on Elk River; and although the Colonel was disguised in a flaxen wig, and in other ways, Kemble says he knew him by hearing him cough in the night, in a room adjoining that in which Kemble slept.  Whilst this witness was at Oldfield’s, “Talbot’s shallop,” he says, “was busking and turning before Oldfield’s landing for several hours.”  The roads leading towards Talbot’s house were all guarded by his friends, and he had a report made to him of every vessel that arrived in the river.  By way of more permanent concealment, until the storm should blow over, he had made preparations to build himself a cabin, somewhere in the woods out of the range of the thoroughfares of the district.  When driven by a pressing emergency which required more than ordinary care to prevent his apprehension, he betook himself to the cave on the Susquehanna, where, most probably, with a friend or two,—­Cornet Murray I hope was one of them,—­he lay perdu for a few days at a time, and then ventured back to speak a word of comfort and encouragement to the faithful wife who kept guard at home.

In this disturbed and anxious alternation of concealment and flight Talbot passed the winter, until about the 25th of April, when, probably upon advice of friends, he voluntarily surrendered himself to the Council at St. Mary’s, and was committed for trial in the provincial Court.  The fact of the surrender was communicated to Lord Effingham by the Council, with a request that he would send the witnesses to Maryland to appear at his trial.  Hereupon arose another correspondence with his Lordship, which is worthy of a moment’s notice.  Lord Effingham has lost nothing of his arrogance.  He says, on the 12th of May, 1685, “I am so far from answering your desires, that I do hereby demand Colonel Talbot as my prisoner, in the King of England’s name, and that you do forthwith convey him into Virginia.  And to this my demand I expect your ready performance and compliance, upon your allegiance to his Majesty.”

I am happy to read the answer to this insolent letter, in which it will be seen that the spirit of Maryland was waked up on the occasion to its proper voice.—­It is necessary to say, by way of explanation to one point in this answer, that the Governor of Virginia had received the news of the accession and proclamation of James the Second, and had not communicated it to the Council in Maryland.  The Council give an answer at their leisure, having waited till the 1st of June, when they write to his Lordship, protesting against Virginia’s exercising any superintendence over Maryland, and peremptorily refusing to deliver Talbot.  They tell him “that we are desirous and conclude to await his Majesty’s resolution, [in regard to the prisoner,] which we question not will be agreeable to his Lordship’s Charter, and, consequently, contrary to your expectations.  In the mean time we cannot but resent in some measure, for we are willing to let you see that we observe, the small notice you