Sir

As there is not Officers Sufficient to form a Court of inquiry, We are sorry to be under the disagreable necessity of addressing you, to remove from among us, Lieutt Panatiere de la Falconer [Falconniere]; as he has in many instances behaved very unbecoming an Officer, and is a disgrace to the Randolph

He Begged a large Jug of Wine of the Capt of a French Vessel we spoke with at Sea, and sold it to several on Board for a Dollar a Bottle —

He has suffered himself to be beat on shore without resenting it —

He gave an Order for Eighty Pounds on Mr [Edward] Blake, with intent to defraud the Person to whom he gave it —

He allways when on shore Associates with the worst of Vagabonds, and those houses no Gentleman ever go to —

He was one Night put under the Town Guard, for stabbing a Soldier; but shewing his Commission and the wound not like to prove Mortal, was let go —

He has behaved so, as to be Most Effectually hated and despised by every one on Board, the Vessell and by all who Know him on shore —

He is the most Obscene talker, and greatest Reprobate and blasphemer we ever heard —

He has been heard to Damm the Trinity in the most shocking expresion —

He has frequently declared that if any Man affront him, he would Assasinate him for it if it was 20 Years afterwards —

For these and a Thousand more instances we could mention (if Necessary) of the same Nature we think him not only unworthy of holding a Commission in the Randolph, but a Nuissance to the ship, and therefore beg you to Rid us of him —

To Capt. Biddle