Admiralty Office 30th Jany 1776
My Lord,
Vice Admiral Sir James Douglas Commander in Chief of His Majestys Ships at Portsmouth, having in his Letter of the 26th Inst transmitted to Us, a List of the Names & Rank of the Officers belonging to the Armed Brig taken in North America & brought to England Prisoners in the the Tartar; We send your Lordship a Copy of the said List for the King's Information, and are to desire you will signify to Us His Majesty's pleasure concerning the disposal of the said Prisoners. We are My Lord [&c.]
J. Buller Palmerston H: Palliser
[Enclosure]
A list of the Officers Names &c that came home in the Tartar, belonging to the American Privateer.
1. PRO, Colonial Office, 5/123, 44a, 44b.