Dear Sir
There has been nothing material in Goverment turn'd up, since you left us, the glorious News of the Capture of the Powder Vessell and Galliant Behaviour of our Men in the Privateer, no doubt you'll have e'er this comes to hand
Our Frigate was launched last tuesday being the 21st Instant we were Exceeding fortunate in Launching, you may say with Safety that she is a good Ship, as has been built on the Continent, to say no more of her ー when we shall have Guns, Orders to Ship Men, and furnish Provision &c I know riot, had we the Guns, & had the Honble [Marine] Committee sent me Orders to have Enterd the Men, Officers appointed the Ship might been at Sea in all June, but how it will be now, I know not, the Orders come much Slower then I can build the Ship, I have wrote every Week since I left Philadelphia almost, Guns & Liberty to ship Hands, as I could as well Employ them as, others, but am Sorry to say, can form no Idea where the Guns are to com[e] from, and have refused a Number of Men, who would have gone, but are now otherwise Employed. I hope to be appointed Agent for the Navey here, on some terms or other Excuse haste Your [&c.]
