with a great deal of Deligance and Trowble with out Any Acting Officer but my Self have got the lndependance Ready for hur Guns and as Capt Walkers Clark went out to the Fournice A Wensday About them and Find they have down Nothing to them Sence Capt Walker was there him­ self; I think it nassary to Acquant your Excellencey of it, and to Ask of you Sir to let me have one of the Freindships Ancors as She is now out of use & one of hur Composses for the lndependance which Order if you think Proper you will please to Send by Mr Stevenson for them. I Should be Glad to know of your Excellencey Wheather you Approve of my Gowing on the Easting Shoure to Recrut Men with the Galley Untill the guns is Ready as there is no giting of them hear — From Sir [&c.]