By Andrew Snape Hamond Esqr &ca. &ca

You are hereby required and directed to proceed to Sea as soon as possible with his Majesty's Sloop under your command, and put into execution such part of those Orders you received from me on the 28th of last Month, as are not already executed, and to lose no opportunity of annoying the enemy by every means in your power ー

Given under my hand on board his Majestys Ship the Roebuck off Gwins Island Cheseapeak-bay in Virginia the 2 June 1776.

To Captain Squire commander of
his Majesty's Sloop Otter