Sir

Capt^n. L Turner of your ship Adams¹ arrived safe here the 21^st past & delivered us your respected Letter dated the 25^th Feb^y.,² we learn thereby that you had received Copy of our letter respecting the pliarne³ & that some of the accounts mentioned to be inclosed, were by error left out, this circumstance we are sorry for & shall remedy it in a few days by sending them, as this oppt^y. does not give us time, Permit us to assure you that the large disbursements for that Ship gave us much uneasiness but you may depend that we did all that we could to curtail the heavy expences attending a vessell in her Situation & should be exceedingly sorry to meet another under the like inconveniences as the Charges on Shipping at present are in-Conceivable, every tradesman making the most extravagant demands for their Labour, owing partly to the high price of Materials & Provisions, & there being no resource—Sailors are grown so wanton, that they are not [worth] what they ask £18 Stg ⅌ month & a privilidge is currently given, and by some £45 Stg pay^l. in france for the run to there— 

The Adams has now 300 bbls of Rice on board & the whole of her Cargo ready in Store We imagined she would have been ready sooner than she was to take in, but the weather prevented it, no endeavours of ours will be wanting to dispatch her & we have taken care as to the quality of the Rice—No appearance as yet of the Brig^tn you mention wish she may not have fallen into the hands of the Enemy— 

The Certificates we received after keeping them for some time we passd at the rate of dollar for dollar without the benefit of the Interest thereon Since that time they have been disposed Of here at a discount of 5 ⅌ Ct—The bill received on the Clothier General we likewise passed, happening to meet with A Gentleman travelling your way, in General no bills on your quarters are Negociable without a considerable discount, but we shall always try hard to Avoid it—We truly lament the unfortunate death of M^r. Pliarne,⁴ the news of which came quite unexpected & cannot but be sincerely lamented by all his Acquaintence—We shall do ourselves the pleasure to write you again in a few days in the Interim We have the honour to be [&c.]