Dear Sir

I have received yours of Yesterday by Cap^t. Prince¹ I am very Sorry that there has any disadvantage arisen to the Service by the Men going off from the Warren without their pay, with regard to them Individually it is of little Consequence Since it is Intirely owing to their own Impatience, those that tarried a few days were Satisfied according to their wishes, Nothing but the Weather & a little touch of the Gout prevented my being here several days Sooner than I was, and you know it is an Old [maxi]m there is no help for Sickness, I will take care to have the people Satisfied as soon as possible, I have this day wrote to Cap^t Deshon² Expressing my Surprize at the Conduct of the Governor & Council of Connecticutt,³ if they have any new powers for this purpose I think such Conduct implys [a] reflection on us, especially as Congress have given [us no] notice of them, if they have not they certainly interf[ere] with a department they have no business with, [in the] first case I should like M^r Deshon should leave them [to] themselves, in the other Case I hope & don't doubt he [will act] with Spirit & let them know they have Nothing to do with the Ship, & Insist on the New Captain & his Crew leaving her but this I submit to your better Judgment, with regard to the duck at N London it Seems to me it had better be Secured for notwithstanding the Warrent has brought in a quantity You know we want a great deal, & the Price is not exorbitant as times go, The Warren must have Several new sails having Suffered much in some of her Material Ones, but you will think of it and do as you think best, I very much Approve of your sending the Providence directly on her intended Cruise to France for the reasons you mention,⁵ but I believe it will not be proper to Intrust any Packages by her Unless it be one of news papers, which I will forward in Season, The Blanketts are obtained & will be ready for the first Oppertunity the beginning of the Week, sooner they could not be had, What expectations are we to entertain of Cannon for M^r Cushings Ship,⁶ it will be a Misfortune if she waits for us after hurrying him, What have you determined to do with the remainder of the pig Iron, but two loads are yet arrived, I look every Minute for the remainder weighed off, those Teams may carry up the Blanketts do you propose to send your Scales & Beam down Can you make no use of the Fire ships at Providence, I have this afternoon agreed with M^r Babcock⁷ for the Syrens⁸ Iron hearth at £12 P—C^t.  he assures me it is almost as good as new, you will please to Enquire into the quality & take it away to Norwich or send it here as soon as possible the order is Inclosed. I Lament the loss of the Columbus⁹ it seems she took a poor time & was in some respects not well Conducted I fear it will Encourage their Vigilence I wish the Providence well Clear of them, but I have my fears about her. We have no kind of News foreign or domestick, if anything Occurs shall write you again immediatly, I wish you had returned and gone thro' the Small pox which is very light, & by that means got Clear of any future Apprehensions, I am sure I heartily wish both for the Company & assistance of one of you at least I am Sincerely [&c.] 

We have failed of the Iron hearth

at Salem & I do not know

at present where we are to get

one for the Ship at Salisbury &

have not more than 20 tuns of

ballast engaged for her¹⁰