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have been wanting. I am not surprised that your brother M^r Donald got tired of the present lingering and fickle attractions of this Country. This is perhaps the case with many more, who are retained in it merely, I imagine, from being apprehensive of not bettering their Fortunes in another quarter, which is often the case, with those at least, who have but small resources, and must depend upon their own abilities for their future success. This new Enterprise is universally known in the North, but in this corner, we know little of the Plans or probable issue of the undertaking. Indeed with us at least, all must be mere conjecture at present. Time can only develope the Future. Your acquaintance Mr. J. Clarke is gone down this year, [and if what report be correct, he will make one more of the Number. Latterly, his conduct in the Country was rather reprehensible and in some instances, to my personal knowledge, very justly.]

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