From Mose in Secondary Literature by Amy May 15th 1740 Sir At this hour, seven in the morning, at which the schooner undertook to go out, two men from the bilander of Marcosreturned to this place, saying, that the Englishhad taken our bilander , had put a crew on board from her own, and placed her to the leeward of the bar of Peñon, so close to the land that in the quiet of the night they heard the murmur of those who spake [spoke] on board. With this news I have deferred the departure of the schooner, and have sent a Spaniardand three Indians in a canoe to the keys by the inside passage from which it is easy for the Indians to pass their small canoe by [added: the] skids, that they might go to key Biscayenor Matacumbe, to use a fishing boat to transport them to your port, and failing in this, to solicit the Cacique Don Diegothat he might aid them in this important affair, for which end I wrote him a courteous letter with the most endearing expressions; for they count much on these friendly demonstrations. And I must tell you that if these two frigates, the packet boat and the bilander do not return from this coast, we cannot communicate any news, unless vessels of force come to this port, for the route by the keys is doubtful and dangerous, and besides there are few Indians in these parts who can execute the task. And with the belief that you will well understand that this Page: [50]49 [djvu image | jpg image] place has no [added: other] means of subsistence than the aid and supply of provisions at the least for 6 months, which you could send to us in vessels of force; for, as to myself, I cannot say if they will be of use to use to us if the aid does not come, at the latest on the 20th June, it seems natural that this garrison will perish. In this letter you [added: have] the duplicate of the sheet which Don Joseph de Ribes carries. Manl. [Manuel] de Montianoto D. J. F. [Don Juan Francisco] de Guemes.