Sir/

Pursuant to your order of the 17 Instant directed to Capt Maximilian Jacobs Commander of His Majestys Ship Amazon; We assembled on board His Majs Ship Centurion this Morning in consequence of a Summons from the said Capt Maxn Jacobs to attend a Court Martial: On being seated, and the order read; We were much surprized to find it an order to try Lieut John Thomas Duckworth, Mr Charles Rex Gunner, Charles Bayley Gunners Mate, Josh Hodgman Junr Yeoman, Michael Terrel, Simon Cannons, John Bates, Andrew Willson, Robert Reed, William Eneas, and John Reeves Guns Crew, on a Letter from Capt Charles Fielding Commr of His Majestys Ship Diamond of the 20th of January last.

As Lieut John Thos Duckworth, Mr Charles Rex Gunner, Charles Bayley Gun[s Mate] Joseph Hodgman Gunners Yeoman, Michl Terrill, Simon Cannons, John Bates, Andrew Willson, Robert Reed, William Eneas, and John Reeves, Gunners Crew, had been before tryed at a Court-Martial on the 23d January last, and honourably acquitted; It is our Opinion we cannot in Justice sit a second time We are Sir [&c.]

[Endorsed] In Lord Howe's Letter (No 34)