Admiralty Office, 8th Decr 1775
My Lord
Having received a Letter from Vice Adml [James] Young, Commander in chief of his Majesty's Ships at the Leeward Islands, dated the 30th of August last at Antigua, relative to the Rebells in North America being supply'd with Gunpowder & other warlike Stores from the Island of St Croix, and the other Caribbee Islands in that neighbourhood, and of the measures he has taken to prevent the same in future; We sent your Lordship herewith a Copy thereof, and of the several Papers inclosed therein, for his Majesty's information, and are, My Lord [&c.]
Sandwich C Spencer H Palliser
1. PRO, Colonial Office, 5/122, 52a.