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I informd you that Stevens and Kennedy was at Deep inlet During the Two Days I was at New river and yesterday I have Learnt thier Secrett intentions if General [James] moore has not informd you, you may Believe what follows Persons were employd by Stevens on the Coast to give inteligens to tenders were to Call in Deep inlett and Rich inlett Sundays and Thursdays where he was to meet them one Letter is already detected and I am Very anxtius to Steale a march on that Vilan who I hope will Sum of those days fall in my hands, they will watch well if they See my men I Shall Keep them Secerted untill they Get out of thier crafts ー...[John T.] Alston informs me Day before yesterday a fifty Gun Ship was off Cape fear Barr Left Inteligence that Carleton had Defeated our troopes at Kenneda and made grait Slaughter (a Lye I hope and belive) that he Spoak Howe with Two hundred Sail Men of Ware and Transportes at Sea ー that all the Ships of ware and Transports were over Charlestown Barr if so they might as well be at Bar modas for all the Hurt they Can do I well know the place where they are.