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Dear Sir

I wrote you a few days ago a long letter by Captain Fash who went to London in the Ship Adimant, I have now the pleasure to acquaint you that the fleet and Army sail this day, our destination is a secreat, but its Generaly thought to be New York....

The Niger frigate on her Passage down the River from Quebec, spoke the fleet within two days of that place, and brought letters from General Borgoyne to General [William] Howe, they must have got there 24th or 25 of May ー We have no news from the Southward since my last...

I hope to have the pleasure of acquainting you in my next, of our having made a Glorious landing on some part of this Continant, which I fear will not be Effected untill the arrival of Lord [Richard] Howe with the fleet & troops from Europe. which you may depend will make a great Change in the Affairs on this Continant....