[To the Same] Sir, Navy Department Nov.^r 22^nd 1798 It will require to complete the building & Equipment of the Ships now building by the public Exclusive of arms & military Stores the sum of 630,000 Dollars — And to provide Arms & military Stores for those Vessels, as well as for those } 233.000 building by the Citizens for the public the sum of } In the whole — 863.000 There are building by the Citizens for government and which will complete the Navy to the Establish- ment by Law Two Frigates of 44 Guns one ditto — of 32 — Three Ships of — 24 — Two do of — 18 — and they have already furnished one of 18— (The) The cost of these 9 Ships, which may be about 900000, will be a loan to Government at 6 p^r C^t Interest. The Interest need only be provided for. The Sum necessary for the maintenance of the Navy, as now established for one year, will be . . . ————————————————— 2,219,516 ⁵⁴/100 D^s But as some of the Ships will not be in Service more than Six months of the year 1799, 423,290 ⁷⁴/100 may be deducted from the expence of that year only. }— I do not think any advantage will result to the United States from increasing the number of Small Vessels. Indeed I rather think those we have, consume our means, without increasing our Strength. But it appears to me highly proper that the number of our Frigates should be encrea- sed; and that we should have twelve Ships of 74 Guns, as early as practicable. If then our Navy should be augmented as follows; Two 24 Gun Ships, but really mounting 32 — Three Frigates Twelve Ships of 74 Guns — The Cost of this augmentation exclusive of Military Stores would be ———— 4,210,000 D^s of Military Stores & arms —— 700000 D^s 4,910,000 D^s The annual expence of maintaining this Navy would be 2,850,000 Dollars — I have the honor re—