That you may know how the pirates are going on in this part of the world, I have inclosed you two or three of our papers. It is not the Americans but the French from Martinico and St. Lucia that are swarming in these seas: they have cut two sloops out of Tobago, and we expect they will do the like in this island, for a day does not pass but they take some vessel, amongst the Grenadines, and they have sent word that they intend to be in some of our ports shortly. It is now become customary as soon as a man hears that his vessel is taken, to go directly to Martinico and buy as much as he can of his own property in again, as things are sold pretty cheap for cash; they are very expeditious with their sales, for they neither wait for condemnation nor any other form.