By the Ship Thalia, Captain Silliman, last from Falmouth, Three Packets for the Secretary State, from Mr. Pinckney, our Minister at London, were yesterday received at this Office; and are forwarded by this day’s Mail Captn. Silliman informed me, that soon after he left Bourdeaux, he was taken & Carried into Falmouth, by a British Cruizer. His Letter bag was taken to the Court of Admiralty, and the Letters opened without discrimination, among which you will observe one addressed to you, thus violated: Captn. S. further states, that among the letters from France, he well recollects a large Packet for you; from General Armstrong at Paris when taken by the Officers of the Admiralty; which Packet he presumed had been returned to him: but on a careful examination of his letters, made by me in his presence, on receiving them in the Office; the Packet in question could not be found Hence he infered, that it had been retained at Falmouth. I immediately made a minute of it; and apprehending that it may be a matter of some consequence, I conceived it my duty to give you this Statement of the transaction With great Consideration and respect, I am Sir, your most Obed. Servant,