The New Hampshire Gazette

The following Copy of a Letter needs no Annotations. It shews clearly who supply our Enemies with Ammunition, &c. where and how they fit out their Vessels for Privateers, and by what Means many that were French Property have escaped being carried into Port, by our Men of War and Privateers, after having been in their Custody.

Mr. LORRY,

Curacao, the 30th March 1761. at Cape Francois.

SIR,

Had the Honour of writing to you the 18th Inst. by a Sloop of our port, which I hope will be happily arrived with you; you will have seen, that I have taken great pains to make the dispatch you ordered me; for the rest I refer you wholly to the contents of my preceding.

Agreeable to your orders I have laden for your account and risk on board your sloop, the Good Intent, Capt. Harmen Thijssen, the younger, the merchandizes according to the memorandum that you sent me; you will find many other articles, which I thought will suit your colony; the Captain will deliver you the invoice of the whole cargo, which amounts with the charges and provisions to fl.17,315. 7. 5. for which you will please to give me credit, finding the same without error --I have also remitted to the said Captain a packet containing the account of the armament, &c. you will examine them and credit me in conformity thereto.

I have found a Friend, who has been willing to lend his name for the dispatching your sloop, and for the invoice which is in his name, as if it were on his account; the sloop being under Dutch colours may by this means be reclaimed, with her cargo, if he should come to be taken by the English, who for a long time since stop the vessels of all nations; I have given the Captain the necessary instructions for making the reclaim in case he should be taken.

You will see in the invoice that there is a 1000 wt. of powder on board; I thought this quantity necessary, because I know it is at a very high price with you.

I have had a great deal of trouble to find insurers because they have already met with great losses; I have made insured the premium at 15 per cent.

Capt. Thijssen has orders to touch at Monte Christi in case he should find English vessels before the Cape; from whence he is to send you the present, and attend your orders; by this means they may make head against the privateers who might molest them.

I have the honour to be very perfectly,

Sir your very humble and obedient Servant,

DUPONT.

Nassau, New Providence,

Personally appeared before me, Peter Delaporte, and made oath, that the foregoing is a true translation of the original letter, remaining of record in the office of the registry of the court of vice admiralty, to the best of his skill and knowledge.

Sworn to this 12th of May, 1761. before me,

J. BRADFORD, Judge of Ct V. Admiralty.