Secretary of State's Office, Whitehall, May 30, 1775.
A report having been spread, and an Account having been printed and published, of a Skirmish between some of the People in the Province of Massachusets Bay and a Detachment of his Majesty's Troops; it is proper to inform the Publick, that no Advices have as yet been received in the American Department of any such Event.
There is reason to believe that there are Dispatches from General [Thomas] Gage on board The Sukey, Captain Brown, which, though she sailed Four Days before the Vessel that brought the printed Account is not yet arrived.