Cap^t Weekes was at S^t: Maloes ten days before Hynson left Havre de Grace having never been out of that port since he was drove in by the Burford Man of War.—

Weeks was all ready to putt out for Bilboa (tho' his Guns were still in a private store), but could be on board and be gone the first tide.

The Pacifique a large fine Ship of fourteen twelve pounders at Havre de Grace, has shott, in for ballast, is to loaded with coarse Linnens cloth, and Lead. She is private property, and will proceed to Bilboa with two or three other ships of private property, to be convoy'd by four or five ships of force & value belonging entirely to the Congress.

The Ports of Nantz S^t: Maloes and Bourdoux will altogether furnish a fleet of about sixteen to twenty sail of private adventurers, who will run down to the Latitude twenty three or twenty two, and having gott as far westward as the Island of Bermudas will then push for Virginia while the Convoy hawl up to the Northward & push for Boston Coast, hoping to gett in safe by coming there in the depth of winter.

The ships belonging to private adventurers push for the Southward in order to bring back a good Freight. The Congress ships attempt the North that is the coast of Boston as the last Effort the Congress Commissarys can make in order to keep up the Rebellion there next Summer, for they give up the Provinces to the Southward.

The Congress fleet is to assemble at Bilboa and is to consist of, a French fifty gun Ship.

Cap^t. Weekes in his old Ship, with Clothing. & Linnens

Cap^t: Thompson, who (If the Rich^d. Pen is not on her way) will be provided with a two & twenty gun frigate with Bails of Cloth and Linnen.

Cap^t: Nicholson in a fine four hundred tonn Ship of six or eight and twenty guns with Arms, Cloth, Linnen. Clothes.

Cap^t: Patten from Cadiz in a two and twenty gun Ship with arms. Clothes. Linnen.

M^r Williams the Agent at Nantz has forty Men at work dayly in his very commodious Magazine in preparing & arranging every provision and armament that His Commissioners can procure, for to be ready for this next years campaign This Magazine is most commodiously situated at the back of the Town—and can load any ship from their doors with out being seen from any part of the Town. Hynson saw this building the Work men and preparations.

All American Ships falling in with Bermudas Island must stand for the West end and by their hoisting a Jack at the Main Top mast head, A M^r Tucker would send if [it] about, and procuring them as required assistance would give them orders or satisfactory information.