My Lord

I had the honor to receive by Captain Balfour on the 2d Instant your Lordships Letters of the 18h and 25h of September last, and imm'ediately communicated them to my Loiids Commrs of the Admiralty; In return I am commanded to acquaint you that their Lordships have the greatest satisfaction in the accounts you have therein given of the further successful Progress of His Majesty's Forces against the Rebels in the province of New York.

The repeated notice your Lordship has taken of the abilities and distinguished Resolution of the Captains Parker and Wallace does great honour to them and is highly pleasing to their Lordships, as are the meritorious Services of the other Officers particularized in your Lordships Letters My Lords have also a just sense of the Merit of the Masters and Crews of the Sea Transports your Lordship mentions

The sudden departure of the Pacquet Boat, by which I send this will not admit of my adding more than that I have transmitted to the Board of ordnance an Extract of so much of your Lordships first mentioned Letter as relates to the want of ordnance Stores, to the end that they may provide a proper assortment to follow the supply mentioned in my Letter of the 19h ultimo which supply it is hoped will very speedily sail under Convoy of the Thames (now waiting for them at Spithead) a specification whereof is herewith inclosed for your Lordships previous information. I have the honor to be &c

(By the Packet same day)
Duplicate sent 20th Novr By the Thames.