Sir,

Inclosed you receive an Account of Slop Cloaths and Beds shipped on board the Two Brothers, Transport, Isaac Robinson Master, intended for his Majesty's Ships Rose and Glasgow but to be distributed according to your Orders and the Necessities of the Ships with you.

Inclosed is also an Account containing the Numbers and Contents and Quantities of Provisions sent also for your Ships together with a Parcel of Stores, the whole to be supplied by your Order, and for which you are to be very careful to cause regular and proper Receipts to be given: For the Provisions Tripiclates in the names of the Masters of the Transports from whence each Species was taken; and for the Slops and Stores, to Mr William Fowler his Majesty's Naval Officer at Boston, by the respective Officers who shall receive the same.

You have also an Account of what Stores and Slops have been supplied, particularly to the Swan, in Order that you may be fully informed of the State of your Ships with respect to the Stores, Slops and Provisions, as we may not be able to send you any more before the Spring.

I would have you clear the Transport as soon as possible, and load her with Hay and Wood, but as much of the former as can be got, for we have live Cattle but no Fodder, and are daily expecting to receive more Stock without a Prospect of their subsisting.

Government has contracted with Mr Robert Grant for his Agents here to furnish fresh Beef upon Commission, so that the Crown defraying the whole Expence attending the supplying it to the Ships, Cattle are buying in all Places and generally arrive at Boston with only a few days Hay, where that Article is not to be had. Mr [Alexander] Brymer the Contractors Agent here has given Mr Robinson Master of the Transport Orders to buy what he can get, the uncertainty of the Situation of things at Rhode Island preventing his writing to any other Person; As I am sure without your Assistance he will return empty, I desire you will endeavour to get the Transport laden with as much Dispatch as possible and send her round under Convoy.

If unfortunately you cannot fill the Transport with Hay, you will order such Boatswains and Carpenters Stores to be returned in her as are cumbersome and useless on board, directing proper Accounts of each to be sent to the Storekeeper who will return the necessary Receipts. I am &c.

Captain Wallace Rose. Rhode Island.