Sir

I Received yours 11th Inst this day and have to Inform you that Capt Serley has so £arr Recoverd his Health that will Proceede in the Sloop as Soon as their is any Probability of Getting out att Presst I think their is no Chance of Escaping the Men of Warr Capt [Thomas] Kenedy also in the Ship is Still hear. they have. made Several Attempts to git out, but have been drove back by the Men of Warr & am much of the mind they will not go out any more I have Recd 70 barrels flower from Kenedy Inclos'd is the Numbers, let me know the Price it Cost and I will desire my friends, Thos & Isaac Wharton to pay you the money I have Recd a letter from Comadore [Esek] Hopkins wherein he says that I was appointed by the Congress as their Agent for this Port desiring I would have the Prize Vessells he brat into this port to be Libel'd for Condemnation wich I have done and the Court is to be the Sixth of Next Month ー their is also a large Bermudian Sloop² hear wich was taken by the Comadore to bring the Cannon in & Imagine is the Property of the Continent In Case the Congress have appointed me to act for them I Should be Glad to have directions how to Procede ー I am in advance att least One Thousand pounds for Supplys to the Fleet and Hospital in this Town, their was 120 Men Landed that were Sick and Wounded, twenty of which are Since Dead, the Remainder are all Since Join'd the Fleet att Providence, I Suppose the occasion of my not hearing from the Congress Relative to those Matters has been through the hurry of Bussiness ー I should Esteem it as a favour you would Mention it to that Department were those Matters Rest wich will Oblige³ [&c.]