Dear Sir

I have now the pleasure to acquaint you, that Yesterday came in to this Port a Prize Ship call'd the Mermaid taken by Cap^t Sam^l Chew in the Resistance on the 16 Nov^r. Lat 13. N Long^e 50 West—commanded by Cap^t. James Cockran bound from Greenock to Barbadoes, w^th a Valuable Cargo of Dry Goods &c. She mounts 10 Carraige Guns—the amount of her Cargo Cap^t. Jacocks¹ the prize Master tells me 6 or 7000 £ St^g. her Inv^os. I have not yet seen—expect Cap^t. Jacocks in with them every moment—Cap^t Chew was in high health & spirits sent in the Ship 9 of his own People and had remaining with him in the Resistance 83. not one sick Man on board—he took some necessaries for the Ship & being Short of Water went into Demerara fm whence he intended to return to [the] same Ground, where I hope he will compleat a good Cruize—

I shall write you again soon acquainting you with whatever may turn up in the mean time should be glad to receive any particular directions you may be pleased to forward—I am Respectfully Your Friend [&c.]

M^r Eben^r Ledyard is with Cap^t Jacocks in health &c
Boston 19 Dec^r. 1777