Mess^rs Lefras & Le Mesurier

Sirs

In our last 1 Ins^t. we had the pleasure to advise you we had rec^d. a few lines from Cap^t. Gorroquer advising us he was at the foot of Bilbao Barr waiting for the next Tide to come in, in consequence of which we expected to see him up that very day, but we were greatly allarmd to be informd that that very night the american Privateer calld The Hawke, Capt. Jeremiah Hibbert had Saild from Santander that very morning [and] comitted the Outrage of seizing & taking your Schooner Adventure in the very place where she was riding at anchor with the Pilot of the Barr on board & under the Sanction of our forts & brought in imediately. no Sooner did we receive this Intelligence that we flew to the Comissary of Marine to represent the Insult that had been comittd against his Majesty's fort & Territory by the American Privateer and as it was late at night & that we could not make our representations in writeing, we did it this morning, offering to prove the facts & insisting that the Privateer should be punishd & condemn'd to pay all damages, in virtue of which the Comissary orderd that we should prove the facts, & p[rovd] as we have, that under our Security the Ship & Cargoe should be deliver'd to us, which we intend unloading with the first fair weather, the post being just on parting, only allows us time to refer you to our next, assuring you we will look & exert ourselves in this point with the Same assiduity as if our own remain most Truely [&c.]