My Lord

finding Yesterday morning that the Enemy were burning their Vessels & that the British Troops were advancing to red bank;—I Ordered the Cornwallis (G^y) with some Armed boats up, & Capt^n. Hammond Sir Ja^s. Wallace & myself went up in hopes of getting hold of some of their Galleys, we got to red bank just as Lord Cornwallis entered, we then proceeded round to timber Creek, whilst the troops marched that way, but as we found nothing there nor could get any certain intelligence of the Gallies, we went on to Philedelphia, the Enemy have burnt all their Vessels, including the Schooner Galley but I am afraid the rest of the Gallies have got above the town—The Cornwallis is gone to Philedelphia in Consequence of your Lordships Letter to Captⁿ Duncan, which I was desired to Open as he was gone down, & I shall pay due attention to the whole of it; herewith I send your Lordship a Copy of a letter found at red bank from a M^r. Livingston to a Col^n. Green which I thought your Lordship would like to see I have the honor to be [&c.]

The General desired your Lordship should be inform'd that he wished a Packet might be ready for England as soon as possible—