Dear sir

Two hours since I have y^r. fav^r. of y^e 4^th.1 I rejoice to find you at Boston, and was confident nothing less then indisposition cou'd be the occation of the delay your not being there sooner—and glad those Men belong^g. to the Warren² are well satisfied who kept by the ship, & hope she will be soon Man'd & sail— Leiut Hydes³ whom I take to be a judicious good sort of a Man, and indeed every other Person that I have seen belong^g. to the Warren, complain bitterly of the 2^nd. Leiut. M^r. Page,⁴ & Tell me it will be almost Impossible to Man the ship if he is continued in her. I find by Cor^l. Tillinghast⁵ and also by Capt. Whipple⁶ from in who's ship he was 3^d. Leiut., that his behaviour & Conduct was such that he had not the good will of scarce a single Man on board. I shou'd think if Capt. Hopkins⁷ finds this to be his character it wou'd be best to dismiss him from his ship, as their are many Leiut. Out of Imploy belong^g. to the Service. I thought but to give you these hints &c— I am glad you have wrote Capt. Deshon⁸ fuly on the Subject of the Trumbull.⁹ am confident he will attend to what will be best, and for the good of the cause — suppose you have advised him to secure the Duck as its probabil it may be wanted, and as you well observe its not extravagantly high as goods ar selling— The Warrens sails that she left at Providence, wou'd have been sent yesterday, but the Teemsters went off in an express sooner then expected. They will go first opy— 

Tho l am glad that the The Providence¹⁰ I believe will have 180 men. She has fell down Two Miles and is geting the Crew on board. They muster'd on board Yesterday about 80. the complaint is want of Blankets. Must confess the weather is rather cold to lodge without. Hope we shall have them here this day— in my last w^ch. I find you have not rec^d. I informed you shou'd want at least 1500 to dispatch s^d. ship. She will be more expensive then you can conceive. Advances to the Men will be 70 doll^s. upon an averidge, besides innumerable other expences that Money is call'd fore. Hope it will be in your power to transmit me that sum first safe hand—

I also mention'd the disappointment of the Cannon at Connet^t.11 and that the Browns¹² wou'd supply them &c. and several