Sr these are to Acquaint your Honr According to Oders the 21st I came to sail the Rowgally Spitfir & Left Oders with Capt Hyers to Come to Sail with Oders how to Conduct on our Pasig to Newyork  after sum time the Gally Washington Lay Stil  I fired to Signal Guns for her but to no Purposss  I am Serta[in] I Could have Got Round But my Oders would not Permit me to go Alone  by that I came back & Inquired the Reason of her not Coming  his Answer was he would not go With Somthing to Rash to Mention his People being all Gone & Farther said he Would not be Odered by me  with that I sent one of Lieut to take Comand & Carry her to New-york & have Put Part of my Men on board & Mr Hill the Former Master as Capt for to Conduct he[r] there as I Understud meaning of the Hone Hous the Gallys Where Much Whanted in York as I am Certain the[y] Will Answer Good Purpose When Whe Get there  as I am Informed its a Desine Planed on Porpos that his men Should Lev him so as to have an Excus for not Going  as Your Honr & the Worthy Representives of this State has thought Proper to Apoint me the Comand of these Gally I hope I shall be a Creadit to this Goverment & sum Honr to my Self  thes[e] Frome Yours to Command  I am [&c.]

PS. I Shall Sene Word with Colo Richmond About the Deserters from the Gally, with there Names & hope sumthing may be Don With them

The Honl Nickels Cook Govener & Command in Chief of the States of the Rhoad Island & Providence Plantations²