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Aug. 1.
London. |
451. Mr. Dummer to Mr. Popple. Gives sailings of the
Jamaica packet boat. Out and home, 107 days. The Islands
are all quiett, ye French being supposed to be sailed to Leeward
to attend ye galleons now at Cartagena and Flota at La Vera
Cruce. Signed, E. Dummer. Endorsed, Recd. 1st, Read
8th Aug., 1706. Addressed. 1 p. [C.O. 323, 6. No. 14.] |
Aug. 1.
London. |
452. Same to Mr. Secretary Hedges. Quotes from a letter from
Col. Burt, Nevis, June 1st:—The whole French force, of 5,000
odd men, was extreamely well armed, every man a choice firelock
and bayonett fixt upon ye muzle, every man a cutting sword and
many a pole-axe, which force we had about 400 men to resist. At
this time there were 25 vessels in port and 300 odd men belonging
to them, not 20 of them gave any assistance, but as soon as ye
enemy landed, went into ye country, and with ye revolting
negroes robbed ye planters as ye women and ye familyes left
their houses, and plundered more than 3 parts of ye houses
in ye Island. The negroes betooke themselves to ye mountaines
with their plunder and there defend themselves, some that were
nearest ye enemy went to them and were strip't of what they
carryed off, as they deserved. Soe soon as ye enemy retired,
abundance of sloopes and other vessells flocked here and took
off goods, negroes, horses, etc. by stealth, which we could not
prevent for want of a guard shipp. Col. Johnson has not given
us any succour whatever, nor has been here himselfe to consider
what to doe against all these misfortunes. The enemy had not
above one halfe ye negroes, not a quarter of ye stock, or were
halfe ye settlements distroyed, but now ye Island is a third worse
than when they left. Many of ye ffamilyes by this meanes are
disheartned and have left ye place. The enemy used us barbarously, kept noe word with us in any point, and ye remaines
we have, in case we are not protected from ye obligations we
were forced to comply with, will be carryed away, etc. Signed,
E. Dummer. Endorsed, R. 1 Aug. Addressed. 2 pp. [C.O. 137,
45. No. 82.] |
Aug. 1.
Crutchett Fryers. |
453. Mr. Merrett to Mr. Popple. I have received news from
Newfoundland that in Dec. last a party of French came to
Ferryland to load salt. Capt. Lloyd imediately sent a party
from St. Johns, who routed them and took several Canadians
prisoners. In March last an Officer from Placentia came with
a strong party of French and Indians to Port Grave in Conception
Bay. Mr. Lloyd with 32 souldiers went in persuit; on his approach
they fled, but he following them, took severall of the Indians
prisoners. There wintered in Newfoundland last winter 1,200
English. The prisoners gave an account that the French from
Placentia intended to make another attempt on St. Johns last
winter, but gave it over as they were on their guard there, which
I presume if Mr. Moody had done, the French had not done
that damage. All are well satisfied with Mr. Lloyd's government
and conduct. Signed, Solomon Merrett. Endorsed, Recd. 2nd,
Read 6th Aug., 1706. Addressed. 1 p. [C.O. 194, 3.
No. 165.] |
Aug. 1.
Whitehall. |
454. Mr. Secretary Hedges to Governor Sir B. Granville.
Yesterday arrived a West India packet bringing me letters from
Antego and Nevis, but none from you. These letters give an
account that ye unfortunate Island of Nevis has suffered a 3d.
part more since ye ennemy left it, by reason of disorders and
want of due care taken for settling ye people there. H.M. has
given orders for applying a proper remedy and for putting those
Islands into as good a condition of Defence as is possible with all
expedition. In the mean time, it is to be wisht that the neighbouring Governments and such men of war as are in those parts
would use thier endeavours to releive and support the Island of
Nevis and give countenance and spirit to ye Inhabitants, that
they do not desert ye Island. I hope ye Governor will be arrived
there long before this time, who by his presence and authority
may be able to restrain the disorders that have been committed
since the French were there and still are continued in a very
scandalous manner. I am very glad to hear by other hands that
you had made very good preparations for giving the French a
warm reception if they had made any attempt upon your Island.
