Sir  I desire You will please to acquaint the Right Honble, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that on the 14th Instant I returned from visiting the other Islands and found His Majesty's Ship Hind here: She arrived the day before from North America.

I have received a Duplicate of your Letter of the 7th September, as also your letter of the 13th October last, enclosing Captain [William] Garnier's Commission for His Majesty's Ship Hind, which I have delivered to him. I have likewise received your Letter of the 14th of the same month, enclosing the Gazette with the Order for altering the Uniforms of the Captains and Commanders, which I will take Care to acquaint them with.

Their Lordships Order of the 29th September, directing His Majesty's Ship Deal Castle and the Favorite Sloop to be sent to England, is likewise received, and I will carefully observe the other part of it, which directs that the Captains shall not exchange their Ships with each other. I have also received Their Lordships Order, dated the 12th October, for my taking His Majesty's Ship Hind under Command.

His Majesty's Ship Deal Castle and the Favorite Sloop are now cruising off the Islands of Grenada and Tobago, and I have, agreeable to Their Lordships Order of the 29th September last before mentioned, given directions for their immediately joining [me] in English Harbour, that the necessary Preparations may be made for their Return to England.

I desire You will please to inform Their Lordships [that] both the Main and Fore Mast of His Majesty's Ship [Hind] are found to be sprung, and that I have therefore given [orders] for new Ones to be made, that no time may be lost [in] preparing her for Sea.

Herewith I transmit a Duplicate of my last of 18th September, an Account shewing the State & Condition of His Majesty's Ships under my Command, and another shewing the Disposition of Them.

I am Sir, [&c.]

Chatham in English Harbour, Antigua, the 22d February 1775

[Enclosure]

DISPOSITION OF THE SQUADRON UNDER COMMAND OF VICE ADMIRAL PARRY THE 22D FEBRUARY 1775

Chatham ー In English Harbour, preparing to heave down and refit for Sea.
Hind ー Do. refitting for Sea, and waiting for new Main and Fore Masts.
Deal Castle ー Cruising between the Islands of Tobago, St. Vincent, and Grenada.
Lynx ー Stationed between Barbadoes and Tobago (daily expected to join me)
Favorite ー Cruising off Tobago

Will^m Parry