I beg leave to acquaint their Lordships that this comes by His Majesty's Ship Boreas, Captn Thompson, who with the Ostrich Captain [Peter]. Rainier is to proceed to England with the Trade from this Island, & to sail from Bluefields the 1st day of August together with the Hornet who is to go such a distance to strengthen the Convoy.
I have receiv'd your Letter of the 7th May by His Majesty's Packet Boat the Grantham,informing me that their Lordships had been pleased to appoint Sir Peter Parker to relieve me on this Station. also their Lordships order of the 10th May to take the Lowestofje Captain [William] Locker under my Command who arrived here the 19th Instant, and brought in all his Convoy safe; and I shall employ him in the best manner for His Majesty's Service: Nothing particular has occur'd worthy their Lordships in formation since my Letter of the 15th June, by the Lively, Captn Bishop, a duplicate of which I inclose:
. . . By the Pensacola Packet I am informed the Hound sailed from thence with the trade for England the 19th April; I indose for their Lord ships information, a Letter I receiv'd from Lieutenant [George] Burdon, Commander of His Majesty's armed Sloop West Florida, wherein he gives an Account of the state of the Town of New Orleans, in the best manner he can:
In consequence of my appointing Captain [Thomas] Davey, to Act as Captain of His Majesty's 'Ship Antelope, in the room of Captain Judd; I appointed Mr James Cotes my first Lieutenant to Act as Master and Commander of the Diligence till my further Order. . . .
The Squadron under my Command is employed as follows.The Winchelsea, Southampton, Glasgow, Race horse and Porcupine Sloops are on a Cruize. The Atalanta is still stationed at Pensacola, The West Florida and Florida. Surveying Sloops are on their stations agreable to their Lord ships orders; The Lord Amherst armed Ship I expect will soon arrive here from Pensacola; The Diligence is gone to the Moskito shore, & Bay of Honduras: The Aeolus is almost ready to prqceed again on a Cruize, His Majesty's Sloop Stork, I have sent round the North side of the Island to collect the Trade & Convoy diem to Bluefields to join the rest; There will then only remain in the Harbor the Antelope, and Lowestoffe. The latter I shall send to Sea, so soon as She can be got ready; lnclosed is the state and Condition of His Majesty's Ships under my Command that are now in Port; and a List of Officers that I have appointed since the 15th June last: In the Ostrich send the Captain of a Rebel Sloop fitted out as a Privateer, taken by the Glasgow, & ten American Prisoners, in the Boreas; the Capts of the respective Ships have. my directions, to deliver them to the Commanding Officer at Spithead; by a Merchant Ship who arrived the 20th Instant I am informed that she spoke a Dutch Snow, who had been brought too, by two Rebel Privateers from whom he learnt that Philadelphia was in possession of His Majesty's Troops; The Number of Vessels, taken by the Squadron at present amounts to One hundred & fifty. I am, with great Respect, Sir [&c.]
