His Majesty's ships not having received provision agreeable to their regular Demands
I shall as soon as possible be off Wilmington with his Majesty's Sloop Cruizer and other armed vessels under my command to know the reason of their not being supplied.
I expect to be supplied by six this Evening with the provisions I have now demanded of the Contractor.
If his Majesty's ships or Boats are in the least annoyed, it will be my duty to oppose it.