PREFACE
Lord Barrington has been so good as to place at the
disposal of the Navy Records Society such papers relating
to Admiral the Hon. Samuel Barrington as survive in his
possession. These consist of the Admiral's early Order
Books, in two volumes, 1747–59 and 1759–71; a Private
Letter Book, 1770–99; his Journal and three bound
volumes of documents relating to his Leeward Islands
Command, 1778–9; some loose letters; and four printed
books, viz. the General Sailing and Fighting Instructions,
two Signal Books, and an accompanying volume of
Instructions.
As none of the Admiral's Public Letter Books survive,
the only letters from Barrington himself that are available
are those preserved amongst the Admiralty records in the
Public Record Office. Certain of these have been included
in the present volume, but in each case with an appropriate
reference to the original.
D. B.-S.