Sir

I have received your letter of the 26th June, and observe the proper care you have taken to keep the Province under your Command of use to Government; I should Imagine if you could imbody your Militia and have leave from home to pay them while upon Duty, the Province would be entirely secured. Several Officers will be sent to recruit to Newfoundland, who are ordered to send their Men to Halifax to be joined by those raised in your Province which I hope will amount to some considerable reinforcement to you.

The Admiral will soon send a ship to Quebec and I should be very glad at the same time to send in her 20 or 30 Ship Carpenters and as many Seamen. It is not in my power to get them here, therefore I beg the favor of you, to procure them for me and to agree with them on the best terms you can, sending a careful person with them, with their Names and agreement to General [Guy] Carleton, and tell him it is by my desire you do it, the Ship will call in her way to Quebec for them ー

The News from Quebec, we have heard and I hope the Admiral will Correct the Insolence of those Pirates ー

I am with great Regard and Esteem Sr [&c.]