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I have the honor to send you, Sir, the summary of the letters which were sent to me by the governors of our colonies concerning the conduct the captains of English warships in those seas. I also enclose extracts of declarations made upon their return by the captains of merchant ships that were visited by English officers and of which several & were fired upon with shot. Since England wages an...
Date: 26 May 1776
Volume: Volume 6
P. S. I must add that besides the English frigate cruising near the end of the mole to intercept Insurgent Vessels, there is another cruising off Cap [Haitien] and Fort Dauphin for the same purpose; M. de Monteil is watching the mole; surely he will not tolerate any insults and at the very least he will comply with Instructions. Since Cap remains unguarded, I will send M. de Beaussier there as...
Date: 9 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6