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By James Young Esqr Vice Admiral of
the Red &ca
You are hereby required and directed forthwith to proceed to Sea in his Majesty's Armed Brigantine Pelican under your Command and call at Kingston Bay St Vincents; and St Georges Bay Grenada; at one of which places you will meet with an Ordnance Store Ship, lately arrived from England, having on board Ordnance Stores for the King's Service at Antigua Yard: and you are to deliver the Master of said Store Ship the Letter you have received from Mr Peter Alsop, his Majesty's Ordnance Storekeeper at this place, and are to receive from him on Board the Pelican, Three four Pound Guns with their Carriages &ca to Compleat the Number of Guns allowed her, for which You are to give a proper Receipt; You are also to make inquiry after and proceed in search of Captain William Fooks of his Majesty's Sloop Favorite, stationed to range along the Islands Grenada, the Grenadines and St Vincents, and deliver Captain Fooks the Letter given You herewith addressed to him, and you are to put yourself under his Command, and follow and obey all such Orders and directions as he may have lodged for you at any of the aforesaid Islands; or that you may from time to time receive from him for his Majesty's Service; taking especial care to compleat the Brigantines Wood and Water as opportunitiesoffer, for which this Shall be Your Order.
Given &ca the 4th February 1777.
Jams Young.
By Command of the Admiral Geo. Lawford