Genlemen of the Councel it seems on Saturday Last [February 10] a French vessel Ran on shoar on the south side of the Cape with an Hundred & Odd Hogsheads of molases and some Other small Articles and one Hogshead of sugar She Had a French master and one Pinkham of Nantucket the English master their Papers are all In French so I Can say But Little about them: there was on Board sd vessel one Mons[ieu]r Dela baron ² a German who Took Passage on Board with a Design to Go to Philadelphiah who has Large Packets with him for Doctor Franklen, a Letter for the Secratary of the Continentall Congress & for Divers Other Gentm at Philadelphia he appears Much of a Gentm says he Was In the King of Prussias service more than twe[n]ty years I have wrote By him to General Washington who no Doubt will Examine Into his Bisness he says the French & English Master[s] Talked of Going Into Boston But they Deny it on The whole I Thought Best to acquaint your Honrs a5 to this Matter and as the Goods are Taken Into Custody By Major Hallet & Others they will waite The Courts Direction in this Dillicate Point. I am [&c.]