Plese your Honor I have A oppotunity ⟨to⟩ Writes A line to in form you of my Situation Wich is not verry Agreable to me Sir I Enlisted A Board this friget And then Runn Away And En⟨listed⟩ in the twnty fith Regt. of infantry And the officr belonging to the Lead Ship Broat me Back Agan And I am verry much Diseatfide of Staying: that I Cannot contain my Self And Would Wish to Return Back to the Regt of Wich I Enlisted in of wich I Entred Doing the War Sir if you ples Sir I will wrtes to you more peticular when I Enlisted in the 25 Regt I Enlisted By Name of John Baris And I Altread Name A Bourd Ship and Cald my name Newel Cimbel. And Sir if you would give liberty for me to Return Back to the Army you would oblidg your obdent frind