[Extract]
No 52

I wrote Your Lordship in my Letter No. 51 that our Inlet was Guarded by Boats with Many Arm'd Men from Carolina, Since which severaI have gone down there from Savanah; all waiting the Arrival of a Ship expected from London with Gun Powder, it is said to seize upon the Gun Powder, those from Carolina to take out the Gun Powder out belonging to the Inhabitants of their Province and those from hence to take out the Powder belonging to the Inhabitants of this Province, at least that is what is given out. And Capt. [William] Grant in His Majestys Armed Schooner having calld in here The Liberty Gentlemen have fitted out a Schooner some say with 8 & some with 10 Carriage Guns Many Swivels & 50 Men. Capt. Grant is saild & no Vessel sent here yet by Admiral [Samuel] Graves And when in Council on the 4 Inst. Mr. Baillie, the Commissary (in whose Charge the Guns &c belonging to His Majesty are) came there & Inform'd me that a Great Many People were taking & Carrying away some of the Guns, Carriages, Shot &c. for the Particulars of which I begg leave to referr to the Inclosd Copys of Affidavits and to the Inclosed Extract of the Minute of Council Relative thereto.

[Endorsed] R 19th August.