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I find Bermuda and the Bahama's are look'd upon by the Congress as W. Indies Islands, and no Supplys to be allowed them ー Our Custom House now admitts vessels from these Islands with regular Clearances with Salt &c to entry, which they once refused . . . our Ports are now Shutt up and no vessels to Sail, but a few that were indulged on Acott of the gale we had; among these is a Brigt of McAllester's, that will Sail in 5 or 6 days and call at Bermuda. Its generally immagind that the Ports will not be long Shutt, as its Said that unless the Ministry comes in to terms of Accomadation that they the Congress mean to open the Ports to all Nations in Six Moneths after their Meeting, Time will only discover what all this will end in . . .