Gentlemen, these is to Acquaint you of my safe arrival in Bordeux after a passage of forty two Days, & that had the pleasure to Land M^r. Adams & the other Passengers safe in the City. According to your Instructions to me I have Wrote to the Commissioners at Paris¹ & sent a Copy of Instructions & Signals by Cap^t. Palmes of the Marines, by whom I Expect an Answer of my further destenation; as M^r. Adams is gorne this Day for Paris, I left it with him to describe the Situation of the Ship. The Gentleman that is Barrer of this, is now waiting & therefore must beg you to exchuse the shortness of this, being now extraordinary Busy. I had the Misfortune to loose my 1^st Lieu^t. M^r. Barron by the Bursting of a Cannon, four Days after taking the Martha.— By the first Conveayance I shall Write you more fully.