Sir
your Letter of yesterday, I have, this Morning Recd, & Shall Act as you have there Directed;1 the Sargent2 Brings you down, this tide [__]3 Sailors which I hope, will be Acceptable to you the affaire of Martin, Wyer, & Wats, has becom, a very Serious Mater; they are all taken Up, & in Goal; it is therefore Required, by the Intendant that the Sargent of Mariens, com to town to Morrow Night; that he May be Examiened on Monday Morning. you will therefore be pleas’d to Send him Immediately back, by Same tide4 I have great hopes of giting Great part of the Sailors that Run from the Ship together, with 8 or 10 Ten More, Good French Sailors, & com down On Monday Night.5
My being, unable to Walk Much about prevents My doing so Much, as I wish in that business but Shall Exert all the power I have, to git as Many as posible—I am [&c.]
