Capt Wm Chace Sr

You being Commander as well as part Owner of the Sloop Diamond now bound [on] a Crews Against the Enemeys to the thirteen United Coloneys, our Instrucktions are that You proceade to Sea as Soon as possable and that You Crews off Burmudose, the Bay of Mantancis Cape St Anthoneys or Crooked Island Passage, as You and Your Principle Officers May think best, and that You take Aney Vessill or Other property belonging to England Ireland or th English West Indies or Aney other Vessill & Cargo whatever which you May find bound to or from the [sic or Aiding or Assisting or in aney Manner whatever Supplying the Fleet or Armey now Ingauged or to be Ingauged Against the United Coloneys ー Aforesaid, and that you Send all the prizes You may take to this place Under Good Commanders According to the Value of the prize and that the prize Master be Orderd to Fall in on the Back of Nantuckett or the Vineyard and their go onshore with his Boat, if in want of a pilot, and that the Said Prize Come in between Nantuckett & the Vineyard, as being much the Safeest from the Enemey & then proceede into Buzards Bay by going though Woodshoole or Quickses Hoole and proceede to Bedford, or Directly here if he Should have Good Intelligence of our Coast being Clear, if not he will Send us an Express by Land as Soone as possable Adviseing of Every perticular Relai[tin]g to Said Prize. We Recummend Your Staying out with the Sloop as Long as You passably Can as You know the Grait Expence as well as Trouble in Giting away, We are your Friends & owners