Capt. William Thompson informs, that he left London the 13th of August & left Tarbay on the 19th ー That it was generally reported in England that Troops were to go from Ireland to Boston; That five Regiments were the Number mentioned ー That Transports were actually sailed to take in those Troops ー That it was supposed the Troops were ready as they had been collecting from April ー

That a Train of Artillery was shipping and in part shipped for America ー That four Companies of Artillery are coming out therewith from London ー

That a Brigantine was at Tarbay with Artillery Arms and Ammunition and that the Officer who had the Care of the Artillery &ca told him that they were destined for Quebec, & had on Board 10,000 Muskets, 300 Barrels of Gun powder, & six field pieces, three pounders, & a proportionable Quantity of Lead ー That the Vessel with those Arms & Ammunition is a Small Brigantine about 100 or 110 Tons ー That She was under Convoy of the Lizard of 28 Guns, who was to take her in Tow if necessary ー That there were four Companies of Artillery with a Train above mentioned destined for America besides this Store Vessel ー

That the Captain of the said Brigantine at Tarbay informed him that another Vessel with the like Quantity of Stores was to Sail for Virginia for the use of the Negroes there ー but that the officer who had the Charge of those Arms &ca gave him no information of that matter

That he heard soon after the receipt of the News of Bunkers Hill that Hanoverian or Hessian Troops were to be sent for ー That three Thousand Ton of Transports were taken up immediately after the Arrival of the Bunkers Hill News, & generally reported to be taken up for the Hanoverian Troops ー That those Transports were not sailed to his Knowledge when he left Britain ー That after the News of Bunkers Hill arrived, as many Members of parliament as could be Collected near London were called & consulted ー that from what he heard at the Exchange the Voice of the Landed Interest seemed to be for the Measures of Administration & the Mercantile Interest against them ー That there was not any talk of a Change of Administration ー That the people were in Expectation of Overtures from the Congress ー That it was generally reported that General [Thomas] Gage would be recalled as inactive & General [Jeffery] Amherst Sent to take the Command ー That he counted Seventy two Vessels with Brooms at Mast head between Deptford & London Bridge besides many others to be sold ー That they believed a Non exportation would take place in America That there were very great Complaints among the American Merchants and manufacturers of the Stagnation of Trade ー That he heard nothing of the west India Merchants in particular ー That the Ship Carpenters had chiefly abandoned the yards ー That it was currently reported that the Manufacturers some of their people, and that one in the wollen Branch told him that he had discharged a dozen of his Hands ー That there is discontent among the lower Class of people ー That there had been a large demand for Wollens from Rusia and larger than usual, but that it was in a great Measure Satisfied; That the Rusian Demands has assisted to keep down the Murmurs of the people ー

That there were orders to put ten Sail of Ships in Commission ー That Stock had fallen a very little to wit half per Cent, & risen again ¼ Pr Cent.

That the News of Ticonderoga & Crown point being Seized had been long arrived & that the taking of those places was generally condemned ー

That the appointments of the Generals Washington Lee Putnam &c.&c. and the Striking paper Money was known in London ー That the Officers were tho't to be & spoken of as proper Men & good Officers; and that General Washington was spoken of in a very high Character as a General ー That some people laughed at paper Money ー

That there was money for paying Troops and many rich presents for the Indians on Board of the Lizard Frigate of War for Quebec ー

That they had accounts of the Conduct of the people of Georgia & looked on the Union of the Colonies as compleat ー That they had formerly been taught to believe that a handfull of Men could conquer the Colonies ー That they say in England that if they do not conquer America now She will thro off all obedience & become a republic ー

For Major General Schuyler