[Extract]

May it please your Excellency

I Have in Closed the Observation of the Day.

Last Eveing Eight men Runaway in a bote from Boston, to our guard at the ferry ー arly in the moring finding thay had been with the guard. Immediately forwooded them to the Commete  on the Commete Re[c]eption thay Clensed them by Smooking them and Lett them pass  one of tham was Capt James Warden who was Taken, in major miffiins employ ² who is Vary Desierous of Seeing the major ー Six of them are masters of Vessels and brought the inClosed Acctt I am [&c.]

N B Yeasterday one Large morter was Caried over to Bunker Hill the Troops are fillin water Garring on board the Transports Provision is Very scarce the officers Say not more then anuf to Last them Six weeks one of the Gente man Say he Dined with a man that Dined with Lord parsey [Lord Hugh Percy] a few Day[s] ago upon horse beaff this from the men that Came out of Boston last Night.

[Enclosure]

This Acompt I Recivd from Boston this day ー Dember 17, 1775

Remarks for Tusday Dember 5 1775 Gott into Boston mett With the Ship Boyan ³ Bound for London, Wich Had on Bord 30 Masters of Vesels Pasheners on bord

Thusday 7 the Fwy [Fowey] man of war 20 Guns Mountigue [George Montagu] Commander Brought in the Brige Washington one Martendell Commander mounted 10 Guns and ten Swivells 72 men the Capt and all the men was Put On Bord the Priston [Preston]

General Washington

Munday Last Prisners was Put on bord the Tarter man of war to be Sent Hom for Triel as Pyrets ー

The Followg is the Price of Provison in Boston vizt