Sir

Having laid before my Lords Commiss^rs. of the Admiralty your Letter of the 2^d. instant, enclosing Extracts of two Letters from W^m Mathew Burt Esq^r. Gov^r. of the Leeward Islands dated the 17^th of Sep^t last, giving an acco^t. of the Steps he had taken (& the success with which they had been attended) for accommodating the Disputes which had arisen between certain of the Inhabitants of Antigua & the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships on that Station, in consequence of the Directions he had received from Lord Geo. Germaine;¹ I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you, for Lord George's information, that as it appears that the Disputes abovemention'd are entirely accommodated, the Earl of Sandwich has signified to the Board of Admiralty His Majestys pleasure that the produce of the American Vessels taken by non-commissiond Ships fitted out by the Inhabitants of Antigua & the other Leew^d. Islands & condemned as Droits of Admiralty, be paid to the owners of such Non-Commiss^d. Ships; & that the necesary Orders for that puipose will be dispatched from hence so soon as their Lordships have received from the Judges of the Admiralty Courts the requisite materials to ground such Orders upon, & which have been called for, some time since. I am [&c.]