Letters 196-197 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Christopher Mole reporting the arrival of HMS Sheerness with the Montford East Indiaman at Yarmouth. Related papers attached.
Letter 198 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Christopher Mole reporting that the Commissioners of the Admiralty have issued orders for HMS Sheerness to sail from Dover to meet the Company's ships Warwick and Duke which had lately arrived at Leith.
Letter 199 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Christopher Mole concerning the granting of protections to mariners on board the Company's ship the Duke until the vessel has arrived at the Thames.
Letters 200-201 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Christopher Mole reporting that HMS Aldborough provided a main mast and some assistance to the Warwick which was in distress. Related papers attached.
Letters 202-203 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Christopher Mole reporting that HMS Aldborough is now under sail to meet and convoy the East Indiamen from Aberdeen.
Letters 204-205 William Wood at the Customs House in London to Christopher Mole concerning the seizure of tea which was almost smuggled out of the Foulis recently returned from China. Related papers attached.
Letter 206 William Wood at the Customs House in London to Christopher Mole reporting that instructions have been given to deliver up the chest of tea seized on the Foulis to the Company's warehouse.
Letters 207-208 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Christopher Mole relating to the provision of supplies and convoy duties provided by HMS Chester to the Duke East Indiaman at Leith. Related papers attached.
Letter 209 John Massey at Batavia to the Court stating that he was compelled to leave Banjar for Bencoolen but had to detour to Batavia to prevent another vessel from sailing to Borneo; and that he and his colleagues had been imprisoned by the Dutch at Samarang whilst preparing to sail to Bencoolen. Requests the Court take his case into consideration.