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Tonnant, Chesapeake Bay. To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melville. Refers to the Battle of Lake Champlain and the defeat of General Provost.

Tonnant, Chesapeake Bay. To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd, viscount Melville. Refers to letter of July 29 which just arrived, the instructions

To Sir George Cockburn. Points out the hazards of attempting an attack on the rapidly gathering American forces in the vicinity of Baltimore.

To Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton. Describes the capture of Washington.

Patuxent River. To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melville. Concerns the black troops he raised especially from escaped or captured slaves, how they drill and fight, and asking for the promotion of an old army sergeant who has been unusually…

Surprize Patuxent. To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd, viscount Melville. Deals with the prize money due his men for the reduction of the Danish Islands in 1807.

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Bermuda. To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melville. Concerns political effects of blockade and the use of agents to obtain information.

Bermuda. To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melville. Concerns naval captures, officers promoted, fortification of Tangier Island under Admiral Cockburn who is arming a black force, and effects of lifting embargo.

To Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melvillle. Needs more ships to maintain an effective blockade to checkmate America