We the Undersigned Master, Surgeon, and Passengers late of the Ship Jane, but now Prisoners on our Parole to the United States of America: As we know not how to relieve Ourselves Out of Our present disagree able circumstances, Otherwise thin by Applying to Your Excellency for Your Advice and Asisstance. We therefore take the liberty of thus Addressing Ourselves to you, and Stating Our Case At large, in Order that from Your being fully informed of Our Situation, We may learn by Your direction how to Act. We Shoud be verry thankful for an answer As Soon as is Convenient, directed Under cover To Messrs. David Harvey and Company Merchts. in London: and if it is attended with A Certificate from You, that we the Undersigned have represented to Your Excellency, that every means in Our power have been Used to obtain the release of So many American Prisoners, out of those confind in the English Prisons (which the Ministers and Men in Power will not hearken to) We Shall Esteem it the highest Obligation.

We Conolly McCausland Master, Wm. Stewart Surgeon, James Campbel and Marcus McCausland Passengers, were taken in the Ship Jane (bound from Cork to New York loaded with provisions and drygoods) on the Coast of America, by The Tracy Privateer Capt. Hopkins, and were Carried into Boston and Second of July last. We Are Glad to have it in Our power to Say, that We were treated On board by Capt. Hopkins and his officers with great kindness; Such indeed As we had little reason to Expect. When Arivd in Boston We receivd every indulgence we Coud wish from those in Power, except that of liberty to go where we woud, which no doubt Substantial reasons of State Sufficiently forbid. We allso Acknowlege Ourselves much indebted to many who were in a private Capacity. Mr. Robt. Temple having procurd from the Council A flagg of truce to bring himself and family to England, We Obtaind leave of the Council to come in the Above Vessel Upon Our Parole of honnour, that So Soon As we Arivd in Ireland Or England, we Shoud Effect Our exchange with American prisoners of equal description, and in case we Coud not obtain it, we Shoud return to America and deliver Our Selves Prisoners of War when Calld Upon by the American Commissary.

We the Undernamed did Upon Our Arival in London, wait on the Commissioners of the Sick and hurt Seamen whose buissness it is to transact All buisness relative to Prisoners of War, and After Stating Our Case fully to them and praying A release of As many American Prisoners now Confind in the English prisons, We were told it coud not possibly be complyed with; for the Americans here being committed for Acts of Treason and Piracy, were held On the Score of rebelion and coud not be released but by Acts of pardon from his Majesties; that when So released they Coud Only be exchanged by Cartels going directly to France, and Against English Seamen Captured by American Vessels and carryed into France. We have Used every Argument we Coud Suggest; in particular Urged the good treatment which we receivd while in America and the readiness with which we receivd leave to come to Europe from the Council and board of War: besides this we have made Application by A Friend of consequence and power; We have Allso made Application in writing to L. G: Germain; We have As yet had no Answer to the last, but judge of it as of the first that we Shall not be Exchanged. Our principle hopes Are in Your Excellency and if Your Certificate to Us can be So Expressed, As to Save us in Case of being taken Again, from the treatment which those desearve that are Supposd to Breake their Parole of honnour; or to Save Such Of Us As perhaps might not go to Sea Again, from being Obliged to go at the Commissarys instant Call, whatever might be the Situation of Our Affairs at that time. As we may All Separate in A Short time, if not too much trouble, we woud request A Certificate for each name, by which means we Shall consider Our Selves As thoroughly protected in every part of the world, and Shall Allways consider Our Selves as Under the greatest Obligations to Your Excellency. We are Your Excellencys most Obedient humble Servants