Dear Sir

Your favors addressed to Mess^rs. Gourlade & Moylan of the 5^th. & 9^th. Curr^t. are now before me,¹ I wou'd have reply'd to the former on it's receipt, had I thought it wou'd have met you at Brest. The 7^th. ins^t. I wrote M^r. Le Ray at Pont L'Abbé, desiring his care of Joseph Ratcliff the Boy you recommended to me, whose expences I promised to be accountable to him for, and make no Doubt but he will pay proper attention to my recommendation; on his recovery I desired he wou'd send him here, and I will dispose of him as you direct.—M^r. Bersolle² who will hand you this, will sup ply you with every necessary you may be in want of at Brest, with whom I will account for the same on having your or your officer M^r. Simpson's receipt and charge the same in course to the Hon^ble. Commissioners I wish you every success and am [&c.]

P.S. The English papers say that the Grafton E. India-man [illeg.] the Raleigh & Al[fred.]—³