Sir

I beg you will please acquaint my Lords of the Admiralty that His Majestys Ship the Active under my Command is this day arrived in the above port. I sailed from New York the 13th of last month with a Convoy of 130 Sail of Dutch and English ships, most of which run a head of us as we sail so very heavy, owing to a part of her false keel beat off and hanging loose as also the lower part of her gripe being beat off by being on shore Under the Guns on Sulivans Island and Striking on both the Carolina Bars; the Fowey Saild with me but have not seen her these three weeks past, I have herewith se~t a Letter addressed to you from Lord Howe. I am Sir [&c.]