Sir

I Received yours 8^th Ins^t. ⅌ the Gentlemen Passengers who Came in the Packitt,¹ and I have procur'd a Small Sloop Cal’d the Bradford Samuel Wardwell Master, who will take them on Board and Procede to Carolina the first Wind, the barer MC Plumb waits on you for the flagg for that Purpose, you'l Please to give such directions as you think Nessesary,² the Command^r. of the Sloop is a Person who belongs to Rhode Island State and is in a Sloop that belongs to Col^o. Nathan Millir³ an Acquaintence of Mine and who Recomends the Master as a very Capable Person for the Purpose—Their is now Sixteen Sail of Topsail Vessells between this Port & Long Island mostly Ships, and Imagine they are bound to New Port, the boats that have been near them Report that they Appear to have troops on Board and Yesterday Several Ships and ab^t. Twenty Sail of small Vessells pass'd by steering up the Sound—

—Yesterday a Prize Sloop from Halifax Laden with Sea Coal for New Port⁴ was Bro^t. in by a Small Privatear⁵ belonging to Boston, has on Board Eight Persons who I should have sent to New Port to Redeem our Friends, but in your letter of y^e 2 Ins^t. to Br^o Tho^s.6 you desire that their might no more be sent without letting you know of it,⁷ there is Several Persons their who belong to Norwich & have been their Sum time—Observe you'l let me know what Goods you may have Occasion for—

—if any News from the Southward must Request you'l favour me with it as we are Anxious to hear how matters go on I am Sir [&c.] Nath^l Shaw Jun^r.