Dear Sir,

Mr Moylan received your letter of this day with the money he had received at Portsmouth 260 dolls the evening of the day he last wrote you, this serves to acquaint his Excellency that Capt Broughton, & Capt Sillman will both be ready to sail tomorrow, the latter is in want of a Surgeon, which you will be pleased to have dispatched, as we believe it will be difficult to prevail on the Capt & crew to go without one, Enclosed is a letter from Doctor Bond to a gentleman of the profession who is willing to go on board ー We shall deliver the letters you Enclosed to Mr Moylan, to each Capt on their departure the whole of the orders Colonel Glover Left with Colonel Burbank² have not been complyed with, particularly the musket cartridges flint, the musket balls, & buck Shot, for which Col Glover sent off an express last evening, do Sir, forward the Surgeon & those articles which may give work to Surgeons, immediately. Mr Moylan has the pleasure to inform his Excellency that the flour is all safe arrived, & we have the pleasure to assure you of our best regards ー