Folios 258-259: Ross Donnelly, HMS Ardent, Cawsands Bay. He acknowledges his orders...

Folios 258-259: Ross Donnelly, HMS Ardent, Cawsands Bay. He acknowledges his orders form the Admiralty directing him to take the men of war and transports named therein under his command including those presently under the protection of HMS Pheasant, and to proceed with them all from Falmouth to Rio de la Plata. He encloses a copy of a letter he has received for Admiral Young who is command in Falmouth. He will execute these orders as soon as they have a fair wind.. The transports will all be ready to sail in the morning. Captain Hardyman will take them to Falmouth and while he hopes the shops due from Portsmouth will arrive before he leaves, Captain Donnelly will follow with the 17th and the 9th Dragoons. He sayes both he and Sir Samuel Auchtermuty are in agreement that the 17th Dragoons are necessary if they are to accomplish their strategic aims and so he will pick up that regiment after the wind becomes fair.

Folios 260-261: enclosure to folios 258-259. Letter dated 4 October 1806 by Captain Donelly to Salvador del Mundo in Hamoaze. Captain Donnelly writes to inform him of the plan to take the 9th and 17th regiments of dragoons to Falmouth under escort where he will meet Senor del Mundo whereafter he is to take charge and exercise his judgement of when to sail onwards.