Mess^rs. Casey & Lynch—

this will be handed you by Cap^t. Murphy who fell into Our hands A few days Agoe And Cap^t. S^t. Barbe, Any favour you Can do those Gentl. I shall take as A particular favour¹—The herrings You Sent by me I Was Oblidg^d to leave in S^t atro [Santander] As the Markett was so verry bad when I arrived the[y] have been sold since And remitted to Messr^s. Conyngham & Nesbitt as you Order me—I Should be Glad you Would Write to me by the way of Martinique as I shall Continue there for some little time in hopes to pick up a few prizes, the Account Sales of my Venture I Left With you. Should be Glad to know how it was dispos^d. of, I Should be Verry Glad to See you and would Call on you but we have no Admission in to the pork of portugall I am