noon
GENERAL : I arrived with my party to-day . In Pensacola , I found the British hospitably entertained , not only by the people , but by Governor Mauriquez himself . They are actually enlisting the savages in their service , arming them with rifles and knives and attempting to make regular soldiers out of them . I saw a British captain drilling about fifty Indians in the public square of the town at noon to-day . I beg to report , also , that the British occupy the defensive works of the town , including Fort Barrancas , from the flagstaffs of which float both the British and the Spanish ensigns , as if the two were allies in this war . I am unable to report as yet what the strength of the British force here is . I have observed men from seven different companies , in the streets , but have been unable to learn , without direct inquiry , which would excite suspicion , whether all these companies are present in full strength , or whether there are also others here .