[Paris, between 15 and 18 Jan. 1778]
I ask the Commissioners Whither they do or do not mean that the Ranger should depart before her Prizes are Realized. Whither the advance paid to the Seamen must be deducted from their Prize Money, and at what Rate?— And Whither it is not inexpedient for a Ship that is Crank—that Sails Slow—and that is of a triffling force, to pursue a tract where there is almost a Certainty of Meeting with the Enemies fast Sailing Ships of Superiour Force.
D, PPAmP, Benjamin Franklin Papers, vol. 56(i), no. 75. Docketed: "Capt Jones's/Questions."
