Dear General, 

It is with the greatest pleasure I embrace this opportunity of informing you that the sea air has already had a surprizing effect on the men with me; the weak and convalescents are getting strong daily, and the sick recovering fast. We have been hitherto, very much crowded in our vessels, but as the Georgia troops will be landed here, we shall soon have more room: I shall be able to procure the gallies of Georgia by Gen. Howe, and Commodore Bowlan's¹ orders, to carry us to Port-Royal ferry, from thence, (without I receive orders to the contrary, as the Georgia gallies will go no futher with us) I shall march the men to Charlestown; the sick and ailing I shall send round by water, together with our baggage, and that the men may be better accommodated on their short march, I shall send off in detachments of 40's and 50's, so that they will be able to sleep under cover in gentlemen's barns at night. I shall direct the command ing officers of these detachments, to draw upon you for money, to pay for what rations the men may want on their march: if you do not approve of any thing above proposed, an express will meet me (if you chuse to send one) time enough to bring me your orders, at Port-Royal ferry, as our passage through the inland navigation is very tedious and slow, and I do not imagine we shall be able to get from this place these two days. I dare say it will be a fort-night before we arrive in Charlestown.... I do not write to Gen. Howe, as I do not know whether he has left Georgia. One campaign to the southward is more fatiguing than five to the northward. The artillery I shall order to Fort Lyttleton at Port-Royal. I am. &c.