You will be so good as to give me by the return of this, or in the chain which you shall establish, the present situation, number, strength, and station of the Enemy's Ships -- and as particular information of this kind may lie very useful and consequential to me and to our French Allies -- 1 beg you will continue to keep me informed from time to time of any alterations which take place, either respecting their increase or decrease of numbers anil strength, their different positions, and particular stations, within or without the Hook, that we may lose no advantages or suffer any misfortune for want of perfect information of the Enemy's strength, Positions, or movements -- I amDear withSirrespect, Your most obedient servant, G. Washington.

This communication is strong evidence of the entire good faith of the reconnoissance begun the day after ii was written. Every other known circumstance demonstrates thai Washington, in the condi1 General David Forman commanded a brigade in the New Jersey militia. His younger brother, Colonel Jonathan Forman, was at the head of a regiment in the New Jersey line, and after the war became the first president of the Order of the Cincinnati in New Jersey. Both were animated by the loftiest spirit of patriotism, served throughout the Revolution,

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