[Reference FO 5/2 fo 131, Knox (Sec. Gvt.) to [undecipherable] Plant, Jul 31, 1793] [C.] War Department July 31^st 1793 Sir Your two letters with the which you honoured me on the 27 & 28^th Instant relatively to the [undecipherable] case have been submitted to the President of the United States who has desired me to inform his entire Satisfaction at the Promptness of your measures for the defence of said [undecipherable]. I have now the Honor to inform you that it has been decided by the Executive of the United States that no Augmentation of Force of [undecipherable] belonging to any of the belligerent Powers can be permitted in our Ports — to think [undecipherable] Principles. You have been pleased to declare your dissent in your Communications to the Secretary of State. By the Report of the [undecipherable] Master Warden and Deputy Collector of the Port of Philadelphia Copy of which is enclosed together with their [undecipherable] it will appear That the Ship Jane has had three additional Guns, [undecipherable] a Consul [undecipherable] mounted and one new [undecipherable] Carriages inside have [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] and which [undecipherable] being designed for Offensive are deemed an Augmentation of Force. The [undecipherable] which you have manifested to preventing British Vessels giving [undecipherable] of Offence in our Ports are a solid Ground of [undecipherable] that you will immediately direct that the said [undecipherable] reduce her force to the situation it was at the time of her Arrival and that the new [undecipherable] which on Board are to be dismounted [undecipherable] and that the new [undecipherable] Gun Carriages be returned to [undecipherable] if they doing so does her damage bring against [undecipherable] that being [undecipherable] herself here are not British subjects the [undecipherable] no difficulty on dismissing her Clearance was [undecipherable] are to be given to the Department [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [His Excl. Maj^ys Minis[undecipherable]] [Minis[undecipherable]]