the Cannon, but I now find by Col Roberts's information that the carriages made there exactly answers the Description of those I mcniioned in a former Letter to you & they were to have had as many of them as they had Guns to carry. This being the case, and as they can be made sooner and its imagined better here, than at Albany the Governor orders me to acquaint you that he will have the ten carriages for the heavy cannon made here as soon as possible, and desires you will not proceed to get them made in consequence of my Letter of yesterday. As to the carriages for the four brass field pieces he desires you would order them to be made out of hand. Captain Eyre being on the spot will give the proper directions to the workmen whom the Governor undertakes to pay as well as for timber and Smiths work. If you have not Spunges Sadies &<' there for them mention what is wanted and I will endeavour they be sent with the other things. Are there any and what Ball belonging to them *? if not enough send down one of the Shot that is a patern.

The ten large Battoes for the cannon must be made at Albany : But as the Governour expects the Assembly will come to a final Resolution this Day about our Quota of the Train he says he will Stay to hear what they do before he orders them to be made Those Carriages wee Saw at Alexandria had apartments in them for Shot powder &c which I think very necessary as the Guns may probably be used on the March,