Honobl Sr

I make You a Present of a Major a Captain and Two Lieuts in the regular Establishment of George the Third I hope they may serve as ransoms for Some of our Friends at Boston and particularly for Capt [John] Brown of Rhodiseland a Party of men under the Command of Capt [Samuel] Herick has Took Possession Scanesborough Imprisoned Major [Philip] Sceene and Seized a Schooner of his,  I Expect in Ten Days Time to have it rigged maned and armed with 6 or 8 Pieces of Canon which with the Boats in our Possession I Purpose to make an Attack on the armed Sloop of George the Third which is Now Crusing on Lake Champlain and is about Twice as bigg as the Schooner,  I Hope in a Short Time to be authorised to acquaint Your Honour that Lake Champlain & the fortifications thereon are subjected to the Colonies

The Enterprise has been approbated by the Officers and Soldiary of the Green Mountain Boys Nor do I hisitate as to the Success  I Expect Lives must be Lost in the Attack as the Comander of George's Sloop is a man of Courage &c.

I Conclude Capt [Seth] Womer is by this Time in Possession of Crown Point the Ordnance Stores &c  I Conclude Governor [Guy] Carleton will Exert himself to oppose us & Command the Lake &c. ー Messrs [Benjamin] Hickok, [Jeremiah] Halsey ー & [Moses] Nichols have the Charge of Conducting the Officers to Hartford  These Gentlemen have been Very Assiduous and active in the Late Expedition  I Depend upon Your Honours aid and Assisstance in a Situation so Contiguous to Canada,

I Subscribe my Self Your Honours [&c.]

At Present Commander of Ticonderoga