Sir

your favour of the 21st Instant your Honour was Pleased to order me to Continue hear Til farther orders at that Time it appeared Sum Littel Chance of success Since I Look on the Chance to be small their has been Ever since Sundy Last 10 Ships Cruseing of[f] Boston Harbour 2 of them men of war 8 hilenders troops by the best acc[oun]ts it appears that the Troops at Hallifax Saled the 10 Instant for New york in Number 150 Sale Shall give your Honour acc[oun]t of my Captures in a few Days at Present think their is but Littel Chance hear Hope your Honour will think proper to give me orders to procead to New London By the Next Post your Honours orders Shall puntually follow the State of this action is not in print for wise Reasons the Capts of the four schooners Dispute with Each-other one sais you Did not fight and you Did not fite and so they go on I have thought proper to Libel for ¾ of the Ship George and ¾ of the Brig anabeler and my purporshon of the Ship Lord How. What I shall Recover I Cant tel til after tryall The 10 sale of Ships of[f] the Harbour is the Last Bound to Boston by the Best accts I am with Due Respect [&c.]