It is concluded now that danger is over, and that it will be no
more in ye power of ye ennemy to give any disturbances in those
parts. I have sent you heretofore ye continuation of our good
successes, and you will receive by the news sent you this night
from the office an account of King Charles III being proclaimed
at Madrid, who we have little reason to doubt is by this time
possest of ye whole Kingdom of Spain, you will take all
opportunities that offer of letting ye Spaniards in America have
ye good news of ye happy progresses of ye Allys, particularly of
their Lawfull Soveraign, that it may encourage them to shake
off the yoke of a fforeign Government, and to declare for his
Catholick Majesty. I hope it will not be long before I shall
be able to send you an account of further successes, the ffleet
being ready to sail with Land Forces on board upon some
expedition which in all probability will be of very great advantage
to the common cause. Signed, C. Hedges. The two concluding
sentences were sent as a Circular signed by Mr. Secretary to
Governor Lord Cornbury, Governor Nott, and Governor Seymour.
[C.O. 324, 30. pp. 99, 100, 104.] |
Aug. 1.
Whitehall. |
455. Same to Governor Parke. I hope this will find you
in your Government, where you have been very much wanted,
the inhabitants of Nevis having according to the accounts I have
received suffered very much since the French went off by their
own disorders and for want of the presence and authority of a
Governor, and I don't find that ye persons upon whom the
administration devolved upon the death of Sir Wm. Matthews
have taken any care of it, either before or after ye French being
there. You are to enquire into all those mismanagements both
before they were attackt, at ye time of ye ennemy's being in ye
Island and since they left it, and to send over the originall
Depositions, with your opinion upon the whole. You are to
see the Blacks encouraged, who behaved themselves with so
much resolution upon this occasion, and to use them well, and
as to the grant made by Ibberville to certain Inhabitants of
Nevis, it is by all means to be discountenanced, and if any of
them should insist upon it, you are to send an account
thereof and who they are. I send you an extract of what
I writ concerning what H.M. has done, and measures are taken
for sending you every thing else that is necessary for your Defence
and Relief. She thinks it for ye service that you should make
either Nevis or St. Christophers ye place of yr. residence at this
juncture, and ye rather at Nevis, since by your authority and
presence you will bee better able to put an end to ye scandalous
disorders that have been committed and are still, according to
the accounts I receive, continued in that Island. You are to use
your utmost endeavours to encourage and give spirit to ye
inhabitants to resettle, giving them assurances that H.M. is
very sensible of their condition and will send them forthwith all
Ordnance Stores that are necessary, more men, and will omitt
nothing for putting them again into a flourishing condition,
if they will do their parts for making H.M. gracious Intentions
effectuall. But above all she has it in her thoughts to secure
them from ye demand of 1,400 Negroes the French pretend
to make upon them, and which the Inhabitants are apprehensive
the French may exact upon them after Oct. 6, before wch. time
I hope you will have ye satisfaction of seing a good squadron of
H.M. ships at those Islands. In the mean time H.M. does not
doubt but you will exert yourself in ye best manner you can for
her service, ye security of ye Islands, and ye quieting ye minds
of ye inhabitants. And it is to be hoped that hereafter ye French
will not be in a condition to give them any disturbance.
Concludes as preceding. Signed, C. Hedges. [C.O. 324, 30.
pp. 100–102.] |
Aug. 1.
