Dear Sir,

I wrote you a few Days since¹ advising of the Arrival of the Henrietta Cap^t Brown² from Nants without any Papers or the knowledge whether the Cargo is on public or private Gent Acc^t. Im unlading y^e. Ship & have got out one hundred & seventy Bales four of which were between Decks & were a little damag'd, but by unpacking & giving them Air we shall save the Whole, the Goods will be Safe from every Casaulty excepting Fire, the Storehouses being tight & good in which they are landed, no Doubt Sir, you will give immediate Orders what must be done with y^e. Ship Im sorry to find the Captain so determin'd to go home & not proceed in the Ship to her next Port. He tells me M^r Ross³ supposes she would be order'd to Georgia & advisd him not to go in her, he fears his Men will leave him unless he advances their Wages, I think there is Danger of it, Cap^t. Green has got his Ship safe to this Port,⁴ he was address'd to y^e Committee of any Port he might reach, & to the Navy Board if to this Port. We've had noBody at the Board but a Clerk⁵ these eight Days till yesterday M^r. Warren⁶ came to Town. I suppose he'll take up Cap^t. Green. I shall get the Ship grav'd & caulk'd & whatever else is necessary to be ready to obey your Orders respecting her—the longer she lays here, the greater is the Danger of a Defection among the Men I am respectfully Sir your humb. Serv^t.

PS Ive been so engaged since we began to unlade, that I have had but little time to talk with the Captain he is now present, & I have propos'd, that if he is determined to quit the Ship that he should give the Command to Cap^t. Cole a person who came home with him in that Case Ill have her ready to sail by the time I hear from you—