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This will be delivered to you by Mr Knapp who goes to Antigua in a Dutch Sloop — laden (with Flour and Tobacco) which I took on sunday night between St Eustatia and St Martins.²

I go from hence as soon as it is dark, in hopes of intercepting an Armed Vessel, which I gave you an Account of in the Letter I wrote you by Mr Gray who left me the 24th instant, off Sandy Point in a Schooner Laden with Flour which had been taken the day before by Lieut Byron in our Pinnace.

This day the Port of Statia is opened without reserve to all American Vessels and I find that the Salutes of their Armed Vessels are returned at St Croix as well as at Statia. I am &c

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