intended for England, has been completed, and directed to Gov. Pownal, enclosed and scaled up with a letter of mine to that gen

tleman, which I have delivered to Mr. Titcomb for Mr. Wheelwright, who takes the charge of it, and will sail the first wind for London. A copy of my letter to Gov. Pownal is herewith sent to you. The other set has been completed, so far as it could be here; one of the papers of it not having been signed by several of the committee. After consultation with some friends, it was judged advisable by Mr. Titcomb and myself, that it should be sent to Dr. Franklin, to whom, in consequence of your letter, I have written on the subject; and my letter to him unsealed, is with the papers intended for France; which for completion, you will receive by Mr. Titcomb, and then dispose of them as you think proper. I went with Mr. Titcomb to the French consul, with whom we had a good deal of conversation, about which he can inform you; and also in what way we thought it advisable that this business, as it respects France, should be conducted. He can inform you also of the reasons, why the first mentioned papers were directed to Mr. Pownal. It will give me great pleasure to know, that this affair has been conducted in a manner, that meets with your approbation; and still greater, if it should finally prove successful.

I have the honour to be with great respect for yourself and the other gentlemen of the com mittee, Sir, your most obt, and humble serv't,

Honourable Enoch Freeman, Esq., Chairman of the Committee.

JAMES BOWDOIN.

NO. 3-MR. BOWDOIN'S LETTER TO GOV. POWNAL IN LONDON.

BOSTON, SEPT. 23, 1783. DEAR SIR-I had the honour of writing to you by Mr. Gorham on a subject similar to the present. The former respected Charlestown, and this relates to Falmouth, in Casco Bay; the greater part of which, as is sufficiently known, was wantonly burnt in October, 1775, by the order of Admiral Graves.

I have just received a letter from the committee of Falmouth, accompanied with a letter to yourself on that subject; a general address to the friends of humanity in England, which they wish to have published; and a certificate of their appointment, which they desire me to get properly authenticated. The authentication under the scal of the Commonwealth, will accordingly be annexed to the address and certificate and enclosed.

In the address they have left a blank for the name of the gentleman, to whose care the donations are requested to be delivered; and it is their desire you will please to allow and direct your name to be inserted in it.

To a gentleman of your benevolence and humanity, and in whose former relation to them a governour, the people of Falmouth, with the province in general, thought themselves very happy, it need only be observed on this occasion, that they continue, what you know them to he, a worthy people; that they are under great embarrassments by reason of the losses they have sustained; and that the donations of the benevolent for their relief cannot be more fitly applied. I have the honour to be with every sentiment of esteem,

Dear Sir, your most obedient and very humble servant,

The Honourable Gov. Pownal.

JAMES BOWDOIN.

NO. 4-GOV. POWNAL'S LETTER.

RICHMOND, [Surrey,] Dec. 9, 1783.

GENTLEMEN-I received the latter end of last month your letter dated Falmouth, Sept. 3, 1783. It was enclosed and forwarded to me by my worthy friend Mr. Bowdoin, and it came to my hands by favor of Mr. Wheelwright, who sent it to mo at this place.

You are not mistaken in your opinion of the affection I bear to the good people of the Mas sachusetts Bay; nor am I insensible to the marks of regard and affection which I always experienced from them.

I wish most sincerely that your case stated to this country, at this time, could be promised to have more effect than I fear it will have. And I wish as sincerely that I could promise you