Whereas Lord George Germaine One of His Majestys principal Secretarys of State has acquainted Us by his Letter of the 4th of last Month that it is the Kings intention that every effort be made to send relief to Quebec And whereas we intend that the Ship you command shall take on board one Captain, one Ensign & Twenty Seven private Men part of the 29th Regi~ent doing duty at Chatham & proceed on this Service &c (same as the preceeding Order to Capt Douglas except the last Paragraph which is as follows)

Having disposed of the Troops you have on board as Major General Carleton or the Commanding Officer of the Army shall desire you are then to proceed to Newfoundland calling in you way at the Magdaline Islands and off Port au Basque for intelligence and if you shall hear of any Rebel Cruizers in the Gulph or on the South Coast of Newfoundland you are to go in pursuit of them & afterwards join Vice Adml [Robert] Duff upon his Station putting yourself under his command & following his directions for your farther proceedings. Given &c 17th Feby 1776 2

Sandwich J Buller H. Penton H Palliser

By&c G J D S.