[No 40. from Maj. Gen. Knox Sec^y of War.] War department Feb^y 16^th. 1793. — Sir, The excessive deep snow has prevented my receiving any dispatches. — I enclose you a copy of a letter received from Brigadier General Wilkinson of the 29^th. December as it is probable the ice may have prevented you from receiving the original. — The power to him to assemble General Courts martial seems indispensable, and therefore I presume you have invested him with it. — Doctor Carmichael sets out this morning with the means of paying the Army to the 31. December last. I pray that the troops on the lower parts of the Ohio receive their proportion at the earliest day possible. — Brigadier General Putnam has resigned. — The vacancies generally will be filled up as far as possible — but so many Officers are in arrest that it is difficult to do it with precision. — It is now apparent that the two companies which were intended to be transferred from the first & second regiments cannot be carried into execution consistently with any proper principles of Promotion. I am Sir with great esteem your most obed^t. Serv^t Knox Sec^y of War. Maj. Gen. Wayne. —