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Captain Shorts Compliments to Captain Moor & will be obliged to him to send the date on which the Sinclair hailed him and gave orders with the words of those orders.
A true Copy
H. Moor
His Majesty's Ship Porpoise at Sea
March 6th 1806
Mr. Moor's Compliments to Captain Short and in reply relative to the time the Sinclair hailed the Fortune was on the 26th Febr.y at 10 o'Clock middle Watch (being the chief Mate's) who came informed Mr. Moor of it - the words were keep in the Commodore's wake the Sinclair then hailed her wind & shot ahead
Fortune 6th. March 1806
Note - the above a Copy of that I wrote Captain Short for answer as near as I can recollect not having kept a Copy.
H. Moor
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