Dear Sir.

I received your favour by Captain Taylor and must beg to excuse me for not takeing Notice of what you Mentioned in his favour before as I was much hurried, I have wrote to Paris in his favour and will do him every Service in my Power, if this Reaches you at Morlaix beg you would not leave that Port untill you receive orders so to do from the Honble Com­ missioners at Paris, but hold yourself in readiness to depart on Receipt of their Orders from Paris —

Manley has taken the Fox frigate of 28 Guns after a Very warm Engagement of 5 Hours — General Washington has taken Brunswick & 3000 Prisoners It is also Reported that they have had a General Engagement at Amboy, where Howe was beat and drove into New York with loss of 6000 Men, this News came by a Vessel from Dartmouth arrived at Bordeaux Sail'd the 14th June.

We have News here this day from England by the Way of Gurnsey that says Genl Howe has Lost 12,000 Men & had Embarked wth the Remainder of his Army on board the Men of War — Please Answer this as soon as Possible and let me Know wheather it will be Agreeable to you to go Home in Company with me or not, if it is agreeable I will endeavour to Join you, or get orders for you to Join me, I think the Reason the Gentle­ men has not wrote you is owing to the hurry of Business now on hand, as our late Cruize has made a great deal of Noise & will Probably Soon bring on a Warr between France and England which is my Sincere Wish, you may rely on it, that Nothing that I have wrote them has lessened you in their Esteem or Made them Neglect writing you — I have had much trouble here, our Vessels is Still Arrested but I shall be done Graving this day 8c am Suffered to go on and fit out, I am in hopes of being fit for Sea in 8 or 10 days At furthest, As out Guns is Purchased and all Ready to take on board — Nicholson is gone to Nantz where I am informed there is a Ship Purchased for him to go home in, as a Merchant Man, from Sir [&c.]