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Dear Sir  I am just favor'd with your Letter of this Evening which acquaints me, with the Admiral's Directions, to send my Master to make Remarks what the Rebels are doing on Point Alderton, and if throwing up Works, or erecting a Battery there to annoy Ships passing in and out the Light House Channel, all which You will please to acquaint t,he Admiral shall be done tomorrow if possible ー I this Morning sent a Midshipman, to desire You would send to acquaint the Admiral that the Rebels had set fire to the Light House, and that a large Party of them was collected at Nantasket, which hope the Admiral has been made acquainted therewith, as the Light is quite rendered useless, and I believe I may with truth say that there are no Works as yet thrown up at Point Alderton or near it, my Ship's Company have been under Arms all day and had it not been calm all the first part of the day, think we should have destroyed a few of the Whale Boats, the Rebels this Morning took two Schooner Boats, one of which with the assistance of Oxen they drew over the Neck, and would have done so by the other, had we not prevented it, which obliged them to set her on fire, or we should have retaken her. I have sent the Admiral Word of this by one of his Midshipmen, which hope he will take care to inform him thereof, but if You send a Boat up in the Morning, beg You'll let him know it, as I had not time to write, it being late and the Boats were obliged to go for the Sheep on Lovel's Island. I am, [&c.]