War Department August 7^th 1793 [undecipherable] United States, [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] it has been agr[undecipherable] the general Government and the France — In case any of the ves[undecipherable] shall send any Prizes into our Ports such proper alligations [undecipherable] be made, as having been taken within the Protection of the United States [undecipherable] such Prize shall remain [undecipherable] the Consul of Fr[undecipherable] [undecipherable] executive of the United [undecipherable] French Consul shall preside [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and if the Admiralty [undecipherable] Decision of such Prize, then your Excellency will [undecipherable] to the means pointed out in my Letter of the [undecipherable] communicate the case with the evidences in writing [undecipherable] of the President of the United States. I have [undecipherable] be with great respect your [undecipherable] most humble servant H Knox Sec[undecipherable]