Honoured Sire,

I take this Oppertunity of acquainting you that I am well hoping these few lines will find you and all your Officers in the same I wrote to you the 21^t int^t that M^r Luther had stopped the Brig¹ according to M^r Schweighausers Orders but has recieved no Answer from you therefore I am uneasy as I do not know what to do, there has been Several Merchants from Bourdeaux that has wrote to M^r Luther about buying the Vessel & Cargo but he has given them no Answer as he does not know How it will be determined by you and M^r Schweighauser about the Vessel. there is water sufficient in this harbour at present, so as the Brig floats once a tide but this is owing to the springs if you conclude to have the Vessel brought to Nantes write me as soon as possible so as to get away before the Nep tides come on there has been three Guernsy Privateers taken by a french frigate & brought in to Rochfort & Rochelle friday last, M^r Gardner² joyns me in Commending to you and all your Officers