Sir

You are hereby Ordered and directed forthwith to proceed to Newburyport Boston and on your way there endeavour to assist Mr Charrier whom you will find enlisting Men to Serve in the Navy Under my Command — You are to present the Memorandum of Articles wanted for the Ranger to Messrs Livingston and Turnbull who will Oblige me by rendring you every possible Assistance. — but my principle design in sending you to Boston is to enlist as many good Seamen as possible. — Should any of the Gentlemen at Providence incline to sail in the Ranger — they will be Accepted either as Volunteers or Midshipmen — I have no other Vacancies at present — but the prospect of promotion is, I think, an Ample inducement. in this enlistment you are to Govern yourself by former Orders and by the hand bills with which you are furnished. I wish you Success and am [&c.]