of his intentions of maffacreing you the first opportunity, and that there was thirteen more gentlemen of Scotland of the fame refolution, and confederates of his, who was refolved to do it, or die in the attempt. Laft night, when your trial was over, the gentleman at the coffee-house quitted the room that I was in (on account of the fhouts in the Hall) and left the Scotch hero and I together, but I abruptly left the room, and went after the people to Great George-street, and on hearing a noife at your door, I went up, and, to my great furprise, faw the Scotchman a-trying for entrance; I knocked and had admittance, which enraged the hero fo much, that he swore revenge against the fervant, and was very troublefome; when I went out, I heard a gentleman taking him to task upon his vowing revenge on you or your fervant, upon which I told the gentleman a small part of what I knew, and he put him in the hands of two watchmen, and ordered him to the roundhouse, but at the corner of Great George-street, I am told, he was rescued, and ran away. There was converfation paffed between him and the company that is not fafe to communicate by letter: his principles and zeal make it unfafe for fuch an abandoned wretch to be at large. Your own difcretion, I hope, will guide you to prevent any thing that may be intended. I am, with all respect, Sir your's,

To Mr. Wilkes, Great George-ftreet. (B)

M. DARLY. Cranborn alley, Leicester Fields.

L. S.

E. WILMOT.

to wit,

THEREAS I have received information on the oath of John

ENGLAND, W

Wilkes, Efq, Matthew Brown, and Mathias Darly,

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That

That one Alexander Dun, between eleven and twelve o'clock on Tuesday evening laft, demanded entrance into the house of John Wilkes, and threatened violence to his perfon; and hath fince, in the hearing of Mathias Darly, declared his intention to maffacre the faid John Wilkes the firft opportunity; and therefore the faid John Wilkes craves fureties of the peace against the faid Alexander Dun, not out of hatred or malice, but merely for the prefervation of his life and perfon from danger.

Thefe are therefore to will and require, and, in his majefty's name, ftrictly to charge and command you, and every of you, upon fight hereof, to apprehend and take the faid Alexander Dun, and bring him before me, or one other of the juftices of his majefty's court of King's Bench, if taken in or near the cities of London or Weftminster, otherwife before fome juftice of the peace living near the place where he fhall be herewith taken to the end he may become bound with fufficient fureties for his perfonal appearance, in his majefty's court of King's Bench, on the first day of Hillary term, to answer the premifes, and, in the mean time, to keep the peace, and be of good behaviour towards all his Majefty's fubjects, especially towards the faid John Wilkes; and hereof fail not at your peril.

Given under my hand and feal this eighth Day of December, 1763.

To Richard Elfton my tipftaff, and to all chief and petty conftables, headboroughs, tythingmen, and all others whom thefe may concern.

Mr. Wilkes having appointed feven in the evening, on Thursday laft, for an interview with the faid Alexander Dun, he came punctually at the time, when he was apprehended in confequence of the above warrants

[The

[The following is taken from a paper that was circulated by Mr. Dun, with fome remarks thereon.] AS there is to be publifhed by fubfcription, by lieutenant Alexander Dun of Marines, a book entituled, The history of a reduced officer, with advice to half-pay officers, and to officers entering the army; a point explained concerning the fea and marine officers: interfperfed with various ob, fervations on the fair fex.

Quo femel eft imbuta recens furvabit,

Odorem Tefta diu.

To which is added, fome advices to, and observations on, Mr. Wilkes's behaviour to the Scotch nation.

+++ The author may be heard of at the Parliament-tavern, near Westminster-hall, or at St. Clement's coffee-houfe in the Strand, if any gentlemen chufe to fubfcribe.

Mr. Dun has had fo much encouragement already from the nobility and quality, both in Britain, and in foreign countries, in this publication, that he would not have made it public had it not been for an accident which happened lately, now to be explained.

As Mr. Wilkes is mentioned in his treatise, he' thought it incumbent upon him to wait upon Mr. Wilkes to fee whether or not the diffentions betwixt the English and Scotch nations [what are thefe diffentions? nobody ever heard of them] reported to be occafioned by him were from real or imaginary caufes. He had an offer of being introduced to Mr. Wilkes by feveral different gentlemen [WHO?] and on Tuesday night [near twelve o'clock] went for that purpose, but was refufed admittance; was disappointed next day by breach of appointment [What appointment?] and on Thurfday Morning wrote Mr. Wilkes the following letter, which was fent by his fervant.

To JOHN WILKES, Efq;

SIR,

London, Dec. 8, 1763.

AS I have something of confequence to communicate to you, I fhould be glad to know what time would be most convenient for me to call upon you this day: I called once before, and ⚫ was refused admittance. Be fo good as fend me t an anfwer by my fervant, who will wait for it.

'Lieutenant Crockat of dragoons, who is now in Scotland, defires his compliments to you for 'the many civilities fhewn him when he was quar

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tered near your country feat. You may be af

fured that many of the Scotch have ftill a regard for you; and none of them more fo than your

' most humble and obedient fervant,

ALEX. DUN.'

This letter he fent at nine o'clock in the morning;

a little after one o'clock he received, by his fervant, the following card.

Mr. DUN,

Thursday.

'Mr. Ws's compliments to Mr. Dun, and defires to fee him at feven o'clock this evening: is obliged to him for the account of Mr. Crockat.'

In confequence of this defire, Mr. Dun went to Mr. Wilkes's lodgings [Who does Mr. Wilkes lodge with? This is the true Edinburgh ftile: bas Mr. Wilkes a boufe or only a flat: two or three rooms they call a flat at Edinburgh] in George-street, at the time appointed-When he came there he knocked gently at the door, and was admitted by a fervant who called himfelf Mr. Wilkes's Butler; he asked Mr. Dun to walk into a parlour until Mr. Wilkes fhould come down; wanted to know if he

had

had any covers [as he had defired by his boy] to be figned; and that he would carry them up to Mr. Wilkes: Mr. Dun then gave him a dozen, which he took away in order to carry up to Mr. Wilkes, who, he faid, was in the room above.

In a few minutes after, the Butler came back, in a mild manner defired Mr. Dun to walk above to his mafter, who was waiting for him: he immediately followed, and was fcarcely out of the parlour door, when five or fix men catched faft hold of him, and brought him down; fome of them were gentlemen, whose names Mr. Dun does not chufe to mention, who used him very well afterwards: that violence was offered is evident, because one of the gentlemen had the joints of two of his fingers diflocated: they then fearched Mr. Dun, but found no deadly weapon about him; indeed he had a penknife in his waistcoat pocket, [loose in his left hand coat pocket] which they kept, and faid he had brought it with intention to kill Mr. Wilkes. That he may do impartial juftice to all, he here declares, that in a little time they returned his pocket-book, papers, &c. and upon his obferving that he was almoft ftrangled, they brought several different kinds of wine to chufe of; drank his health, and faid they believed they were all in the wrong; [not true] but that he must go to fome genteel house and be confined a little, until he fhould clear up this matter, as Mr. Wilkes had a warrant against him on fufpicion of his intending to maffacre him [ac cording to his own declaration.] They then asked, if he did not think it proper for them to have acted this part? He faid not, as he thought it was taking hold of him under fhew of friendship, as the card expreffed. He afked if his letter did not deferve civil treatment? To which Mr. C-tes, Juftice of peace, [in Surry] was pleafed to reply, That Mr. Wilkes had acted by his advice; that they found

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