Sir

On the 6th of December 1776 I Sailed in His Majestys Ship Glasgow under my Command, together with His Majestys Sloops Hornet, Beaver and Fly, through the Needles with 91 Sail of Merchant Ships under Convoy. On the 25th I had an opportunity by way of Teneriffe of transmitting their Lordships a particular Account and complaint against six Ships (Agreeable to the inclosed List.) that had intentionally left my Convoy, on the 21st January 1777, The Wetherall Captain Cox bound to St Christophers stole from the Convoy in the Night which I beg you will be pleased to represent to their Lord ships for the Information of the Merchants, I have the pleasure to acquaint you that every other Ship bound to the Leeward Islands, I saw safe into their destined Ports. And on Tuesday the 11th inst then every Ship bound to Jamaica being in Company Close off the East End to the number of 32 Sail of Merchant Ships And five Transports, I was superceded in my Command by Captain [Nathaniel] Bateman of His Majestys Ship Winchelsea who was pleased to order me down to Savana L'Mar with only two ships, Carrying the Hornet into Port Royal with him I am Sir [&c.]

[Enclosure]

List of Six Ships that left the Convoy as transmitted to there Lordships, & one Afterwards.

[Jamaica, February 22, 1777]

Thomas Pasley

[Endorsed] A Letter from Captain Pasley inclosing a List of Merchant Ships that parted Convoy from the Glasgow  No 3

[Admiralty endorsement] In Vice Adml Gayton's Letter 30th March 1777.