Sir New York Jan 8^th 179[undecipherable] Having been [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] Wharf the Spot [undecipherable] by M^r [undecipherable] as a [undecipherable] place to remove the [undecipherable], [undecipherable] as on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], in viewing this Spot. I found the Situation in every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as to [undecipherable] me to [undecipherable] it to your attention. the ad[undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] is well [undecipherable] for every [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Business [undecipherable] nearly four times as [undecipherable] as the [undecipherable] Navy Yard. The [undecipherable] therefore [undecipherable] not for [undecipherable] to the best advantage and the [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] and [undecipherable]. There is a Ship, two [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Main [undecipherable] Stores [undecipherable] on the Premises, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] not as [undecipherable] of Land [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable], [undecipherable] &c on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Beach [undecipherable] here, [undecipherable] along the sea Shore — [undecipherable] to this, the depth of water [undecipherable] to any at [undecipherable]. There are [undecipherable] about 156 of [undecipherable] and other large [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all the [undecipherable] and two [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] upon the Spot (as [undecipherable] be seen in Cap^t [undecipherable] Statement on file in this [undecipherable] Office) and the [undecipherable] &c now at this present Navy Yard, and on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the outside of the Navy Yard may be removed thither with nearly the same [undecipherable], as the [undecipherable] &c could be brought from [undecipherable] Wharf to the Navy Yard. Should it [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] to take this Spot of [undecipherable] for the term of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] by M^r [undecipherable], [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] as the [undecipherable] Navy Yard [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] is not capable of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there are [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] and their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], that the [undecipherable] could not be able to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] on the Yard [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] me that [undecipherable] will be about $478 [undecipherable] which I think is very moderate for [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] of a Lease being taken for the term of 6 Years or [undecipherable]: M^r [undecipherable] will immediately take [undecipherable] Steps as will forward this [undecipherable] — [undecipherable], the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the Yard it will be very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], with great delay and [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] that is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to your order, as they are [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] if you [undecipherable] order [undecipherable] to be removed to [undecipherable] Wharf M^r [undecipherable] can [undecipherable] these [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] my [undecipherable] to Boston & [undecipherable], [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 6 Weeks to [undecipherable] every [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] into [undecipherable] I have [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Ship [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] to my [undecipherable], but [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] their [undecipherable]. I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Boston & Portsmouth by the [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] those [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] all that are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] Yard, by M^r [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there are but few [undecipherable] of Live Oak [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of White Oak I have [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] in Number and [undecipherable] too [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable]. I would therefore [undecipherable] that they [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] as not worth the [undecipherable] to the Eastward The Hon^bl Secretary of War Josiah [undecipherable: Fox?]