26 Sep[tembe]r
I hear 'tis confirmed that the French are
36 of the line and we
altho A[dmiral] Digby is answered no more
than 23. Something must be done [by] noon
today to relieve L[ord] Cornwallis & nothing
but a joint operation of Fleet and Army
can. I am ready with the troops when
ever the navy is repaired, & will [illegible word],
to much zeal appears in both services
that all that we dare hope for
[illegible words] Impardonible Inferiority
may be.