Enclosure: A further paper by George Meese, commander of the RUBY, in which he stresses the paramount need to keep the bottoms of ships clean not only for the purposes of preservation but to maintain the ships' ability to fight, to frustrate the enemy's commerce and to protect that of the English. He points to facilities at Barbadoes as being adequate for careening Third Rates but draws attention to the high cost of obtaining Stores and appeals for a Flyboat to be sent out to meet requirements together with a set of careening gear. He explains his reason for choosing Barbadoes over Antigua as it is healthier and a better place to receive sick men. The water is better as is the prospect of obtaining ironwork. He concludes by stating that the chances of a careened ship being burned by the French at Barbadoes is less than at Antigua as the former is better protected.