Whitehall. |
456. Mr. Secretary Hedges to Governor Dudley. I received
ye 6th past yr. favour of April 23. I have sent you heretofore
ye continuation of our good successes, etc. as in preceding. H.M.
is well satisfyed to find you are in so good a posture with your
French and Indian neighbours, and is pleased to approve of your
service in relation to them. The copys of ye Articles offered
to Monsr. Vaudreville and ye Treaty proposed by him to you
concerning ye exchange of prisoners having been laid before
H.M., she is pleased to order that you do not proceed any farther
in that matter. Signed, C. Hedges. [C.O. 324, 30. p. 103.] |
Aug. 1.
Whitehall. |
457. Same to Wm. Burt. Yesterday I received a letter
subscribed by yourself and 4 other Gentlemen, but without a
date, which I have laid before the Queen, as I had before done
Mr. Richard Abbot's letter of April 22, together with other letters
relating to Nevis and St. Christophers, ye humble representation
of divers merchants trading with St. Christophers, and a petition
of the inhabitants of Nevis, whereupon H.M. has been graciously
pleased immediatly to take such measures for your relief and
support as are suitable to your unfortunate condition, of which
I hope you will soon find the good effect. I have by H.M. command written at large to ye Governor to take all possible care
for encouraging and giving spirit to ye inhabitants, in which
I hope you will afford him all possible assistance in all that is
necessary to be done, till such time as H.M. supplys can be sent
from hence. Signed, C. Hedges. [C.O. 324, 30. p. 104.] |
Aug. 2.
Jamaica. |
458. Governor Handasyd to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Acknowledges letter and enclosures of April 26,
and a duplicate of H.M. order relating to the stores of war in this
Island, which I complyed with on receipt of the originall by the
Barbadoes packett-boat that sailed Dec. last, and miscarried
in her passage, and with it sent a copy of a bond of one Robert
Daniell of Carolina for the return of some stores of war, sent
for the service of that place, upon the request of the chief inhabitants there, and upon notice of the miscarriage of that packettboat, I likewise sent duplicates of both those papers to your
Lorpps. by the Queen Anne pacquet boat that sailed from hence
Aprill 1st. I now send the same account, with an addition to
it of what arms have been since delivered out to the inhabitants
upon apprehensions of the Enemy. As to affairs in these parts,
there are 14 gallions at Carthagene, 4 of which are men-of-war,
two of 50 guns, each one of 54, and the other of 60 guns, and
10 merchant ships, but by an account we have from the Spanish
merchants there, they are the poorest that ever came to the
West Indies. Our woolen manufactory sells well among the
Spaniards, but at present we have none here. Here is a new
Vice-Roy come to Carthagene under convoy of 3 French menof-war as they call them, but they are only privateers, he has
above 70 Gentlemen of his attendants that are all French, he
himself is very much in the French interest, which is a great
dissatisfaction to all the Spaniards, he was just come to Carthagene
when the fflag of truce sent from hence came there, he told the
Governor that he ought not to receive the packett with the
King of Spain's Declarations, letters, etc., they being from an
enemy, but the Governor called a Councill, wherein it was resolved
on, that the packett should be opened, and copys of the letters
taken and sent to Old Spain, and also of the Declarations etc.,
and the other packetts to Havanna, Porto Bell etc., as directed,
which was a great mortification to the Vice-Roy. The Governor
told him he himselfe was welcome there, but as for his attendants,
none should be admitted there that were French. He had the
like message sent from Porto Bell, when notice was given there
of his coming, which shews the Spaniards' inclination for
King Charles' interest, and I am of opinion whenever the fleet
arrives, there will be great alterations. Admirall Whetstone,
having been out with his Squadron, mett with a violent storm,
in which he lost his main-mast and disabled his mizon mast, but
he is making all the dispatch he can to refitt his ship. Two of
H.M. ships of war, the Montague and Foulston [? Folkestone], sailed
from hence about three weeks ago, but were drove into the leeward
part of this Island, they are now sailed again, and as I'm informed,
bound for Newfoundland. This Island is very healthy, and I
am of opinion if Monsieur had come, he would not have taken
Jamaica in 6 months' time, tho he had brought 10,000 men with
him, and I do assure your Lordships that the honour of our
great and gracious Queen, and the welfare of Old England shall
never be lost, where I have the honour to command. I am still
in want of recruits and men to compleat the two additional
Companys, here being no more sent over of those two Companys
than 35 men, so that I shall want to recruit the regiment and
fill up those companys, at least 150 men. The Quartering Act
being near expired, I have been obliged to call an Assembly,
which is to meet Sept. 3. I hope they will be better humour'd
than usuall, and not endeavour to entrench on H.M. Royall
prerogative, which if they do, I shall be obliged to dissolve them.
