12 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I3I 



And whereas it has been represented to us, that the Town of St. Augustine 

 depends much upon what comes by Sea for provisions, and would be greatly 

 distressed, if His Maj's. ships stationed at Carolina would sometimes cruize off 

 that Port, to prevent provisions being carried to that place by Sea, you are to 

 have a particular regard to that service, as far as may be consistent with the 

 other necessary services on which you may be employed. 



And whereas we have directed the Captains of His Maj's. ships attending on 

 Virginia to hold a constant correspondence with you, you are, whenever you 

 shall find the Enemy's ships to be too strong for you, to send immediate advice 

 thereof to the Captains of the said ships, whom we have directed to repair to your 

 assistance, and you are to endeavour joyntly to take or destroy them. And if 

 the Captains of the said Ships shall at any time send you notice of the Enemy 

 being too strong for them, you are with all possible diligence to proceed to their 

 assistance, communicating in the first place the intelligence you have received to 

 the Governor and Council of South Carolina, and receiving their concurrence 

 for your so doing, and when the service is performed, you are to return to your 

 station. 



And whereas the Captains of His Maj's. ships stationed in America, have of 

 late years taken a very unwarrantable Liberty of lying in Port with their Ships, 

 for the greatest part of the time they have remained abroad, to the dishonour of 

 His Maj's. service, and the disservice of the Colonies for whose protection they 

 are appointed, and we being determined not to suffer any such neglect for the 

 future, do hereby strictly charge and direct you to keep constantly at Sea, when 

 the weather will permit, and cruize in proper stations for meeting with the 

 Enemies ships or privateers, and for protecting the trade of His Maj's. subjects, 

 and guarding the said colony of Carolina from any attempts of the Enemy. 



You are not to fail to transmit to us, one in every two months an exact copy 

 of the Journal, that it may be seen what care and diligence you have used in 

 putting our instructions in execution and to order the Captains of His Maj's 

 ships under your command to do the same. 



And in order to enable you the better to keep the ships under your command 

 in a good condition to cruize and protect the trade, as well as to annoy the 

 Enemy, you are to cause them to be cleaned once in six months, at such times 

 as it can be most conveniently done. 



When the ships you command are in want of provisions, you are to apply to 

 the Contractors of the vichialling at Carolina, for the same, and never to leave 

 the said Colony defenceless by going somewhere to vichial ; and you are to 

 take on board no more provisions at a time, than are necessary for the service 

 on which you are employed. 



You are not to hoist the Union Flag on board the Ship you Command, on 

 account of the Governor's being on board, or on any other pretence whatever. 



In case of the death of any of the officers of tlic ships under your command, 

 you are to appoint such other persons to act in their names, as by the quality of 

 their Employments ought to succeed therein. 



When you shall receive our orders to return to Great Britain, you are to take 

 in no more provisions than shall be sufficient to compleat what you may have on 

 board to three months of all species at whole allowance, upon the penalty of 

 making good what damage, His Majesty may otherwise receive thereby. 



You are, as you pass through the channel, to examine such ships and vessels 

 as you shall meet with passing from Great Britain or Ireland to France, which 



