[New London, July 31, 1776]
Agreeable to your orders of the 15 Ins.2 I now Inclose you the apprizement of the Cannon Stores &c delivered me by Commodore Hopkins Amo to £4765.4.10 L M ー You'l observe the Shells & Mortars were sent to N Y to General Washington & Six of the heavy Canon wt 15.8.0. 6 & twenty four Wheels wt 19.3.9 to Phila. ー Last Sunday a Ship sent in as a prize by Capt Bidle in the And Doria Ran on those Rocks near Fishers Island (being Chased by a British Ship of warr) & !mediately a number of arm'd men from Stonington went on board & as they say prevented the man of Warr from Destroying her, the next day Capt Hinman in the Cabot went to their assistance & has saved & brot to this Port 90 hhd Rum & about 7 hhd Sugar the Remainder of her Cargo is Jost, it consisted of about 200 hhd Sugar & 95 of Rum bound from Jamica to London ー The Cabot has been lying here in this port ever since Commodore Hopkins sett out from [sic for] Phila with a fine brave Crew waiting only for Orders &c ー
1. Shaw Papers, Letter Book, YUL.
2. Continental Marine Committee to Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., Shaw Papers, NLCHS.
