The Board Met According to Adjournment

Present	Edwd Blake Esqr first Commissioner—
	Josiah Smith, Edwd Darrell		Esqrs—
	Geo Abbt Hall Thomas Corbett
	The Minutes of Last Meeting were read—
	Instructions to Captn William Hall—

Navy Board..20^th July 1778—

Sir/

The Brig^t Notre Dame being well fitted, having her full Complement of Men, Provissions and stores for a Three Months Cruize; The Commissioners of the Navy Direct that you Sail in Company with Commodore Gillon¹ and that you do Strictly Comply with Every part of the Annexed Order of the president² and Privy Council—

Should you be so fortunate as to take any prizes during your Cruize, you are to put on board a proper person as prize Master with a Sufficient Number of Seamen to Navigate her with Orders to proceed to Charles Town, or some other Inlet in the State of South Carolina, and to Treat all Prisoners with the greatest Humanity and Tenderness— you are also to advise the Commiss^rs by Every Opportunity of all Transactions worthy their Notices— You are to be particularly Careful of all the Stores on board and see that all the Warrant Officers make Clear and regular returns to you, of all the Stores Expended every Month, and if found right, you are to Sign Such returns; you are also at the End of the Cruize to lay before the Board a Clear and regular return of all the Stores Expended during the Cruize as also of all such as were received on board as well as what remain without which no pay will be allowed—

By Order of the Board
Edw^d Blake first Commiss^r.

(Annexed)

In the Privy Council Thursday July 14^th,, 1778

The Board advised that Captⁿ Hall of the Notre-Dame be directed to put himself under the Command of Commodore Gillon to sail with him 100 leagues Eastward of this Coast & then to return immediately or accompany him to the Havannah as the Commodore shall think proper, and in case he shall go to the Havannah, that he return from thence to this Port directly or proceed to the West Indies with the Commadore as he shall direct, and in case also he should go to the West Indies that he then return immediately here—

By his Excellency the president
Ordered Accordingly
(Signed)—John Colcock Sec^y P^y. C^l-

adjourned to next Thursday Evening 4^th oClock—