Dear Sir

I agree entirely with You, that it is not worth while from the Report we have had, to go into Bull's Bay, and that it will be necessary in order to form a Plan of Attack to go over the Bar of Charle's Town. I shall therefore give Directions accordingly, and Hope the Fleet will be under Sail early to Morrow Morning.

I intend to Dispatch immediately the Sphynx and St Lawrence Schooner to examine the Bar, and to Endeavour shou'd there be any Obstructions to remove Them, before Our Arrival. I have the Honor to be [&c.]