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Sir,  Your favour of the 26th July last I have received and am greatly obliged to your Excellency for the care you have taken to protect the Trade of this Province.

The Report of this Pirate cruising in the Bay of Fundy has retarded the Provision Vessels there for sometime, but I shall immediately give Notice at those Ports of the precautions you have taken for their Protection and safety, and I am persuaded that the Vessels you have sent to Cruise in the Bay, will discourage the people of the Eastern parts of New England, from attempting to carry into Execution, their premeditated design of making a Descent on this Province, which would have been of Fatal Consequence.