[New Providence, March 11, 1776]
Spoke with Capt william Hiks 13 Days From St Eustasia had 2000 lb of Powder on board Informd us that Seven Transports under the Convoy of a 50 Gun Ship
was Bound to Boston and was Drove of[f] the Coast and Put into antigua and was Coming to St Augustine in march as that the Men of war had Taken Two of the Congress Ships and Carried them into Ant[i]gua one Frigate and a Sloop of war was Cruising To the Leward of St Eustatia he further informs that the English has Repeald all the acts and Declared war against america one of the Ship[s] Taken was Capt Davison & the other Capt Johnson a Brig from Nubery in Ballast
Sloop fly
