By the Ship Galen, Capn. Saml. Stedmann of Boston I had the pleasure of sending my last respects of 19 August, but am ignorant if it ever came to hand, because this Captain, after I had solicited and obtained his danish Majesty’s permission for him to depart in ballast, direct for America, to which he bound himself, committed the unpardonable action, of sailing direct to the british vessels, laying in view of this port, and of proceeding under their convoy, to the Baltic. This shamefull conduct has been particularly disagreeable to me, and has produced the greatest discontent here, ⟨a⟩gainst such perfidy. It has been imp⟨os⟩sible for me to find out, if he has forward⟨ed⟩ my dispatches to you, and what is becom⟨e⟩ of the seamen I sent away by him. I therefore inclose a triplicate of the former. ⟨From⟩ the public newspapers I have learnt his arriv⟨al⟩ at St. Petersburg, and that he had been stop⟨ped⟩ there on suspicion, but I do not Know the particulars. All the ships detained here are now condemned by the court of Admiralty. The only thing therefore in my power to do for these captains, is to assist them in arran⟨ging⟩ their affairs, and to contribute to their getti⟨ng⟩ home in the least expensive manner. On my application to h: Majesty for this purpos⟨e⟩ he granted permission, that one of the condemned american ships might be bought, and return in ballast to America, and that all american seamen now here, may return in her. For this purpose, the ship Live Oak has been bought by Capt. Gerrall Jerrall, who is the bearer hereof, but Capt. Stedmanns perfidious conduct has produced the consequence, that I have been obliged to give bond to the amount of 7500 Ris, that said Ship is going direct to the U. S. to be proved lawfully within a twelve month. The court of Admiralty Keeping all the documents of the condemned ships, and not being to be prevailed upon to give them up, I have issued a Certificate, to enable the ship to complete her return voyage, to which is annexed the act of condemnation and bill of sale, a copy of the given bond, and a list of all the Captai⟨ns⟩ and seamen returning in her. Every cap⟨tain⟩ whose ship is condemned here, has the act of con⟨dem⟩nation, and it is possible, that they might m⟨ake⟩ application to the government of the U. State⟨s.⟩

In this case I expect to receive nearer ⟨   ⟩tion if my reclamation from the danish ⟨Go⟩vernment was to be made. I annex a list of the American masters and seamen returning by Capt. Yerrall. Some of the ⟨   ⟩ of the latter have without my permission, eng⟨aged⟩ themselves in danish privateers, and are now ab⟨oard,⟩ altho.’ this was no ways necessary, I having a⟨t⟩ no inconsiderable expence, maintained those w⟨ho⟩ were in distress. I am respectfully Sir, Your ms. obedt. Humble ⟨Servant⟩