Sir

I am exceedingly obliged to you for the favour of your letter, which brought us the first particulars of what had lately passed at New York; for as the Fowey which has the dispatches on board is not yet arrived, we were totally in the dark about the motions of the armies, the Captain of the Active not having told us a single word of the state of things at the time of his sailing; & I think I never remember more impatience than there has been for some time on this subject.

You will have recieved your leave of absence before this reaches you, therefore I hope I shall soon have the pleasure of seeing you in town I am with great truth & regard [&c.]