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Having communicated to my Lords Commrs of the Admty your Letter of Yesterdays Date, informing them that Mr Clement Smith late Surgeon of the Lexington Prize, is now on board His Majs Ship under your Command, a Prisoner, and desiring to know in what manner he is to be dispos'd of; I am in return commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction to you to send him to Spithead by the Proserpine, when she proceeds thither, to be dispos'd of as Adml Sir Thos Pye shall direct. I am &c.

Captn Elliott, Senr Offr Downes.