[Extract]

I Received yours of 22d from Amboy and waited immediately on the Provincial Congress they gave me the inclosed Invoice of Articles they had forwarded on for Albany. ー Most of the articles General Schuyler wrote for I have already ship'ed ー and will this day proceed up the River. ー Col: [Henry] Knox has sent Two Conductors to Kings Bridge to pick out 12 Cannon suitable for the Vessels and have them ready by the time the vessel get's up....

We have no lead to spare in this place...

The Express is just setting off for Albany by him I shall advise General Schuyler of what I have sent forward to him...

[Enclosure]

Plan for General. Putnams Consideration to employ the Armed Vessels under his Command and which will prevent the Kings Ships being supplyd with fresh provision by the Enemies of America ー Likewise being very usefull to protect the Vessels Bound here with Amonition and distress those Bound here with Stores from Great Britain and West India Ilands which are now on their way for this port. ー

First Coln Tupper Commanding the sloop Hector [Hester] with a Number of Whaleboats to protect the Western shore from Amboy down to Sandyhook ー

Second the Arm'd Schooner Mifflin with four Whaleboats to attend Barren Island, and hog Island Inlet ー near Rockway

Thirdly the Arm'd Sloop Genl Schuyler with two Whaleboats to attend the Inlet at fire Island where Vessels of 10 feet Water may go in and which Lay's near about, the Middle of the South Side of Long Island ー

Fourthly the Armd scooner Genl Putnam to proceed down to Shrosebury [Shrewsbury] Inlet Shirk River, and Cramberry Inlet even down to Egg Harbour on the Western shore near 140 Miles Range from Sandy hook which will protect the Western Coast and having several Inlets to run the Vessel in case they are over Matchd and which will be verry usefull to the Vessels now Expected there with Amonition 

[Endorsed] Genl Putnam in Conference with the [Provincial] Committee & Colo Tupper approves of the within plan

S.B. Webb, A.D.C.