Capt^n. Simeon Sampson
Capt^n. Jon^a. Harraden

You & your Consort Capt^n. Harraden being ready for the Sea your orders are with the first fair wind & Suitable weather to Proceed in Company with Capt^n. Harraden from hence to the Coast of Spain & Portugal if the weather & Circumstances will permit or otherwise run of[f] to the Southward Madeira, where if you do not make up your Cruize proceed into the Trade winds & return home by way of the west Indies—

In this Cruize you are to use your best Exertions to Capture or Destroy all armed & other Vessells belonging to Great Britain & to take all Vessells laden with British property.—Should you meet with Fish or Lumber Vessells of the above Description or Vessells from the Coast of Africa, we advise your sending them to Martinico consigned to M^r. Godfrey Hutchinson, Merchant & our Agent there, and suitable Cargoes of Fish & Oil send to Mess^rs. Gardoque & Son Merch^t. in Bilboa, But Provision Cloathing Ammunition &^c. & all other prizes Except Cargoes of Mahogany, Lignum Vitæ & Dying wood which we advise you to send to Nantz or Bourdaux to our Correspondents there. all other Vessells except the above you will use your utmost endeavors to send immediately to this or the nearest port upon the Eastern Shore, whence immediate intelligence is to be transmitted to this Board by land. Upon the European Coast you are at Liberty to touch at Nantz Bourdeaux or Bilboa to refit & where you may apply to Messrs. Morris Pliarne Penet & C^o. in Nantz to Mess^rs. Raimbeaux & C^o. in Bourdeaux & to Mess^rs. J. Gardoque & Sons Bilboa and take as much Cloathing &^c: as may be judged expedient & bring to Boston at least we recommend flinging out your Stone, & Ballasting with good Bar Iron—

You will by all means send or bring in as many prisoners as possible to the United States for the purposes of redeeming our suffering Seamen in the hands of the Enemy. Recommending to you the giving us all possible intelligence from Time to Time and relying upon your known humanity in giving as little distress as possible to Individuals Consistent with the Service—We wish you a successful Cruise & are y^r F'ds &c

P.S. You have our Letters of Credit to several Houses in Europe & in the West Indies, for one Hundred Pounds Sterling which you will make use of only in case of absolute Necessity