N^o 38 To Major Gen^l Knox Sec^y of War Legion Ville 14 Jan^ry 1793 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 22 ultimo and sincerely regret that the address of the officers upon the subject of Rations has been considered as prejudicial to order & discipline — but as I have already explained that subject in my private letter of the 9 instant, I hold it unnecessary to enlarge upon a subject that has been totally misconstrued both as to design & tendency — Nor will it effect either order or discipline Both of which have been introduced into the Legion with a rapidity & promptitude not often experienced, equalled or excelled in any place of the late war, nor will it be relaxed so long as I have the honor to continue in command — I have received despatches from Gen^l Wilkinson late as 28 November by M^r Swan the Pay Master General who is now at Pittsburgh and as you have letters by the same conveyance, I do not transmit you other, especially as they don't contain any very material information other than, that from appearances are watching an opportunity to make another stroke at the Convoys in which I hope they will not succeed, as the garrison escorts are augmented agreeably to the orders contained in a copy of a letter to Gen^l Wilkinson, which I has the honor of inclosing you a few weeks since — The detachment of Dragoons & Infantry which marched from Richmond in Virginia in the Oct^r arrived at Peterburg on the 10 instant after having lost many men by desertion — the river has suddenly & unexpectedly opened, I have therefore ordered the Dragoons about thirty in number to descend the Ohio tomorrow to Fort Washington but found it necessary to make the enclosed promotions in the Cavalry, until the pleasure of the President is known, there being a real want of officers, Captain Bowyer & Lieu^t Fanning having remained in Virginia — the Promotions are regular, agreeably to your intentions as [undecipherable] in your letters of the 12^th Oct^r & 24^th Novem^r Cap^t Stephenson of the Rifle Corps resigned on the 26 ultimo, and m^r Bradley's resignation will be accepted the moment he arrives at this place. I expect him every hour he has totally incapacitated himself for service by an avidity for Whiskey — a propos, enclosed is a copy of a letter from Cap^t House — this [undecipherable: vacancy?] may be accommodated by the promotion of Lieu^t Ryman, after the promotion of some Captain to a majority vice, Maj Trueman killed on the 2^d June by the hostile Indians — I have the honor to be with esteem Regard your most obed^t hum^ble Serv^t Ant^y Wayne [• B Baron Steuben his book is much wanted] the Hon^ble May Gen^l Knox Sec^y of War