The Flag of Truce is gone by my House eight days ago all -well & go on briskly, I sent my French Girle along with the rest.

I have agreed wuth a Smith &c^ to go to the Seneccas for 6 Months for je70,but there is no Bellows there worth a pin,so cannott tell how to do in that Case. I believe I can gett all the rest of the Smiths at the same price, but they are desirous to know how they are to be paid.

Sir -- If your Excy thinks to continue the Levys here for any time, I would beg leave to give my opinion of the best manner of doing it, which I think (as there are many of the Officers, as well as Soldiers tired of the Place or Service, the only way is to lett so many of the Officers be continued, who have full & good Companys, or can gett such, for I see there are several of them who have lost almost all their Men, and indeed it is no wonder, for those

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are tliey who had no ommand of their Men. I shou'd be glad to have your Excellency's Directions and Commands therein as soon as you tho* proper, because the men will be dispersing & getting Home, without further certainty. Capt^ Wiliott & his Company is gone, the most of Capt Church's are gone, & the rest are to go, (as I am told) in a few days, so there remains none but Capt Slop there, who kept all his Men but four.