Folio 325: Velters Cornewall Berkeley, HMS Emerald, the Downs. Reports that he left...

Folio 325: Velters Cornewall Berkeley, HMS Emerald, the Downs. Reports that he left the Nore at 9am on 27 December with the enclosed list of vessels under convoy. On 23 December [?], while anchored at Margate Roads, the convoy left, disobeying signals, and he has no knowledge of their current situation.

Folio 326: enclosure with folio 325. List dated 31 December 1795 by Velters Cornewall Berkeley, HMS Emerald, the Downs, of the 4 vessels from the Nore under convoy of HMS Emerald, with cargoes, number of men and passengers, and destination. vessels: Lord Loughborough, Master Alexander Melvin, carrying naval stores for Portsmouth; Kitty, Master John Sutherland, 55 men, 6 women and 5 children, 30 horses, bound for Spithead but very leaky; Christiana and Francis, Master Thomas Foreman, 21 men, 23 women and children plus regimental stores for 10 different regiments, bound for Spithead.