I beg leave to inform you that I found His Majesty's Ship _Gorgon_ at the Cape of Good Hope on my arrival there in the _Vreedenburg_, a Dutch East India Company's ship, from Batavia, and I thought it proper to remove the pirates late belonging to His Majesty's armed vessel, the _Bounty_, and the convicts, deserters from Port Jackson (whom I had under my charge on board the Dutch East India Company's ships) into His Majesty's said ship, for their greater security, and I took the same opportunity myself to embark on board on her for England and I hope that these steps will be approved of by their Lordships. I gave you an account of my arrival at the Cape of Good Hope and of my intentions to embark on board the _Gorgon_ with the pirates, convicts, &c. in a letter which I did myself the honour to address to you from thence and sent by the _Baring_, Thomas Fingey, Master, an American ship bound to Ostend. Inclosed is the state of the company of His Majesty's Ship _Pandora_ at the time I left the Cape of Good Hope, and the manner in which they were disposed of on board Dutch East India Company's ships in order to be brought to Europe and also a list of the pirates late belonging to the _Bounty_, and of the convicts, deserters from Port Jackson, delivered to me by Mr. Wanjon, the Governor of the Dutch settlements in the island of Timor, now on board His Majesty's Ship _Gorgon_. I arrived yesterday evening at St. Helens, left the _Gorgon_, and landed at Portsmouth last night and I am now at this office awaiting their Lordships' Commands. And I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient and humble servant, EDW. EDWARDS. Philip Stevens, Esq." A LIST of convicts, deserters from Port Jackson, delivered to Captain Edward Edwards of His Majesty's Ship _Pandora_ by Timotheus Wanjon, Governor of the Dutch Settlements at Timor, 5th October, 1791. William Allen, } John Butcher, } Nathaniel Lilley, } James Martin, } On board H.M.S. _Gorgon_. Mary Bryant. Transported } by the name of Mary } Broad. } William Morton, Dd on board Dutch East India Co.'s ship, _Hoornwey_. William Bryant, Dd 22nd December 1791, Hospital Batavia. James Cox, Dd, fell overboard Straits of Sunda. John Simms, Dd on board Dutch East India Co.'s ship _Hoornwey_. Emanuel Bryant, Dd 1st } December 1791, } Batavia. } Children of the above Charlotte Bryant, Dd 6th } William and Mary Bryant. May 1792 on board } H.M.S. _Gorgon_. } EDW. EDWARDS. A LIST of one Petty Officer and four Seamen lost in a cutter belonging to His Majesty's Ship _Pandora_, at Palmerston's Island on the 24th May, 1791. John Sival, Midshipman. James Good, } William Wasdel, } Seamen. James Scott, } Joseph Cunningham, } EDW. EDWARDS.