[255] *for* W^o July 4^th 1797 The Secretary of War desires to request you will be pleased to make inquiry, whether any Ship Guns there were six pounders can be purchased, suitable for the Algérine Frigate, and their price. The number required are 46 Nine pounders and 12 fives — James Fox *for* W.O. July 4. 1797 In the requisition made to the Secretary of the Treasury, from this Office dated June by 30000 Musket and Pistol Balls — the quantities called for having since been discovered, the quantity should be Ninety Th...ands will you be so obliging as to rectify the foregoing Mistake — 100 rounds for 400 Muskets will require 40,000 Musket Balls 100 d^o for 250 pairs of Pistols d^o 50,000 pistol d^o requires 90,000 Balls — Sam^l Do James Fox *for* W.O. July 4. 1797 Captⁿ Truxton reported to me in April last that the Frigate Constellation would be launched about the first of July and in your report on the state of that Ship of the 24^th May, you did not doubt but that you should be able to launch in July — It is with a considerable degree of regret I now receive information that the Constellation cannot possibly be launched before the 20^th of August — [W. D. Stoddert Baltimore]