it the
warmest return of acknowledgments and thanks, which we most
sincerely desire you to accept. Wishing you a prosperous voyage to
your intended port, we are, your much obliged and very humble
servants.

Signed by the particular desire, and in behalf of the whole.

JOHN HOLLAND,
CAPTAIN CLARKE,
NATHANIEL DICKINSON.

St. John's River, July 15, 1783.

Vessels continued to arrive during the summer, each bearing its quota
of loyal exiles. Those who came were in nearly all cases enrolled in
companies, and officers appointed, who were commissioned by Sir Guy
Carleton. Several of the ships came repeatedly to St. John. The
Bridgewater, one of the Spring fleet, came again in June, and made a
third voyage in October. The Cyrus, one of the Spring fleet, arrived
again on the 14th September, with 194 passengers, whose names are
given in the collections of the New Brunswick Historical Society. The
Sovereign, one of the vessels of the Spring fleet, came again in
August, as we learn from the letter of thanks addressed to the captain
by her passengers, which follows:

"Dear Sir: Your Generosity, Kindness and Attention to us while on
board your ship, and assistance lent us on landing our Property
from on board, demands our most warm Acknowledgments: Permit us
therefore to return you that unfeigned Thanks for all your
Goodness that feeling hearts can: and as your are about to leave
us, accept of our most sincere wishes for your Happiness and
Prosperity; and that you may have a safe and easy Passage to New
York is the sincere wish of, Dear Sir.

(By Request of the Company.)

Your most obedient, humble servant,

JOHN MENZIES, Capt. 24th Company.

St. John's River, Aug. 12, 1783.

To Capt. Wm. Stewart, Ship Sovereign."

About this time the Americans began to urge upon Sir Guy Carleton the
speedy evacuation of New York by the British forces. But Sir Guy was
too good a friend of the Loyalists to allow himself to be unduly
hurried in the matter. He stated that the violence of the Americans,
since the cessation of hostilities, had greatly increased the number
of Loyalists who were obliged to look to him for escape from
threatened destruction. That their fears had been augmented by the
barbarous menaces of Committees formed in various towns, cities and
districts, which had threatened dire vengeance to any who ventured
back to their former homes. He therefore adds, "I should show