Admiralty Office 28th June 1776.
My Lord,
Having received a Letter from Vice Admiral Sir James Douglass of Yesterday's Date, giving an Account of the Departure of His Majesty's Ship the Amazon with the Convoy for Canada; and of the Readiness of the Convoys with the Hessians, and other Troops going to General Howe, We send Your Lordship the inclosed Copy of the said Letter for His Majesty's Information and are &ca.
Lisburne H. Palliser
1. PRO, Colonial Office, 5/259, 84.