Our ffleet of men-of-war and merchant ships under the command
of Capt. Kerr, arrived here July 25. The men-of-war design to
sail within 3 or 4 days to the Spanish coast. Another packett
boat came in here July 27, so that we have now 2 packett-boats
in harbour, and if anything happens during its stay worth giving
your Lops. the trouble of, I shall not omitt letting you know;
and since I understand by that packett-boat that your Lops.
have received the account of the stores and bond of Robert
Daniell, in which account is mentioned the particulars he had,
I shall not trouble your Lorps. with them again, and as for the
putting the bond in execution, it cannot be done here, because here
are no effects of his, but must be done in England, where he has an
estate. I send your Lorps. here enclosed an Address from the
Councill of this Island and myselfe to congratulate H.M. happy
success, which we humbly desire your Lordships will present to
H.M. Signed, Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed, Recd. 14th, Read
17th, Sept., 1706. 3¾ pp. Enclosed, |
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458. i. Governor and Council of Jamaica to the Queen.
Congratulatory Address upon the successes of H.M. arms
in Flanders and Spain. Thanks for reinforcing
Admiral Whetstone with the squadron of men of war
lately arrived etc. Signed, Tho. Handasyd. 1 p.
[C.O. 137, 7. Nos. 30, 30.i.; and 137, 51. No. 17;
and (without enclosure) 138, 12. pp. 17–24; and (extract
of letter) 137, 51. No. 12.] |
Aug. 2.
Jamaica. |
459. Governor Handasyd to Mr. Sec. Hedges. Acknowledges
letters of April 20, May 9 and 16. As soon as Capt. Carr [Kerr]
arrives, all the assistance that lies in my power shall be given in
his expedition. Returns thanks for his Regiment etc. and repeats
parts of preceding. Signed, Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed, R.
Sept. 14. 2 pp. [C.O. 137, 51. Nos. 15, and (duplicate) 16.] |
Aug. 2.
Whitehall. |
460. W. Popple, jr., to J. Burchett. Encloses extract of
letter from Gov. Handasyd [above], to be laid before the Lord
High Admiral's Council. [C.O. 138, 12. pp. 16, 17.] |
Aug. 6.
Jamaica. |
461. Governor Handasyd to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Acknowledges letters of May 30 and 31. I have
caused all the news of H.M. glorious success in Flanders, Spain etc.
to be put into the best Spanish I can, and sent to the Admirall of
the Gallions, and to the Vice-roy, who is lately arrived in these
parts, and likewise to the Spanish Governors. Capt. Kerr has
joyned Admirall Whetstone, who is gone with a noble squadron to
the Spanish Coast, and I doubt not but their appearance there
will have a very good effect. As to what your Lops. are pleased
to say in relation to me and my Regiment, ffor my own part
I am allways ready to serve our gracious Queen in any place she
is pleased to command me to, and I dare say the Regiment is the
same, since it is for the good of H.M. service, so that we do assure
ourselves, on your Lorps.' promise to patronize us, that if a
sudden peace should be made, we shall meet with no hardships,
since we are of 18 or 20 years' standing, there not being many
elder regiments in the service. I enclose to your Lorps. the
copy of a letter sent to Mr. Arnold Brown, late Agent for prizes
in Jamaica, who was superceeded by a Commission in the last
packett, and has now in his hands between 7,000l. and 8,000l. of
H.M. mony, and I do assure myselfe he will remitt it in heavy mony
by this ffleet; by which letter your Lordps. will be informed
of a very ill design of one Mr. Glover, the person who writt it,
wherein he mentions the Duke of Marlborough's interest as an
encouragement to Mr. Brown to follow his barbarous proposall:
Mr. Glover's presumption herein I am very much surprized at,
and cannot omitt giving your Lorps. notice of it, desireing his
Grace may be informed thereof, that such methods may be taken
with Mr. Glover, as may be a terror to all those who dare make
use of a Nobleman's name of his worth to carry on their ill designs.
