Sir.

I have wrote Several times Since we have Come into this part of Country Acquainting As fully as the times will permitt, I have had no Answer to any one Letter, this I partly Can Account for. you have been inform'^d by m^r: Lagoanere of the proceedings heare the Last prize I brought in heare, A Vessell from Newfound¹ And have Dispos^d. off And Sorry to enforme you at A Low prise At my Arrivall heare I petitiond for Dischargd as the Vessll Was Leaky it Would not be Granted Untill Orders from Court, in the time I was Offerd. They Sums of And they weare to Run All risque Whatsover, in Consequence of your Letter to m^r. Lagoanere² I Consented to the prise Offerd, tho much Against my Inclinations, I have the pleasure to enforme you that the order from Court Arrived With the Liberty to Discharge and Sell. this itselfe is Some Small Satisfaction as it partly paves the Way for Others, I am know [now] Ready and fitted for Sea the Vessell I must enforme you is not fitt for to Cruze in those Seas in the Winter, After I go out if I find the Weather Mod^s. I Shall Continue on this Coast to the Middle of next month in hopes to be able to intercept the fish men but if the Weather will not permitt I Shall push for the west indies or the Continent, the Brig I took in the North Seas that Cap^t. Bailey went Master of I Can not learn any thing off³ I am much Afraid She is taken Or Some Accident is happend: if She is taken I must beg of you to Make enquirries of a young Lad the Name of Redmond henderson born in phil^d. and his mother lives theare and Much Respected in the City She will Really Go Distracted if She Comes to heare he is taken my Motive for Sending him in the Brig to be Out of the way of Dangere, I have Seen in the papers that An American the name of hodge is Released Out of the Bastielle if so I Congratuated him I am Sure he will have recompense for his Captivity, You may Assure him I Shall Do all in my power—I wrote you Some time Agoe in Respect of my people I have Assurd them that for the Distruction the[y] have Done and for what the[y] Can do the[y] will be recompenced At their Arrivall in the Continent, as m^r. Carmichel Diserd I Should ensure them this I have Done I have not the least Doubt but you have represented to the honourable Congress the Nessity their is to take this into Consideration for the encouragment of Seamen, the Disbursments heare is pay^d. Out of the prise of the prize, the rest to the Am^t. of &c. is to be at your Order, I⁴ have not time to write you fully on this hear, theare being An english Vessell in the Offing And I am trylng if possible to be Able to pays my Respects to her before She Can Gett in—