Gentlemen/

When i wrote you last which was on the 22d of this instant, Iinform'd you that the ships was makeing up the Bay, but before my Express had been gone a half an hour, they all anchor'd above the Brandywine, and Remain there still, there is no more ships in sight at this time.

The Roebuck and the other ships Carry on a fine Stroke of trade with the inhabitants from the uper part of this County, and from Long neck upon the north side of indian River where they get all sorts of fresh Provisions and Fish and fowl together — in these two necks of land there is scarce one Whigg and the Officers has give out that if the Militia should offer to hinder there trade they will land five hundred Men from these ships so that the torrys will Jaine them with as many More and they will Plunder the whole County. Mr George Jackson is Comeing up who will inform you better than I Can Write. There has Been a Certain Simon Kollock who Serv'd his time to Mr Jonathan Evans Cooper in your City, Sent on shore from the Roebuck with a Large Sum of Counterfit thirty Dollar Bills he has inlisted near a hundred men from the two Necks above mention'd and is gone Round to [New] York in a Schooner to J oine the Rascally Crew - he, the said Kollock left with the High Sheriff of our County a large sum of his Base Money which the Shiriff has been buying up Cattle with, and imploying others to Doe the like we have detected some of them and at Snow Hill they have takeen up one of the Shiriff's Emmisaries one Solomon Triss and Confin'd him in Jail — they found upon him one hundred and thirty thirty Dollar Bills all Counterfit — the Shiriff is not takeen as yet, but I hope soon to here he is. if we should be so happy as to take him I am Perswaded that he will bring in some of our Great men, This Gentlemen, is what may be Called Striking at the Very Foundation of our Liberty, and I must beg that you will make all the Interest with the Congress, to have our Case takeen under there Serious Consideration and grant us such Redress as they in there Wisdom shall think Proper. if they should take no notice of us our state is gone and the few friends to the American Cause in these parts must fall a sacrifice to Tyrants.

The Bearer hereof Major Henry Neille goes up to wait upon Congress with a Letter to that Honorable Boddy Pointing out some of our Greviances, in hopes of Relief. Any assistance you can give him will Ever be Rememberd by [&c.]

PS/ if something is not done I am under some Apprehention that should the fleet come in I shall not be Able to send the Express by land for the Second horse is kept at Evan's which is in the heart of the torrys therefore You Must have that nest Broke up. I am yrs

H Fisher