Your Lorps'. Instructions of May 31 for a Thanksgiving shall
be punctually observed. I shall be very glad to serve
Sir Salathial Lovell, in what your Lops. have recommended to
me relating to his son, who is supposed to be cast away in his
voyage to England, but he left a power in a Gentleman's hands
here to receive what effects of his were left behind, whom I shall
take care to speak to of it, the first opportunity I have: a younger
son of Sir Salathiel's died here since, and as I'm informed has
left his affairs in great confusion. A Gentleman to whom he
was considerably indebted has administered, and I believe everybody he has been concerned with will be loosers. By the last
packett boat arrived a Serjeant and 24 men for the 2 additionall
companys, 4 men deserted at the Windward Islands, and one
man died in the passage, so that I shall want about 120 men to
compleat the Regiment. I hope it will not be long before I shall
send your Lorps. the welcome news that matters are as favourable
in these parts for the interest of King Charles, as in Old Spain,
and I do assure your Lorps. no endeavours of mine shall be
wanting towards the perfecting of it. Our homeward bound
ffleet under convoy of Admiral Whetstone will not sail from
hence in less than 2 months' time, and I am certain there will
be at least 200,000l. in boullion on board them, so that I hope
your Lorps. will take care that a squadron be ordered to meet
them in the chops of the Channell. Our Spanish trade goes on
very well, we are much in want of woolens for that trade, of which
there is but little come in this ffleet. The Island is very healthy.
Signed, Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed, Recd. 14th, Read 17th Sept.,
1706. 2½ pp. Enclosed, |
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461. i. Mr. Glover to Arnold Browne. London, April 25,
1706. I have yett with difficulty prevented the Commissions being sent to ye abovesaid genll. per last
pacquet, but fear it will come per this, tho' if I can,
will stop it longer, however as it is you'll have time
to gett a good sum of money into your hands, for I hear
that there are severall prizes lately brought into your
Port of considerable vallue, and if they should pretend
to prosecute you for the money there, it is but comeing
home for England imediately and bring a summe of
money wth. you and all your effects, and I doe not fear
but to get you in againe in the same post, if you have
a mind to goe back againe, but I hope you'l have secured
soe much money, that you'l have noe occasion to goe
back againe, and I doe not doubt but by the interest of
the Duke of Marlborough, I may procure you some
good employment here, if you be but just to me, and
take care to pay me my money, which I doubt not but
you'l doe, considering how ffavourable and kind I have
been to you. Signed, John Glover. Vera copia, Arnold
Browne. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 14, 1706. 1 p.
[C.O. 137, 7. Nos. 31, 31.i.; and (without enclosure)
138, 12. pp. 24–29; and (extract of covering letter)
137, 51. No. 18.] |
Aug. 6.
Jamaica. |
462. Governor Handasyd to Mr. Sec. Hedges. Acknowledges letters of April 20 and May 30. The ffleet is arrived here
consisting of 11 sail of men of war and a fireship, etc. Repeats
parts of preceding letter. Signed, Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed,
R. Oct. 30. 1¾ pp. Enclosed, |
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462. i. Duplicate of preceding enclosure. [C.O. 137, 51. Nos.
19, 19.i.; and (without enclosure) 137, 45. No. 83.] |
Aug. 10.
