Sir,

Your Orders are to proceed with the first fair Wind & suitable Weather to the Coast of Ireland, England & France, where you are to cruise, until by manning your prizes, or otherwise your Men are reduced to in Number: ー or in Case your Circumstances otherwise require your going into Port, when you are to proceed to Nantz in the Kingdom of France ー In your Cruise useing your best endeavours to take, burn, sink, or destroy any Armed, or other Vessels together with their Cargoes belonging to Great-Britain, & under proper Prize-Masters to send such Vessels & Cargoes, as are taken into some safe Port of the United States of America, prefering this State under whose Commission you more particularly act, or into any Ports allied with, or friendly to the States of America. ー

Upon your Arrival at Nantes you are ordered to apply to Messrs Jacques Gruel & Co & cleaning & refitting your Brigt take in as many Arms & other warlike stores as you can conveniently stow, together with such Masters & Mariners of Vessels, fitted out by this Board & sold there, as you can accomodate, & return to Boston, or other safe port in this State immediately, giving us the earliest possible Notice of your Arrival by Express ー

Recommending you to the Protector of the injured & oppressed & wishing you a successful Cruise. ー We Are, &c.

[P. S.] Should you be so fortunate as to make any Captures before you go to Nantes you are to direct the Prize Masters immediately upon their Arrival to apply to this Board & follow their orders respecting such Vessels as they may bring in, ー As the Articles you will take on Board your Brig in Nantes will be of the greatest Importance for the Defence of this State, you are expressly order'd, after you sail from thence not to give Chace to any Vessels or subject yourself to the least Risque of being taken, but to make the best of your way direct home ー

[Endorsed] The above is true Copy of my sailing orders which I promise to observe & follow

Jon^a Haraden ー ²