Printed circular letter to the Lord Lieutenant of Durham with instructions to gather volunteers for the defence of the country and to provide a plan of instructions for training.

In obedience to His Majesty's Commands, I have the honor to transmit a printed copy of the Act "to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to enable his Majesty more effectually to provide for the Defence and Security of the Realm, during the present War, and for indemnifying Persons who may suffer in their Property by such Measures as may be necessary for that Purpose;""