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The Man of War commanded by Wallace Certainly fired on Bristor [Bristol] and took Twenty Sheep from the Inhabitants who did not as I before said drive them on board Bootless or without Booty. there is a parcel of d————d Tories in th[is] place & it's not of importance enough to be defended with much Expence

You have been inform'd I Suppose the Lively and some other Ships have fallen into our hands lately but this wants Confirmation and is now much Doubted, I was inform'd by General [Joseph] Spencer (with whom I din'd sunday last) that the Enemy had burnt Fallmouth a small Town on Kennabec River.

We are remarkably peaceable here now, the Enemy have not bestow'd us a Ball since friday the 6th of this Month, notwithstanding they were a little provoked a few Nights ago by two of our floating Batteries which put out of Cambridge River and fired upon the Town, it was said the Play House open'd that night in Boston & the Batteries were design'd to Interupt their Sport but unfortunately (the hands on Board endeavouring to outdo each other in Gunnery) one of the Cannon Bursting dangerously Wounded Eight or ten Men one of whom died next morning, the Battery was much Shattered but is refitted and tis said is design'd to give better Sport in a few days. I co'd talk with you about trivial Matters if 'twas Convenient but have nothing more worth writing ー My best Comp[liment]s to all friends Yrs affectionately

Doctr. Philip Thomas Fredk Town Maryland
favor of Captn Brown