[Extract] Martinique No. 180
My Lord, I have often received requests in wr1tmg from New England Privateers who wished to know if they could bring here prizes captured on the high seas; I have always refused to answer such queries .and I only informed them orally that they had better take them to New England. I am with respect [&c.]
D'Argout
Fort Royal, 1 December 1776.
1. AN, Marine, B7, 458, 51, LC Photocopy.
