Dear Sir

I am without any of your late favors and at present have nothing very material to Offer. As I have wrote the honble Marine Board Beg leave to refer you to that letter for perticulars, I inclose a letter this day receiv'd from Mr [Leonard) Jarvis as it highly gratifies me to have his opinion of the Active (now the Delaware) knowing him to be a good Judge I hope she will be a luckey vessell to you,2 I shall write the honble Secret Committee by next post, by which time I hope the Lively (now the Robert) will be gone we've been waiting a whole week for hands, have got as many pr[i]soners as I dare send, No further newes of [Stephen] Cleaveland begin to fear he is pick'd up, the Tryton still lays for want of Cargo, No mention made by Congress what is to be done with the Peggy A fine ship goin to Ruin ー I have not yet Recd any power to act for your friend M[essrs.] Hews & Smith, hope it will be here in time, its lucky the Court was put off to some time in this month.³ I am Dear Sir [&c.]