To the honored Governor & Council of the State of Rode Island 

Gentlemen I have Proceided for Boltemore as I was ordered² After A Long Paseg th 2 July made th Caps Stood in for them but Soon made A Sail between us & th Caps but Could Not Tell what She was She Not making for us thought it was Posb]e S[h]e might be Afraid of us we run in As Nigh as we Dare till we Could See her of[f] Deck &made two more from A loft   Afraid thay would take th Advantage of us we being to the windard of them Lade about & Stood of[f] until we Lost seit of them & th land thay Not Persuing After us Lade About & Stood in Again in hops thay ware Gone in but found them thare & three more Amagined thay ware Stationed thare Run in till we Could See thare huls of[f] the Deck one of them Give Chase to us but we out Sailed him So he Left us thay All of them having Tenders intirely blocks up th Chenell under Cape Charis but we beet three Days With th wind to th Northward to Try to Git in if Posable but th Current Seting to th Southward &th wind Blowing hard we Gat within teen miles of Cape hatteras then Put Away for North Carrolina it being impractable Giting to Boltemor & warter being Short for to make A Nother Paseg home So I Am in hops of Giting A Lode of Naval Stors but how I Shall Suckcede I Can Not tell for we Came over Oricoke Bar this morning a 8 Clock Arived hare a 6 & Gentm If I have mis Conducted in So Doing I Do humbly Bage your Parden for I was in th Gartist ankcidty that A man Could be to No What to Dwo & If there is Any Duck &Rigen to be had I should think very Proper to have Some Rigen & New Square Sail & Studen Sail as thare was Non to be had thare for we was Constantly a Carring away th Rigen & mending th Sails th hool Paseg &c what to Do About Corking I Do Not No her Supper leaks very Bad but th Corkers have three Dollers P Da but Now is A Good Time for to Cork th Seems being open and very worm So I Am Gtmen [&c.]