Whereas Capt^n. Lambert Comm^r. of His Maj'^ts. Ship Niger (accompanied by the Ships & Sloops named in the Margin)¹ is directed to convoy the Trade bound from thence to the West Indies; proceeding himself, with the Ship he commands and the Sloops to Jamaica; and, when he gets off Barbadoes to detach the Aurora and Deal Castle to Tobago & Grenada, with Orders to their Commanders to cruize afterwards (the former off Tobago & Grenada) for the protection of the Trade of His Maj'^ts. Subjects, and to take, or destroy, Privatiers or other Ships & Vessels belonging to the Rebellious Colonies of North America; continuing upon that Service 'til you shall send other Cruizers to relieve them; corresponding with you, by all opportunities, and following your Orders for their further proceedings. 

And whereas we have received a Memorial from several of the Proprietors & Merchants concerned in the former of those Islands, setting forth the defenceless state thereof, the mischief which has been done by the Rebel Privatiers abovemention’d, & their apprehensions of further insults, and it also appears, by Extracts of Letters from Lord M^cCartney Gov^r. of Grenada, which have been communicated to Us by Lord George Germain,² that that Island is in a similar situation; You are, therefore, hereby required and directed, not to withdraw the said two Ships from those Islands until you shall find it proper to relieve them, and shall be enabled so to do, by other Frigates of your Squadron or 'til any other Service of a more pressing nature shall render it necessary, in which case you are to take care to send them back, or replace them by others, the moment such more pressing Service will admit thereof. Given &c. the 30. of October 1777.

By &c. P.S.