§ From Joseph Pulis. 5 January 1807, Malta. In fulfillment of the duty of his office, Pulis has the honor to present JM a statement of American ships that arrived in Malta during the past six months, from the first of July to the end of December 1806.1

At the same time, he informs JM that an English privateer furnished with letters of marque has seized an American merchant vessel called Calpe from the port of Norfolk, commanded by Capt. Richard Jones, belonging to Caton & Veale. The vessel had departed from Leghorn destined for Barcelona, loaded with various merchandize on Leghorn accounts, among which was an order of wheat on account of Mr. Appleton, the U.S. consul at Leghorn. The Court of Admiralty, considering all the cargo as Tuscan property, ordered its discharge and released the vessel upon paying its expenses. Captain Richard Jones having judged it appropriate to make a general reclamation of the entire shipment before the Court of Admiralty; it was decreed that all those interested in the shipment provide evidence of their neutrality; this affair will drag on until such evidence is given.

They have news there that the troubles in Cairo continue every day without any appearance of a positive decision.

That is all that circumstances offer of anything interesting to submit to JM. Pulis has nothing more than to implore the continuation of JM’s powerful protection and to occupy himself with the fulfillment of JM’s orders.