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most likely place for you to take by surprize some British vesselr 
Trusting much to your discretion* 
I have the honour to be, 
Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) D. PORTER. 
Lieutenant John M. Gamble , 
Prize-master of the shift Greenwich. 
P. S. It is likely I shall be in the bay again in 20 or 25 days, 
U. S. Frigate Essex, 
Banks’ Bay, 21 st August, 1813. 
Sir, 
You will proceed to the cove with the prize under your com¬ 
mand, and moor agreeably to the instructions I have given you. 
When you have properly secured your ship, you will send on 
board the Essex all your crew, except the following, to wit: one 
quarter-master, one seaman, and two ordinary seamen, and you 
will give every aid in your power to lieut. Gamble to protect the 
ships against any force that may attack them. Should you not 
hear from me in six weeks from the time of my leaving this, you 
will burn the New Zealander, after taking every article of value 
from on board her, and putting them on board the Seringapatam, 
and assist with your crew in navigating her, in company with the 
Greenwich, to Valparaiso, unless the Essex Junior should arrive 
within that period, in which case lieutenant Downes will have in¬ 
structions from me as to the disposal of the vessels. 
Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) D. PORTER, 
Mr. John P. Shaw , Prize-master 
of the shift New Zealander. 
Corresponding instructions were delivered to Mr. JamesTerry, 
prize-master of the ship Seringapatam,. 
