Hond Sr

I am Informed by Two Persons that Made their Escape Last night About 8 oClock from the Ship that Lays now A Ground that She is the Dimond of Thirty Six Guns and Two hundred & Twenty Men Commanded by Capt [Charles] Fielding, and as they are Persons belongs To the Country & ha~e been In the service Untill Unfortunatly Taken and are Still Willing to Enter In our Ships to make An Attack upon the Aforesd Frigate I Would Recomend that the Boat they made Their Escape In, be Aprais'd & Give them The Value of her, for your farther satisfaction In this Matter have Sent them to you for Examination. In the Mean Time Remain [&c.]

Camp Bristol Jany 2. 1777 —