Sir

The Earl of Suffolk one of His Majts Principal Secretaries of State having signified to my Lords Commrs of the Admty that His Majesty in His Clemency has no objection to the Crew, consisting of seventeen Men and two Negro Slaves late belonging to the Rebel Privatier call'd the Yankee of Boston being received on board some Ship of War & recommended their being disposed of on board One employed in the East Indies; I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction to you to order the above Crew on board the Rippon to serve as part of her Complement, causing an equal Number of Men to be discharged from her into other Ships that want Men to make room for them if you find it to be necessary. I am &c