[King's Road, February 1, 1776]
From the 27th of January (the day when Mr. Graves resigned the command of the Fleet to Rear Admiral Shuldham and embarked for England) until the first of February the weather was cold, the Wind little and generally from the East, so that the Preston was fain to anchor in Kingroad, with the Canceaux, Trident Victualler, and two Vessels bound to the West Indies;
1. Graves's Conduct, II, 40, BM.