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P.E. THOMAS TO WORTHINGTON

Balto 1 Mo 17 1812

My dear friend

Thy favour of the 15th was received enclosing a letter for London, which forwarder by the ship Congress for that Port Direct, and two letters for th daughters which have been delivered to them.

We have no advices from Europe of later dates, than when I saw thee the long continuation of Westerly winds have prevented any arrivals -- I have this day a letter from my brother who is in England in which he says "the old king is still living, should he die it is not thought that any material change will take place in the cabinet There is already a coolness between the Prince Regent and the Grenville's & Grey's, and I do not think that the nation have the same confidence in the opposition as here- tofore, some transactions having come to light which occured during their administra- tion of a very degrading nature to them, Lord Erskines character is now held in great disrepute, he having in order to undermine the administration caused his son to enter into the late arrangment, contrary to the official instructions of the Government."

This prospect is not very agreeable, but I still hope something will be done upon the Regent geting into Power, which will lead to an accommodation Percival it is said is already removed.

I feel much obliged for the information that the Committee of Commerce & manu- factures will in a day or two report a Bill on the subject of our memorial to Congress I hope the information of the Prophet having been given up is true because while on the one hand this would extinquish all danger of further mischief on the other should he be a deluded fanatic, and not a corrupt wicked man, he will have more to hope from the mildness if Justice of the white people than from the Indians, many of whom were violently prejudiced against him

With sincere Esteem thy real frend

P. E. Thomas

I have seen Ellicott, on the subject of Iron works at Hockockin. He says he knows the place, and that he fears it is too sickly

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