Mr President acquainted the Council that he had dispatched the following Letters to Beaufort, per the Sloop Endeavour, J. Adinger Master, whom he agreed with to perform that service for Thirty Pounds Currency, viz:
Danl. DeSaussure Esqr
16th July 1775.
Sir You are requested by the Council of Safety to deliver the inclosed Letter to Mr. Tunes Tibout immediately upon Receipt of it, and with as little stir as possible to the public Eye.
The Vessel in which it is forwarded is the Sloop Endeavour, Capt. Joshua Vinel, who will say he is bound to Georgia & East Florida and Mr Tibout will beg a Passage in her.
The Service which requires such a Management is of Importance, and you are desired to speak of it in the general Manner in which it is communicated as little aspossible.
I am Sir [&c.]
Tunes Tibout
In the Council of Safety
Charles Town, 16th July, 1775.
Sir, I have [instructions] from the Council of Safety to request you to repair to Charles Town immediately and to be prepared for an Excursion by Water chiefly, in which you will probably be engaged three or four Weeks. Capt. [Clement] Lempriere will have the general Superintendance of this Enterprize, and he is particularly desirous of wanting the [company] and [pleasure] of your Assistance.
This Letter will be delivered to you by Mr DeSaussure who will report that the Vessel in which it will be carried is bound to Georgia or East Florida ー you will beg a passage in her and proceed without delay to Charles Town. It will be best to land in the Evening remote from public Observation, suppose at Col [Christopher] Gadsden's Wharf and come directly to my house, where you will meet a hearty Welcome. [?] you will perceive it is intended to keep this Matter a Secret. I have the Honor to be [&c.].
