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I have just time to acquaint your Honour, that by the request of the Provincial Congress of New York I yesterday embarked from New York with four hundred and fifty men, and this afternoon arrived here, We find that the Inhabitants are in great need of powder ー There is none in New York, I spared two Hundred weight from my own Stock which was forwarded from New York to this place for the use of the York Provincials who were stationed here, of consequence our Stock is reduced to about twenty rounds a manー

The Regulars have taken the Cattle Sheep &c from Fishers Island & this day have employed themselves in the same business on Gardner's Island, when they have got through with that we may expect them upon this ー I beg that your honour would with the greatest expedition possible forward to me, three hundred weight of powder, which I hope will be sufficient for the present exigency both for our own Troops and the Militia here, I amSr in great haste [&c.]