Gent Men

herewith you have Copeys of two Court Martels on two officers belongg to the Warren,² which you will approve off or Disanoll as you think proper the Ships are much in the Same Siteuacion as they ware when I Rote you Last, the Hamdon is Repared, mand and Ready for Sea, tho at present the Siteuacion of the Enemys Ships are Such that it is a Dought whare She Can gitt out ー the Sloop Providence is Nearely mand under the Care of Leut Pecther [Jonathan Pitcher] and Shall try to gitt hur out Soon ー the Siteuacion of the Ships are more Criticull Now then they Ever have ben, altho I make Not Much <lout But we Can Defend them by Sea but Should the Enemy gitt Pursesion of the Lande it will Not then be in our power to do it and at present things hear have a bad prospect ー the Sea Cost and Providence in purtic[u]lar is almost with out people to Defend them the milishe Refuses to Come in on acct of the high Prices of Goods and the Low Wages the State gives them and the princable men that have maid fortens by Priviteren have bought Estates back in the Cuntrey & have and are now Moving a way which Must Leave the town in a Defencless Condition

There is a grate unEasynes with the Late Crues of the Alfred and Sloop Providence Ocasiond by Capt Jones going a way and Not Leaving propor Muster Roles, or Rather None as he Did not Sign those he left, the Agents thinks they have No gide to Divide the Money by. it may be for the good of the Servis that you ordor Capt Jones to Do it Soon or that you Empower Sume of the other officers to Do it.

I hope I shall Not give offence by Menchening once more the Nessity thair is of fixing Comisioners of the Nave or Sume people with full Power under you over the Navell affairs in these parts and in that Case thairwill be no Nesesity of aney offesor in the Stacion I Now Bare and I Shall be Well Pleased when Ever the Bisness Can be Better Don with out my Sustaining the office I Now Do

if You think Proper you Will Send a Comision for Liut [Ezekiel] Burroughs to Comand the Hamdon & if Capt Jones Dose Not Come to take Charge of the Sloop Providence think it Will be Best to give Leut Pit[c]her a Comision for hur

I am Gentle men [&c.]