Sir,

This morning Capt. [Winborn] Adams (of the Armd Schooner Warren) deliver'd me the Inclos'd Papers & Letters taken with the Schooner Rainbow John McMonagle master, on saturday eveng  Inclos'd is an Estimate of Vessel & Cargo. ー Capt. Adams apply'd to the Commandg Officer here for a Guard to conduct the Prisoners to Head Quarters  they set off tomorrow morning. I have supply'd Three pounds ten Shillings to Colo [Joshua] Wingate the Commandg Officer, to defray the expences of the Prisoners & his Guard, please to Inform if this advance shoud come from me. Your directions thereon will be my future Guide on alike occation, also wether it must be a charge against this Capture or the Continent ー

I have supply'd Cap Adams three several times with necessarys, he only applys as he has occation, not takg up amonths supply at once, as my Instructions order me to provide ー Please to reply to this wether it is equally Aggreeable  he appears to be exceedg frugal, the Arnot of what I have deliver'd him is but £17.14.2d thereby you may Judge of his attention to frugallity, he was very Scarc[e] of Necessarys when he first touch'd at this Port, & now tels me he has not (save one Coil of me) a spare Coil of Riggen on board, I think it absolutely necessary he should have a few spare Coils of difft sizes, for in carryg Sail after a prize or from an Enemy, any metch rope to give way, & none spare to supply the place it may prove fatal ー you will please to excuse my mentiong an affair of this Kind, but from apprehendg it of Importance was induced to Inform you ー .

Cap Adams sails again tomorrow morning ー Waitg further directions remain Sir, [&c.]