Dear Sir
I had the pleasure to acquaint you in my last that our Little Navy had taken a Brig and a ship, since wch they, in Conjunction with the Connecticut Brig, and our Colony Sloop from Salem have taken another Ship, the two Ships are Returnd to their Native Country, and now are an ornament to the finest wharfe in America. they are 250 & 270 tuns, one Built by Walker in this town, the other built at Casco Bay, Neither of them four years old, The brig I fear we shall loose they had run her on the Black Rocks before we took her. I am Employing vessells to get out her Ballast &c
Neither of the three vessells brot in here or the ship carried to Marblehead, had any Cargo. But only provision and Baggage for 434 officers & privates which are now in this town, save about 16 wch with their major were kill'd in the engagement.
I can find no papers worthy your Notice Sir, if any such they had, no doubt they were distroyd As the ship was all day ingaged at times with our Schooners & she beat them of[f]. when in the Evening she ran in to Nantasket and Anchor'd, and was follow'd by the Connecticut Brig who Anchor'd along side her. and continued so till the ship struck which was emediately after the major fell.
We are inform'd by those ships that they parted from Six of their fleet five days before they arrived here, our Cruisers are now in port Except one, but will all be out in four hours, we have the powder prise ship at Nantasket with a Broad pendant and next tide one of the other prizes goes down to hoist a pendant.
The Convoy for the Coal is not yet arrived but I Recd a verbal message from Comodore [Esek] Hopkins that a vessels for that purpose Last sunday
We have information by some of the Sailors that a ship with 18 6 pounders came out with them having on Board £ 20,000 Sterg to pay the Troops. I hope my next will inform you Sir she is safe in this port.
Our Little Navy want great Regulations I cou'd wish to see my Commiss. I am Sir with all due Respects [&c.]
pray Excuse inaccuracy for 24 hours I have had no Sleep
