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I am commanded by my Lords Commrs of the Admty to send you herewith a Copy of their Order address'd to Vice Adml Graves or the Commr in Chief of His Majts Ships at Boston dated the 15th Octo last, directing him to Station one of the small Ships of His Squadron at the Bermuda Islands & another at the Island of Providence for the safety & preservation of the Ordnance & Stores belonging to His Majesty at those places And I am commanded by their Lordships to recommend it to you to cause the directions therein contained, if not carried into execution when this shall reach you, to be done with all the dispatch the nature of the Service will admit of, the securing of the Stores mentioned in the said Order being an Object of great consequence &c

By the Milford
(By Express at 2 PM under Cover to Commissr Ourry at Plymouth)