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Sir, I herewith acknowledge your Letter of the 31st of July with the Lords Commissioners Orders and directions to take on board 3000 Stands of Arms, Contained in one hundred and Twenty Chests, designed for Quebeck in the Ship I command I beg leave to observe to their Lordships that His Majesty's Ship Lizard has a very small hold, stowes her Stores and Provisions very badly having a great Part thereof between Decks already, and much Cumbered in consequence of their Lordships order I have given an Order to the Master of the Lizard to make the best stowedge, and report to me under his hand what number of Chests he will be able to take into the said Ship free from Weather and Damage who informs me he can take in no part of the said arms, the Ship being so full already, without leaving part of our Provision and have inclosed the Masters Report to their Lordships. I beg leave to observe that the Arms are stowed in common Deal Cases and cannot be exposed to the Weather.

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