He will also when an equivalent In Bestowing their articles for the rations of any duty Is required grant the Same Regulations of this nature are to be Signed by the Captain who is to Certify that the equivalent Is agreeable to the parties I am &c War Office January 9^th 1798 [Lieut. Sheafe Esquire] Sir I have received your letter of the 25 Ult^o. If no other opportunity Should offer of Sending this Anchor to the Constitution but through the direction of Norfolk, I beg you will be pleased to Send it by the first Vessel to the address of William Pennock Esquire Naval Agent at that place I am &c Sir War Office 9 of January 1798 [Capt. John Barney] You will be pleased to have Jonathon Shuttleack borne upon the Ships books as a [undecipherable] until further orders for provisions only I am &c Sir War Office January 13^th 1798 [Capt. J. Nicholson] I have received your letter of the first. That part of your letter relating to the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] is by no means as Satisfactory as I would wish. The President having taken into his consideration the [undecipherable] of the petty officers [undecipherable] Seamen, ordinary Seamen and Marines [undecipherable] him to be [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] effect, it becomes necessary that the best information Should be obtained from those [undecipherable] above the [undecipherable] rate will be observed, and as I foresee many [undecipherable] [continues]