My Lord

M^r Chamiers obliging Letter by direction of your Lordship, dated 1^st July, regarding the Ransomer of the Ship Patty, John Green Master, was duly rec^d, agreable to which I take the earliest Opportunity to inform your Lordship that, James Grice the Ransomer for said Ship, was carr^d into Feroll ab^t the 10^th of Sep^r. & by the Letter herewith inclosed, which came to my Hands late last night, it appears. in Case they did not receive an Acc^t there, that the Ransom was paid, they were to proceed to Bilboa, which no doubt they will do. As stop, was put to the Payment of the Bill, Bilboa is the Port the Northampton was ordered to. by what ever Name the Privateer may go, or who ever may appear as Commander, Cunningham is the Person who has the command of her, as appears by a Letter from Benjⁿ Bailey who was Prize Master of the Northampton Dated Forton Goal 19^th Sep^r. to M^r Hogg Owner of s^d Ship.¹ The Privateer was called the Pegasus by the People on board, but by a Letter from M^r Frazer at Dunkirk I find, that s^d privateer went from thence 17^th July under the designation of the Levrier John Hutchinson of Newcastle—Master, and Richard Allen went as Super cargo, bound to Bergen. I hope your Lordship will use your good Offices in endeavouring to get the Ransomer released, and flatter my Self there is no doubt of your succeeding, your Lordship will observe something has been cut from the bottom of the Ransomers Letter which I apprehend was done by the Ransomers Wife before she sent the Letter to Lynn, I remain [&c.]