Sir

We lately wrote you very fully by Mr Wm Hodge junr who went passinger in the Sloop Independance to Martinico from whence he wou'd proceed to France & deliver you sundry dispatches from this Committee, amongst the rest was the plan of a Treaty with the Court of France & In-structions of Congress relative thereto & this day we have enclosed you Instructions relative to Treaties with other Nations & sent them under Cover to Wm Bingham Esqr at Martinico. Enclosed herein are Triplicates of the whole which we send by the Brigt Lexington Wm Hallock Esqr Commander under Cover to Mr Stephen Ceronio at Cape Francois to be forwarded from thence to Messrs Delap at Bourdeaux & we hope in due time you will receive the whole safely. For & on behalf of the Committee of Secret Correspondance I am Dr sir [&c.]