Gentlemen

Capt Nicholson is by this time a long side of Capt Wickes under his american Colours. ー I have not yet collected all the Bills but I imagine this armament will cost you upwards of 300 Louis exclusive of what we advanced to French Sailors from Havre & the present Crews adva wages which may amount to 150 Livres more: I have shipped on board Capt [John] Adams 30 Cases qt 525 Fuzils & 450 pair of pistols I intend to send Leather enough for the Holsters if I can obtain it in Time. I find this will come to about 5 Livres P pair the money for this & for the Cutter I am obliged to M Peltier for I shall therefore be glad to have a sufficient Sum ordered to be paid me here to discharge it. ー Capt Wickes had given orders to Capt Johnson to meet him at L'orient ー we were obliged to dispatch a Courier to Bordeaux to change these orders as the post would not arrive so soon as Johnson would probably be sailed ー All the Swivels the Cutter brot from Havre are good for nothing Capt Nicholson has condemned them