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Yours I Recd late last night & Sent down the night Before 120 Rounds with out orders which I hope will meet your approbations, with Consent of Captn Reed took Wm Roden with a Sloop which had aqunty of ammonition in & put all My powder 27 dubl head Shot 6 dozn Wads on Bord  found the wind likely to fail  loaded one of My Boats & procdd down  on My getting into the fleet found them well Supplyd all But the 24 poundrs & was under difficulty of Getting the Boat [illegible] after which went on Board the provence Shallop to advise the honorbl Gentlmn there of what I had done  the[y] Imedally ordered Me to Repair on Board with the Shallop & powder that was not wanted, have Recd p Return of Shallop 80 Rounds in place of 120 Remainder Shall apply lor agreebl to Yours of last night  have but 4 Men Quartrd to agun there Being 74 of My Batt[ery] in the Galleys, not More perticular to advise you of at this Juncture  hope our arms wi[ll] Be Crownd with Success & Remains Gentmn [&c.]