"Information given to Vice Admiral Young, Commander in Chief of all His Brittannic Majesty's Ships employed and to be employed at Barbadoes the Leward Islands and in the Seas Adjacent."

(By Robert Waller, Mariner, Mate of the Sloop Batchellor Born in London.) (Who says He entered on board the Sloop Batchellor John Scott Master at and belonging to Virginia the 21st December 1775; The Sloop was then loading with Flour &c; and declared to be going to Barbadoes. She Sailed from Virginia the 1st January 1776, and when at Sea the Master declared He intended for Martinico) "The 10th February 1776. The Sloop Batchellor John Scott Master from Virginia with a Loading of flour &c. arrived at St Pierres Martinique" (and was immediately Seized and Confiscated; as was said, for a breach of the French Laws; however said Sloop) "was purchased by a Monsieur Begoraux, for Account of Mr Richard Harrison, an Agent there for the Continental Congress, and is now Loading with Gunpowder, Arms, &c; to carry back to America."

"The 23d February 1776. The Sloop Molly, Richard Conway Master belonging to North America, Sailed from St Pierres, Martinique, having on board 500. Musquets; 60 Barrels Gunpowder, 6 four pqund Carriage Guns, and 12 Swivels; all purchased at Martinico and taken on board openly; where it was also publickly talked, that said Sloop was intended for a Privateer, as soon as she should arrive in America."

(Waller further says.) "The aforesaid Sloop Molly, before she left Martinico took on board a Nominal French Master, and French Seamen; and cleared out with French Papers for the Islands of St Pierre & Miquelon, at Newfoundland, thinking by such Finesse to pass for a French Vessel and escape the Vigilance of the English Cruizers; it was likewise generally believed the other American Vessels intend taking the like precaution when they are ready to proceed on their Voyage."

"There are now in St Pierres Bay Martinique; four other American Vessels all Loading with Gunpowder, Arms &ca Vizt.

"Mr Richard Harrison, a Merchant from Philadelphia, now resides at St Pierres Martinique; and is employed by the Continental Congress as their Agent, to Sell the Cargoes of all Such American Vessels as may be sent there and to Buy up for the use of the Americans, Gunpowder, Arms, and other Military Stores;² in which He is assistend by a Monsieur Degoraux, an Inhabitant of St Pierres."

Memo Those parts of the above information, that are within the different Parenthesises, were left out in the Copy sent to the Compte De Nosier.

(a Copy) Jam^s Young