I take the liberty to request your Excellency to give the Bearer the Petition to the Minister of the Marine, and the report of the Committee of the house of Commons. I Flatter my Self that your Excellency Will condescend to note at the bottom of the Petition that I Was recommended to her as a Man of confidence and probity, and that You Will be so good as give a Few lines of introduction to your Friends at Versailles, as I have no acquaintance there Whatever. I beg leave to observe to you, that Mr. Pecholier, Who I propose in the petition as my associate is one of the first houses in London. Penetrated With the highest sense of Your Goodness and Generosity I am Your Excellency's Most obedient and Most humble Servant