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After laveing plymouth in five days I caime to the Capes of verginey but meting with five Saill of men of war & Severell Small vesels with them they being in with Cape henry I tried to goo in at Cape Charis but I had but gest got by the Cape before A Small Cruser gave me Chais, but being late in the afternoone I Escaped hur by putting to See & ran down the Shore till I cairn to Metomkin & put in their & aplied to the Comity wich they under took to Send the Papers over to the governer in A Small boot the govener has ordered the flowr to be brote In Small Crafts & apinted an agent to fored & doo the pisnes the crafts Saild the 25t of this Instant I am in hopes as the flower is redy for them that they will not be gon long alltho they doo bisnes very sloo here after it Cumes her[e] it is six miles to Carte to the Scooner So I cannot rite the time that they will Dispatch me as I observed before they are very Sloo I heer that their is Men er wor & Crusers Constantly at the Capes & Small Crusers in the bay I shall do all I can to Forerd A dispatch but as the pour is in Another m~ns hands I can do but litell to wards it. I remain yours to Serve verginey owmack County march 27 1777.
Jack Taylor
1. Miscelianeous Letters, Force Transcripts, LC. Taylor was procuring flour for the Continental Navy. See Volume 7, 927-28.