My Lord

If this letter should be handed to Your Lordship, by the Revd Mr Lyttleton, I am certain, the Service it may be to His Majesty will Sufficiently Recommend Him, to His Majestys favor and Protection, together with what I have wrote in a former letter; and the Accounts and Description that He can give Himself, of the miserable Situation I am in, without any Assistance.

We have some fine Ordnance here, and other Stores, and good Sailing Sloops, and Brigantines which perhaps they may now imploy, some of them, against His Majestys Cause, for they refused to Charter any of their Vessels to me, to go to Boston to enquire after the fate of my two Sons, very promising Youths.

Our People here frequently persue a Schandalous and Villanous Enterprise, by going to the Cacoses in Search of Wreck Goods: a disgrace to the English flag, to be made a Trade or practice of, and should be altogether forbid or discountenanced by a small Sloop of War, going there and ordering them to desist and return home.

And likewise they should be prevented if possible, from going to St. Eustatious, Sena Cruze, Curacoe, St. Thomas &c. and their Trade Confined to one Port here, if pratciable to the Custom House and Port of St. George.

And one Company of Soldiers quartered at the West End, and one at the East End, in the Castle and Forts to have a proper Care of the fortifications in the Town, and Castle Harbours, and the two Companys might be formed principa[lly] from Chelsea Hospital, and the out Pensioners, and this Moderate Climate, might give longevity to some of the old Men, who need not march about here. It may also be a Convenient place this winter, to recover the Sick and wounded of the Army, and here is a good Harbour for Frigats or Men of War, into Castle Harbour, for Ships drawing twenty feet water or more. Sir Richard Bickerton was the Last Frigat of War that was in Castle Harbour to whom I refer Your Lordship on that matter. Into Town Harbour, about twelve or fourteen feet water.

As the People here, have thought themselves of Sufficient Consequence, to Choose Delegates, and Address the Congress at Philadelphia. I hope Government will think they have a Sufficient Reason to put some Check upon them. and Support the few Officers of Government.

except the Chief Justice I have scarce a Man that I can put any Confidence in, in Government matters, especially since their choosing of Delegates & He hath been very serviceable indeed. Mr. Lyttleton can give Your Lordship, any further information that you may require.

I have the Honor to be Your Lordships [&c.]

Mr Lyttleton goes by way of Boston unless He can meet with a pasage at Sea.