Bristol Cove of Cork 11th Janry 1776
Sir
Please to acquaint Their Lordships, that this Evening, only the Nancy Ordnance Ship, and the Nancy, the missing Army Victualler arrived Here. There are yet to come, the Five Frigates, Two Bomb Vessels, and Their Tenders, One Ordnance Ship, the Hospital Ship, Store Ship, Navy Victualler, and the Friendship armed Ship. I am Sir [&c.]