You are hereby required & directed (notwithstanding former Orders) to proceed & Cruize in the Sloop you command from the Downes to Beachy—head for the protection of the Trade of His Majestys Subjects and very diligently to look out for &to use your best endeavours to take or destroy any Privatiers or other Ships or Vessels belonging to the Rebellious Colonies of No America which you may be able to come up with At the same time employing yourself very diligently in procuring Men for His Majs Fleet agreable to the Press Warrant & Instructions you have received for that purpose particularly from homeward bound Merchant Ships

You are to continue upon the above Station & Service until you receive further order calling once in every Ten Days in the Downes to enquire for Orders & not finding any to the contrary to return immediately & Cruize as above directed

And Whereas the Greyhound Cutter is ordered to Cruize upon the abovementioned Station & the Ranger Sloop & Meredith Cutter between Beachy—head & Portland for the like purposes; You are to settle such Signals with the Officers commanding them as shall be judged proper & necessary for the better knowing each other by; in order to prevent the inconvenience & loss of time which may otherwise be occasioned by your pursuing each other: And to give them any assistance they may stand in need of in the execution of their Instructions