Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: Lord Charles Cavendish Vice President in the chair; Dr Bradley; Mr Burrow; Mr Davall; Mr Fauquier; Mr Fitzgerald; Mr Nourse; Mr Short; Mr Sloane; Dr Watson; Dr Birch and Dr Morton, Secretaries Charles Moss DD elected to the Council on Saint Andrew's Day took the Oath appointed by the Charter Minutes of last meeting read Discussed a letter received by Dr Birch from the Admiralty asking for other places in East Indies for the observations, in case Bencoolen [Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia] falls into the hands of the French; Batavia [colonial name of the capital of the Dutch East Indies, now Jakarta, Indonesia] recommended. Two bills presented by Mr Maskelyne from Mr Sissons - instruments and costs listed. Mr Davall also ordered to pay bills to Dr Dradley, Mr Shelton, Mr Bird, Mr Dollond, and Mr Waddington. £60 to be advanced to pay for Mr Maskelyne's and Mr Waddington's passages to St Helena 23 December 1760