Sir

The Night we left you we had the good Luck to get well over. undiscovered, But Many of the Men I expected are left behind  I should have sent the Boats Over again had the Weather been Sutable. I shall send them as soon as posable, & would have you Send Over all the Men you have as soon as posable except Sixty. with all the Flour & Pork you can Spare & as many Laders as you can send, let the whole be Collected togather at the Mill, if they cannot be Sent Over directly, so that we may take them of[f] As soon as the weather serves the People in Town Are in great Confusion, yesterday they took One of Our Centinals, thro his Carlessness,² we Paraded & Marched up within ½ a Mile of the walls & gave them three Cheers, and were in hopes of their Coming Out, but Were Disaponited, they fired abt 15 Twelve & 24 Pounders shot at us some of which we Picked up, but did us no hurt, they are much Divided & Short of Provissions, & I believe will not Venture to Come Out, or Cross the river, I have not heard from Genl Montgomery Since we came Over, but expect it every minute, Let the People know, I shall be Over & Settle with them very soon, when ever the Weather Permits, Send your Boats Over  let them land at Scillery, which may be done at Any time of Day when the tide serves As the Frigate is down  I am [&c.]

P S  I forgot to tell you we fired On the Frigates Barge & killed 3 Men the Night we Came ー