In pursuance of His Majestys pleasure signified to Us by Lord George Germaine in his Letter of Yesterdays date that the five Officers belonging to the Armed Brig takl 1. in No America & brought to England in the Tartar should be sent back hisoners to Boston in the Greyhound & her Commander directed upon his arrival there to deliver them up to the Order of Major General Howe; You are hereby required & directed to order Capt [Archibald] Dickson to receive the said five Officers on board the Greyhound & convey them to Boston delivering them up to the Order of Major Genl Howe upon his arrival accordingly; And to Victual them during their continuance on board as the Ships Company Given &c 3d Feby 1776
Sandwich J Buller H Penton
By &c G Jackson D S.
1. PRO, Admiralty 2/100, 384.
2. The officers of Washington's brig Washington, taken in December 1775, by the frigate Fowey; namely: Sion Martindale, Captain; Moses Turner, First Lieutenant; James Childs, Second Lieutenant; Consider Howland, Master, and Jacob Tyler, Master's Mate.
