I am inform'd that you have brot in a prize taken by the Independance Capt Young who is in the Continental Service and as I am appointed here by Congress to take care of all prizes taken by Ships in their service I beg you to come up immediately to me, & as the Governmnt here, has forbid all prizes to be sold in their Ports it is necessary for you to be extreemly cautious of what you do, The ship must not come higher up than St Lazare [St. Nazaire] 'till you see me, & if she is come to Paimbouf before you receive this, you must immediately order her down again to the mouth of the River & come up to me yourself. Be careful in speaking and do not tell every body what you come about in short keep your own Council until you see me. I lodge at the Poste Royale in the Rue de Gordge, but Capt Tanner who bring this will show you where I live.