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Inhabitants have not found an inconvenience and I firmly believe the majority of them would rather be as they are than under the present Dutch Government. By a Danish Ship which I have detained it appears that French Troops were to have been sent here & to Batavia, so that our attack was in good time. Your old acquaintances Brandt & his family are all alive & well and made make many enquiries after You. Sir Home Popham with the squadron under his command we have heard something of since he sailed for Rio de la Plata but by some memorandums he left he will be here in June. I must refer you to the public Papers for the particular accounts of the Capture of this Place and I have nothing to add to it.
I am very anxious to proceed to my government and my mind is ful [full] of confidence in rendering it happy & flourishing as circumstances can admit. I am detained by the refitting of the Porpoise as she arrives with her lower Masts in such a state that I have been obiged to order her a new Miz. Mast. Her Fore Mast to be taken out to be fished, and her Main Mast refitted on board besides a great deal of other work owing to shameful