Dear Sir

Don Juan d Miralles a Spanish Gentleman of fortune who lately arrived at Ch^s. Town S^o. Carolina from y^e Havanna, had at Ch^s. Town procured a ship laden with near 1200 Casks of Rice to be purchased for him and sent for Cadiz.—

Don Miralles is now in this Town &c yesterday receiv'd a letter from his Agent at Ch^s. Town advis^g that his ship was taken by a British ship of War, retaken by a privateer belonging to one of the Eastern States on this Continent:¹ The ship is called the Nuestra Senora Del Carmen, Don Francisco Pruna Mas^r., sail'd from Ch^a. Town 27^th. March last, She had a Spanish Register, and cleared as from the Havanna directly for Cadiz, for a covering, in case She was examined by a british armed Vessell. 

As it is probable this Vessell may be brought into some of the Eastern Ports, if within your district, I must desire you would enter a claim in behalf of said Don Juan D Miralles to both Vessell & Cargo, geting the salvage adjusted agreeable to y^e resolves of Congress. The expences shall be thankfully repaid you by, Sir, your very Hum^l Serv^t,