My Lord

I am to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordships Letters of the 6 & 8 July, the former enclosing the Disposition of the Squadron under your Command & the State & Condition of those Ships from which You had been able to collect them ー the latter giving an account of your arrival at Staten Island on the 3d of that Month with the Ships, Transports, Victuallers & Storeships under their Convoy & of your having disembarked the Troops under the Command of General Howe without Opposition or Interruption both which Letters I received & have communicated to my Lords Commrs of the Admty.

I am also to acquaint your Lordship I received your letter without date² from Staten Island enclosing a Copy of a Letter you had received from Captn Bellew of the Leverpool & informing their Lordships of your having appointed Mr Rd Hinchley 2 Lieut of that Ship in the room of Lieut Boger taken Prisoner by the rebels. I am &c

By the Mermaid