Dear Sir

This last Evening & Yesterday we have been much alarm'd by the Appearance of Nine Ships and 3 Other Top Sail Vessells who were the best part of Yesterday beating between the Gull Islands and this Harbour, but now find they are all att Anchor to the East ward in Fisher Island Sound and beleive they Intend Robbing that Island of what little Stock is Remaining, their, wich is only Milch Cows, Store Sheep & working Oxen, the others that were In Case to Kill were taken of[f] the Day before, and by a Boat from Plum Island I find the Inhabitants Intend to take of[f] the Principal part their, and have Assembled Six or Seven hundd Men att Montaug to Guard their Stock so that I beleive they will have none, that will be so fatt as to Disagree with their Stomachs ー we have the Miletia of the County in Readiness to Receive them In Case they are a Mind to make a tryall on the Mainー

am very Glad to hear you have got the birth of Commissary General ー is their Nothing I Can let you have, West India Goods you know I am never without, and what is the Moast you Can obtain for [from] me  if I deliver you Flower att Providence or the Camp, I think I Could git that Article to Providence as well as any Man in this Colony ー have had a Boat Constantly Plying between hear and that Town for this Month past & have mett with no Difficulty, as I am Constantly Inform'd where the Cruising Vessells areー

I should Inclose you Rivingtons & Holts Thursday Papers,² but the Collecter is Carried them on Board the Fleet at Fisher Island, as he beleives by the Accotts their will be an Alteration of Measures Soon  he thinks it may have sum Influence on their Conduct if he can make them beleive it ー I Every moment Expect him on Shore if he comes before the post setts out will Advise you the Result [&c.]