Daniel Carroll to Thomas Sim Lee

An express just setting out gives me an opportunity of enclosing this days paper. By some accident no Letter came by the Vessel from L’Orient as I am informd, not even to the Merchants who have goods on board. The Capt & an intelligent passenger say, that three fleets saild from Brest abt. the 20th of March, supposd to be destind for North America, the West & East Indies. Captn. Josiah left L’Orient the 27th of March. I will endeavour to see thepassenger & be more particular by next post. I am very unwilling to write any thing I hear at second or third hand.

I have the Honor to be Yr Excellencys Most Obt Servt.

Danl. Carroll