Gentlemen

We are this day informed by Mr Jeffrey, Capt of the Lord Hide Packet Boat, that the Mercury Ship of War was cruising off our Coast, & is now at Sandy Hook to order the Transports from Ireland with Troops destined to this City to proceed immediately for Boston; and did on Tuesday last [June 13] about thirty Leagues to the South East of Sandy-Hook deliver those Orders to the Old Spry Man of War (now a transport with part of the 44th Regt on board) who immediately altered her Course. ー Capt Jefferey told us he had this Information both from the Officers of the Troops on board of the Spry & from some of the Officers of the Mercury Man of War.ー

From this Information we are induced to conclude that some Capital Stroke is medi[t]ated against our Brethren of the Massachusetts Bay. ー We therefore Gent think it our Duty to dispatch this Information to you that it may be known to the Continental Congress. ー We are Gentlemen

P.S. We enclose you Copies of two Letters we have dispatch'd to Genl [David] Wooster