From Henry Greig (unpublished)
[after July 10, 1779]
Sir

The circumstance I referred to in my last regarding the Indigo was That upon the passage from Virginia for Marstrand the Captain fell in with a Ship from New York for London (that had seperated from Convoy) loaded with 164 Hogshead Tobacco, 30/m Staves 30/m Weight Saltpetre and 1/m lb St. Domingo Indigo under the Command of a Capt. Noble. Capt. Davison boarded her with the full intention of making her a prize and geting a supply of provisions himself but finding Noble in greater Want than he, was obliged to abandon her altogether upon taking out the Indigo. Upon Davisons arrival One of the Crew reported the Matter to our Consul, who immediately gave in a Memorial to the Governour praying the Sale of the Indigo might be prevented and either it or the value siquestard behoof of Nobles Concerns And the more so as Capt. Davison had no Commission. The Governour declined doing anything in the Matter in the beginning, but upon the Consuls repeated applications and offer of indemnification, granted sequestration in my hands until he should write his Majesty for instructions how to Act. The admitting the Sale of prizes in the Swedish Port would be a favourable Step towards America and I make no doubt in the present case it would have been done, had Davison been but in Possession of Commissions from Congress, the Want of which has occassioned the present step to be view’d as Preactical. When the result of the Matter in 8 or 10 days is known I shall have the pleasure to advise you.

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