Sir

My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having directed Vice Admiral Graves to cause the Complements of His Majesty's Ships of 50 Guns under his Command to be increased to 350 Men each; I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction to you to order the Captain of the Chatham to encrease her Complement to the same number of Men, and to apply to Vice Admiral Sir James Douglas for such a number of the Supernumeraries borne on board the Barfleur as may be wanting for that purpose. I am &ca