One  company  is  to  be  stationed  in  the  garrisons  of  this  County,
the  other  part  marched  to  Boston  on  Thursday.  The  action  at
Craney  Island  gave  us  some  French  prisoners,  who  had  engaged
as  they  say  in  tiie  English  service  to  avoid  the  sufferings  of  their
prisons.  The  truth  is  seduced  from  their  allegiance  by  the  English.
Capt.  Sinclair,  appointed  to  command  the  General  Dike  at  Sacket,
was  arrested  when  going  to  his  command  under  plea  of  an  unlawful
capture  when  in  the  U.  S.  service.
4.  Sunday.  The  day  of  our  Independence  &  it  naturally  di-
rected our  attention  to  the  connection  between  Patriotism  &  De-
votion. Mr.  Spaulding  upon  his  return  from  New  York  tells  us
that  Mr.  Spring  maintains  a  prudence  which  will  be  safe  to  him.
He  describes  the  son  better  informed  than  the  father  at  Newbury-
port  &  as  having  less  ferocity  of  manner.  The  father  proposed  to
his  friends  to  turn  the  4  of  July  into  a  day  of  fasting  &  prayer.
We  may  easily  conceive  he  is  a  fit  preacher  of  sovereign  decrees  &
of  giving  no  account  of  the  matter.
6.  We  had  our  celebration.  Everything  appeared  better  than
it  waa.  At  the  dinner  we  found  what  was  the  Story  party,  &  maiiy
would  not  be  present  from  their  jealousies.  But  to  the  world
-everything  was  fair  &  it  was  agreed  that  things  would  admit  a  very
favourable  description.  The  Military  officers  dined  at  the  Hotel  in
Lynnfield.  The  Orator  &  Story  friends  dined  at  the  Hotel  at
Lynn  Spring.  Other  parties  disposed  of  themselves  in  other  places.
It  was  a  fine  day  &  ended  in  great  good  humour.
