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This moment Arrived a Small Vessell from the West Indies, with abot Six Thousand wt powder belonging to the Continent, ー and as I tho't it might be wanted at Headquarters, have Dispatched Major Gains with this information, to your Excellency and should it be wanting, (in part, or all) I shall immediately forward it, on Receiveg your Direction
² ー The Bearer will inform what inteligence the Capt Brings, who I should have sent up, had it not been Necessary to keep him on board his Vessell ー The Capt informs that at Martinico, and Gaurdaloupe, there is at Least Ten Thousand french Troops, makeing great preparations for War, this he says May be Depended on ー Yesterday we had a Small parcel of powder, abt five thousand wt Arrived, belongg to the Colony ー We have Several Vessells more at St Lucia, who are takeing in powderー

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