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Vice Adml Sr Jas Douglas Commanding Officer of His Majesty's Ships at Portsmouth having represented to my Lords Commrs of the Admty that all Ships bound to West Florida must go by the way of Jamaica as they cannot get through the Gulph of Florida and without a Pilot cannot go through the Old Streights of Bahama and therefore proposed, that the Ship Meredith laden with Provisions for His Majts Forces in West Florida, which wa5 to proceed under Convoy of the Thames, so far as their way lay together, may instead thereof, proceed under Convoy of His Majts Ship Glasgow, now under Orders to proceed to Jamaica And their Lordships having directed Sr James Douglass to give Orders for the said Ships proceeding under Convoy of the Glasgow instead of the Thames accordingly; I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you therewith, for the information of the Lords of the Treasury: And am &c: