I had last evening the honor of receiving your Excellencys favor of the 7th from Princetown containing the agreeable intelligence of your approach.

I have immediately forwarded your letter to Monsr de la Tombe by our Chain of Expresses.

I have constantly kept the Marquis de Vaudreuil advised of Admiral Pigots motions, from the first information of his arrival upon these Coasts to his arrival at the Hook.

I very impatiently await the time of welcoming your Excellency upon your again forming a junction with the American Army. I have the honor to be with the warmest personal Regard yr Excellency’s Most [ot] Servt.