New York. |
463. Governor Lord Cornbury to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Acknowledges letter of July 18. By the first
clause I perceive that you expect to hear from me what has
been the effect of the suspension of execution of H.M.
Proclamation relating to the coin etc. The only effect I can
acquaint you with, is, that this Collony has by that means had
money enough circulating in it to carry on the Trade of the
Province, which otherwise would not have been. I must confesse
that the money we have is very bad, and that is cheifly the fault
of the Assembly, and that thus, the people of Boston have a
much greater Trade to Old England then the people of New York,
by reason whereof they have much greater quantitys of European
goods then our people have, and much more then they can consume, they send great quantitys of European goods in their
sloops to this place, here they sell their goods for ready money,
and good money, this money they clip at Boston to a third part
lesse in vallue then it was when they received it, and send it back
hither to buy our corn in grain (for they seldom take flower);
by this means they are able to sell flower made of our own corn
in the Islands cheaper then we can, this I have endeavoured
to prevail with the Assembly to prevent by laying an additional
duty on all European commoditys imported into this place,
from any place but from England, but they have not been willing
to doe it yet. As for the account of stores of warr, I sent accounts
of all the stores expended here since I came to this Province by
the way of Jamaica, and now I send an account of what stores
are remaining here, by which you will see that wee want almost
everything. Your Lordshipps are pleased to observe that I
could not legally and properly by my Instructions admit
Mr. Mompesson, Mr. Barbarie and Mr. Phillips into the Councill,
without H.M. previous appointment, which I acknowledge,
and ask H.M. pardon for it; but at the same time intreat you
to believe that I should not have done it, had not the Queen's
service in a great measure required it, for by my Instructions I
am directed not to act any thing in Councill without five of the
Councill, unlesse it be in cases of emergency. Now, when I added
those three Gentlemen to the Councill, there was then Members
of the Councill living, Col. Schuyler, Mr. Van. Dam, Mr. Beekman,
Mr. Lawrence, Col. Heathcott, Col. Romer, Col. Wenham and
Mr. Renslaer, of those there are only Mr. Van Dam and
Col. Wenham livers in town, Col. Schuyler and Mr. Renslaer
live at Albany, Mr. Beekman and Mr. Lawrence live in Long
Island, Col. Heathcott lives in West Chester County, and
Col. Romer has been at Boston almost 4 years, soe that I could
be sure but of two Councellors in winter time, let the exigency
be what it would, for those at Albany can not come in the winter,
those on Long Island are under as great difficultys, for sometimes
for a month or six weeks together it is impossible to crosse from
this City to Long Island; Col. Heathcott is under the same
difficulty sometimes, and this I doe assure your Lordshipps is
the only reason that moved me to admit those three Gentlemen
into the Councill; I return my most humble thanks to your
Lordshipps for your kindness to me, in representing that matter
favourably to the Queen; I will take care not to committ the like
error again; I herewith send a list of 12 persons, whom I look
upon to be the fittest persons to serve H.M. in her Councill.
I have been forced to dismisse Mr. Wm. Lawrence from the Councill,
after having born with him upwards of three years, in many
irregularitys, and perticularly one time having had a complaint
against him for assaulting a man upon the highway. I sent for
him, and told him if he would not cease committing these
irregular proceedings (of which I reckon'd up severall that he
had been guilty of), I should be forced to remove him, he promised
he would amend his ways, but instead of that, in a few weeks,
I had a complaint by some of the Justices of Queen's County
where he lives, that he and some other persons moved by him
had committed a Riot and desired leave to proceed against him
at Law, I acquainted the Councill, who were all of opinion that
he ought to be dismissed from the Councill, and indeed I was
of the same opinion, being well satisfied that he is in noe wise
fit to serve H.M. in that place, nor indeed in noe other; therefore
I did dismisse him, and ordered the Secretary Mr. Clark to make
an entry in the Councill Books accordingly, which he has done.
