I send the News Paper, and a short Note from a Friend.—
The packet, which was bringing the Mail of the 6th Instant, was taken by an American Privateer, and carried into Dunkirk. The News from South Carolina, in the News Paper, of the Success of General Lincoln, I think, bears strong Marks of Authenticity upon the Face of it.
I am with great Respect Dear Sir your Excellency’s most obedient & most humble Servt