Sir

It is his Excellency's desire that you repair immediately towards Trenton take the necessary steps for providing Waggons for the removal of the Sails Rigging & Military Stores which may be on board any of the ships or Vessells either public or private property laying in the River Deleware above the City of Philad^a. These should be sent to Allen town Easton Bethlehem or some other place of Security untill they may be again useful the General is also inform'd that there is a quan­tity of Sail Duck within a Small distance of Bordentown this he is of opinion should be instantly remov'd to a place of Security & requests you may not loose a moments time in the execution of it. should there be any Ammunition on board any of the Continental Vessells¹ which is suitable for any of the Vessells now in actual duty it will be prudent to  have  it immediately sent down to the Commodore or as much of it as can be spared it is also his Excellency's desire that if any Seamen can pos­sibly be spared from Continental Vessells or hir'd from any other Vessells, they may be dispatched without loss of time to the Commodore who is in great want of them­ You will make it your Business to see Commodore Hazlewood as soon as convenient and know from him if there is any probability of his wanting ammunition  of  any kind in a reasonable time if he is of opinion that he may, you will take his In­ structions & do every thing in your power to have him immediately furnish'd with whatever he thinks he may stand in need of the General will expect to be fre­quently advis'd of the Progress you make & of all the Particulars respecting the In­ structions herein Contain'd

Given at Head Quarters [Towamencin, Pa.] Octob^r. 14 1777 by order of his Ex­cell^y. the Com^r. in Chief