I intreat your Lordshipps that Col. Peartree may be admitted
in the room of Mr. Lawrence, whose suspension I hope the Queen
will be gratiously pleased to approve of; I likewise intreat
your Lordshipps that Col. Quary may either come into the
Councill in the room of Col. Romer, who has quite left this
Province, or be added to the number of twelve, as he is in New
Jersey. All the Journalls of the Assembly, and the Minutes of
Councill since my coming into this Province are transcribing
in order to send to your Lordshipps, they would have been ready
by this time, but Mr. Cosens, who was formerly Clerk of the
Councill, has been a great while at Rhode Island upon his own
affairs, is but few days agoe return'd to this place, and is hard
at work upon them; soe I hope in a short time they will be
finished, and shall be sent by the first conveyance that offers.
Signed, Cornbury. Endorsed, Recd. Nov. 28, Read Dec. 5, 1706.
Holograph. 3 pp. Enclosed, |
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463. i. List of persons supposed fit for vacancies in the Council
of New York. Col. Wm. Peartree, Col. R. Quary,
Col. Rd. Willet, Capt. John Chollwell, May Bickley,
James Emott, Capt. Ebenezer Wilson, Major Thomas
Jones, Major Augustin Graham, Stephen De Lancey,
Col. Wm. Merrit, Barent Rynders. Endorsed as
preceding. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 1049. Nos. 18, 18.i.; and
(without enclosure) 5, 1120. pp. 483–489.] |
Aug. 12.
Whitehall. |
464. Sir C. Hedges to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
I desire you will prepare a warrant for H.M. signature for a
Commission of Review in pursuance of Order in Council, June 26.
Signed, C. Hedges. Endorsed, Recd. Read Aug. 15, 1706. 1 p.
[C.O. 5, 1049. No. 17; and 5, 1120. p. 476.] |
Aug. 13.
Whitehall. |
465. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Board of
Ordnance. Enclose Lt. Governor Bennett's list of stores of war
which he found at Bermuda. (See No. 424.i.) [C.O. 38, 6.
p. 220.] |
Aug. 13.
Admiralty Office. |
466. H.R.H. the Lord High Admiral to the Queen. I have
no objection to the Martha (Sir W. Phippard) being permitted
to return from Virginia without being embargo'd. Signed,
George. [S.P. Naval, 7. under date.] |
Aug. 15.
Barbados. |
467. Governor Sir B. Granville to Mr. Sec. Hedges. I
have the honour of your several letters of the 28 and 30 June
and the 4 of July etc. We have had no certain news of the French
since they left Nevis so long agoe, they did not make any attempt
on this place, notwithstanding what they gave out: by reports
which come about to us from Martinique by the way of Antegoa
we are told that Monsr. d'Ibberville was near 4 months agoe at
St. Domingo ready to sail from thence for to attack Jamaica,
having added five ships of warr to his squadron and taken
1,000 Land men more on board, etc. Signed, Bevill Granville.
Endorsed, R. Oct. 30. Holograph. 2 pp. [C.O. 28, 43. No. 9.] |
Aug. 15.
Whitehall. |
468. W. Popple to Mr. Attorney General. The Council
of Trade and Plantations send you a copy of the first Commission
and proceedings on the complaints of the Mohegan Indians,
and desire you to send them a draught of a Commission of Review.
[C.O. 5, 1120. p. 477.] |
Aug. 15.
Maryland. |
469. Governor Seymour to Mr. Popple. In obedience
to their Lordships' commands signifyed by your letter July 28,
1705, which I recd. not till Feb. 10, 1705/6, I have sent the Old
Seale of the Province by the Rev. Mr. Evans, Minister of
Philadelphia etc. Sooner I could not send it with any likelihood of
safety. Signed, Jo. Seymour. Endorsed, Recd. 20th, Read
25th Nov., 1706. Addressed. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 716. No. 17;
and 5, 726. p. 395.] |
