D^r- Sir 

The Continental Navy Board thinking it Necessary for them to have a return of all Sailors in our Custody, I am Desired by Col^l. Beatty¹ who left this Yesterday to Write you to make Out a Return of all the Seamen & Sea Officers under your Care with the Ship they Belong and the time and place of their Capture which please to forward to me as soon as possable— 

I am Informed the Crew of the Mermaid as Sent to Baltimore if so I think you had Better order them to fort Frederick or some place of Grater Safety then Baltimore and more under your Own Eye—² probably Col. Beatty may not have mentioned it therefore I must inform you that no Sea Officer is to have has [his] parole till further Orders but are to be Confined in Goal as a reta'tion for the hard usage our seamen and Officers meat with on Board their Prison Ships—I am sir Yours &ca—