Daniel Tillinghast Esq^r.
Sir

Yours of the 27th of October enclosing a Copy of your Letter of the 13th we have received. Some particular circumstances together with the removal of Congress prevented the signing and forwarding the Letter now enclosed of the 10th of September and the order of that date on the Honble Stephen Hopkins Esqr. for 15,926 8/9ths Dollars also the obtaining any further Moneys for you. with that order we now inclose you a warrant on the Loan office for the State of Rhode Island for 44,000 Dollars for which you are to be accountable and which we hope will answer present emmergencies.

You will present your Accounts and vouchers from the last charge of your accounts heretofore exhibited to us to the 1st of November to the Navy Board of the Eastern Department who we have directed to examine the same and thereupon to transmit the account to us in order that the same may be settled after which you will be pleased from time to time to apply to that Board for settlements and for any directions necessary for your conduct when you shall not have received particular directions from the Marine Committee. —

We enclose you the Order of the Court of Appeals reversing the judgment in the Case of Hopkins against Darby upon the Brigantine Kingston Packet.'We are glad to hear the Frigates² are in such readiness for putting to sea. this is an object of great importance and we hope the attainment of it will not depend upon the intended attempt upon Rhode Island as we hear that Expedition in all probability has turned out unsuccessful but from what causes we are yet ignorant. We are [&c.]