Sir I inform you a Cording to Mr Samuel Gerrys Requst Conserning the Rockinham ー the Reasion why She was Sesed Was as Mssrs Gardockas² Informed Me on her Coming to Bilboa ー as Soon as She had ben In one Day Every body Knew what Interst She was on a Cordingly Mr Gardocka hasten the Mates as Much as Posible & Got a Spanesh Capt & Crew where as Capt Johnson went in the Vessel also to holand & Mr Gardocka advised him to Git Learge hemp Casks that wold hold three Barrells of powder & put them In & put hemp at Each head & Conseal Everything from the People that posiblee he Could & proceed to bilboa where on they wold Recive the Cargo as holend Goods & Reship them on bourd a Gain for Som other place In this Sam Vessel after the Spanyards where Discharged ー a Cordingly understanding that Capt Johnson Had Not but Receivd his powder on bourd In powder Casks openly to the peopel He fixed out a Schooner that Capt tuck Left Behind last Spring with the English Crue & Sent her out to Cruse of[f] Aontona a Ganst the time the Brig Should aKive there, but on the Same Day the Schooner Sailed from Bilboa the brig aRived at Atana where the Schooner Did Reach In Nine Days but on the brigs aRivel Mr Gardockay Wrote to Capt Johnson to proceed to Sea Directaly for fear of truble & Make No Delay whereon Capt Johnson Said he culd Git Nobody to Go out with him but Mr Gardocka Blaimed him & Said he Culd & the Schooner a Riveing there In Sometime after when a portagee fellow that was on bourd the Brig Informed aGainst her & Said that She had powder onbourd for the Mors [Moors] Where as they Seased her as Spanesh property as haveing a Spanesh Capt & Crew on bourd where on all the people with the Capt was A Bliged to flee for Schore & the Capt was Secreated when I aReived at Bilboa the last time.

And Sir to Inform you Conserning Mr Gardock when the Brig was Seised thay thought to Clame her as there own Or a Vessel Consined to them I am No Serting which but on that Mr Joseph Gardockas Goods where teashed [attached] & himself obliged to Keep clost & till that By Mr Jame Gardocka Belonging to the Counsel Cud make Interest To Get Bond as I understud it ー of Mr Gardocka Until they Git from holand to Shew ー that She was Not Spanesh property Nor yet Bound to Morocka so Sir while I Lay at Bilboa thay Maid Intrest by Giveing bond To Git her Into there own persession untill a Return from holand but as I understud of them No Gentleman In holand wold be Seen In the afair for fear so thay Dispacshed Capt Johnson for holand to take out a Sertificat himself then thay where In hope thay Shuld be ablead to Do Something

But Sir when I Came away on the 22d of March She was Just Discharged of her Lading & Lay by In Bilboa River Untill Maters Culd Be brought about But Mr Gardockas Complains of a Great Expence they have bin at & Likewise of a Dele of truble So Sir I Inform you of what Mr Gardockas told Me the which he Diseired Me to tell you if I Should See you So Sir I wold Inform you farther if I Cud Not But at present Remain [&c.]

[P.S.] Sir Now there is No bisness Going on & there is Severi Continental Vessels Bulding I shoud be Glad to Git on bourd of one of the frigits if possible & you wold be so Good as to Menchin me as I think No Better Gentelman then you for which I shall be your [&c.]

Willm Sinclair