At a Council held at the Government House on Tuesday the 10th day of October 1775.

Present

His Excellency the Governor. ー

His Excellency made the following Speech ー

Gentlemen of the Council. ー

I am sorry that I think it necessary to mention as a Prelude, the Insult that Government hath received by the breaking into the Magazine, and the Robbery of the Gun Powder in the Night of the 14th of August. ー

And It is the greatest doubt with me if the like insult may not be repeated and some of His Majestys Cannon stole off in the like manner. ー

I therefore as His Majestys Representative do give my Consent that Captain Tollemache, do take Charge of as many of His Majestys new Cannon as he may think proper and convenient to take with him ー and I shall be glad to find all the Gentlemen of the same opinion.

Bermuda, St Georges
Tuesday 10th October 1775. ー

The Board having Considered His Excellency's Speech Thought it most Advisable that the Hono'ble Captain Tollemache of His Majesty's Ship the Scorpion now lying in St Georges Harbour should be requested to remain with the Ship under his Command untill another of His Majestys Ships of War may arrive here ー And that an Address be Presented to His Excellency requesting that he will be pleased to Represent the matter to Captain Tollemache & request him to remain here with his Ship untill the arrival of another Ship of War. Whereupon the Honoble Thomas Smith Jonathan Burch and Henry Tucker Esquires were appointed a Committee to prepare an Address accordingly.

The Board Adjournd 'till to Morrow