I have Shown to Capt. Dowlin the Letter your Excellency did me the Honnor to write me concerning the Peter & Friendship, his Truely British Prises. Your entertained suspicions grieved him to the Soul; He is no Pirate & wishes, for the amazing Suspicion, he never had a Commission from the Congress. Your Excellency is witness he made an honnorable use of it, therefore, he deserves Commandation, as well as his Consort the Intrepid Macatter, & not, endeed, such a Terrible reward! My sorrows & anxiety on the head are no Less than his own. He did Search Immediatly the few Papers he saved from Berck, & we Luckily, for his Vendication, found 2. Letters, a Bill of Lading, a Draught, & 2. accounts, fully Proving what The Friendship & her Cargo are. He deposited them at our admiralty with a full report, to be by them sent to your Excellency. The Circumstances therein mentd., will I hope, & at last, determine the Condamnation of the Peter & her Cargo; our admiralty says that the Councill at Paris wou’d requiere no other Proof in Such Particular Cases. Your Excellency sees the reasons why the masters & mates of the Two Vessells Signed for them & their Crew, we hope `Twill be Satisfactory. Capt. Thos. Byrne of the Peter had Capital motives to throw his Papers over Board with his Bags of Letters, before Striking. Messrs. J. Diot & Co. have sent to your Excellency the Duplicates of the Procès Verbeaux relative to the Betsey, as early as the 10th. ulto., but I have not yet heard that the Condamnation was granted? The Same Gentlemen have Sent your Excellency the short Journal of the New Black Princess. I hope your Excellency will do Justice to the Intrepidity of Capt. Macatter & his Brave Boys, who fought 9. hours 3. Guernsey Privateers of 18. guns 6. Pounders each, under Cap Lezard, in a Calm, haveing 6. Ransomers on Board, & they Cutted every one To Pieces. Capt. Ryan has greatly distinguisht himself in the Fear nought, who is now here under repairs to Continue shortly his Cruise. I have sent to Morlaix the directions your Excellency addressed me the 30th. ulto. relative to Neutral Vessells. I have the Honnour to be with greatest respect Honnd. Sir your Excellency’s most obedient & most Humble Servant