Dear Sir,

I am greatly obliged to you for your last Letter inclosing me a Copy of a Letter which your Grandfather did me the honour to send me dated 12th. July—. I have to inform you that accounts are arrived in London that France is in possession of Grenada, and that there has been an engagement between the French & English fleets and from what I can collect the English has had the worst of it—. They say two of their men of war are missing supposed to be lost or taken and that Admiral Barrington is dangerously wounded he is returned to England—. I am sorry to be obliged to ask you for the direction of your Friend Mr. Colson who brought me a Letter from you—when he came to my house, I was from home—but Mrs. Lloyd hearing it was a Gentleman from you, saw him—He delivered his address verbally and unfortunately Mrs. Lloyd understood him wrong—I have never been able to find him out as I left London soon after I got your Letter—. I am at present in the Isle of Thanet and perhaps may remain here some time but I beg you will direct your Letters as you did your Last—Mrs. Lloyd unites with me in best respects to your Honoured Grandfather and accept the same yourself— I am, Dear Sir, your affectionate obt. humble Servant—