[undecipherable] War Office, March 16^th 1797 Sir Your letter of the 3^d Instant comes to [undecipherable] =dency and I immediately sent a Copy to the Secretary of the Treasury, with a letter directing Secretary of [undecipherable] the sum payment, that money being due many to prove you and — and payable, you will probably therefore receive it before But you will find a Return of the Gundelock Marines, what was advance for Brim each also as the Bearers are pleased one each other, the only Difference will be that the same [undecipherable] way after the Miners [undecipherable] will not be necessary in the [undecipherable], you will also find that a [undecipherable] find must be made from [undecipherable] — to Cap^t [undecipherable] request which has acting as agent for the Pay of Algiers, a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will also be necessary to [undecipherable] of which will be on a Form with the Lower half of the Gun Bills 10 Invoices besides and 14 Invoices for and aft, you should have — I refer [undecipherable] the above forms as soon as possible, having just furnished [undecipherable] this office in the Mean time you every [undecipherable] ble. The [undecipherable] point of Gundelock Bearers to be [undecipherable] 11 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] You and aft. M^r [undecipherable] having made a [undecipherable] mistake in stating the [undecipherable] to be 8^th [undecipherable] above the water before it was raised the 4 Borches you will find it 3 3 but now [undecipherable] the 6 Under it will only be 2 11 — this will be all that will be necessary to State at present I remain & your friend Josiah Fox To James Hackett Portsmouth