Dear Sir/

I have the pleasure to Acquaint you that yesterday Morning about Sunrise the Man at Mast head espied a Sail we gave her chace at two came up with her she proy'd to be the Ship Lovely Lass — Waid² Comander from London bound to New York with an exceeding Valuable Cargoe on Bord consisting of near the following articles—Viz) 255 Bales Dry Goods 7 Baggs Hops 5 Bagg Pepper One H^d. Hams 5 Coils Cordage 827 Bb^s. Flower 29 Puncheons Old Spirit 4 Bales Beever Furr 64 Chests Tea 370 Casks Porter & Wine Eight Cases of Ascid 137 Basketts Cheas 21 Hh^s. of Loaf Sugar 2 Hogsheads Porter 7 Hampers of Wine &c Porter-&c &c-Which we wish safe to America–³ Cap^t. Concling is in Compy⁴ we have taken out a few pieces of Linnen &c &c We have on Bord Seventy Seven hands on bord Cap^t. Concling has as he says Sixty Seven the Sloop you know—

Have put on bord Nath^l Thomson as prize Master and have orderd him to make the best of his way to some friendly port in America am in hast your Hum^l. Serv^t