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Sept. 1st.
Whitehall. |
708. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of Sunderland. Enclose Address from New York to H.M. relating
to the expedition against Canada. [C.O. 5, 1121. p. 397.] |
Sept. 2.
Barbados. |
709. Governor Crowe to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Encloses papers. By that of the Chancery your Lordps.
will perceive nothing is depending there that was ripe for a
hearing, and I have taken such care of the Magazine stores that
there is now a good stock of powder. All the lower Courts
have been kept very exactly, only St. Michael's, by reason of the
smal pox rageing in the Bridge Town was (for want of assistants) sometime adjourned. Since my arrival (blessed be
God) all provisions has been very plenty, and the Island in
general more healthy than for many years before, as your
Lordps. may observe by the lists of births and burialls, there
being an increase thereby. That of the Martineco inhabitants,
I had from a good hand. The Indians on St. Vincents, St.
Lucia and Dominico continue very quiet under H.M. protection.
H.M.S. Burlington and Hector are now a-cruising off those
Islands. By my last Speech to the General Assembly your
Lordps. will find how pressingly I have recommended the Provost Marshalls affair to them, and the raising money for repairing
of the Forts etc., which indeed very much want it. The account of the Publique Revenue is not yet all stated. I have often
sollicited for the frequenter attendance of that Committe, which
they now promise. It being contrary to my Instructions to
permit any single vessell without H.M. express orders to saile
for Europe, Capt. Bushel under pretence of wanting sugars to
fill his ship, petitioned me for leave to go to Antego to compleat
his loading, on which I granted the prayer of said petition,
provided he gave in bond to touch there, that H.M. Instructions
might be observed, which I perceive by the deposition he makes
a complaint of. Capts. Legge and Norburry, H.M.S. Weymouth
and Larke, have been so insolent in their behaviours and breach
of orders here, that the Council and Assembly have ordered their
Agents to represent the same to your Lordps. and my Lord
High Admiral. Signed, M. Crowe. Endorsed, Recd. 15th, Read
28th Nov. 1709. 1 3/4 pp. Enclosed, |
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709. i. Bond of Capt. Bushell and Henry Adamson that the
Laurel shall touch at Antego, etc. as described in preceding. Endorsed, Recd. Nov. 15, 1709. Copy. 1 p. |
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709. ii. List of causes pending in the Court of Chancery,
Barbados. Aug. 25, 1709. Same endorsement. Signed,
Tho. Hide, Dep. Reg. |
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709. iii.–vii. List of causes determined in the Courts of Common Pleas, Barbados, Aug. 1708–1709. Names given.
Same endorsement. The whole, 62 pp. |
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709. viii. List of baptisms and burials, Barbados, Aug. 1708—9, by parishes; Total;—Baptisms, 434; Burials, 345.
Same endorsement. ½ p. |
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709. ix. Account of negroes imported from Guinea, June 24,
1708—Aug. 1, 1709. 6 ships imported 1293 negroes.
Signed, Saml. Cox, Naval Officer. Same endorsement.
½ p. |
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709. x. List of the inhabitants of Martineque, with their
slaves, horses, cattle and sugar-works, Jan. 1, 1708/9.
Totals:—Men, 1481, boys 2312, women, 1593, girls,
1738, slaves, 20,282, soldiers, 150, etc. Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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709. xi. Account of prizes and seizures condemned in the
High Court of Admiralty, Barbados, established since
Aug. 1708. 7 ships. Signed, Stephen Alexander, Regr.
Cur. Admiral. Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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709. xii. Account of stores of war, Barbados, Jan.-July 1,
1709. Same endorsement. 2 long strips. |
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709. xiii. Act of Barbados for adjourning the General Sessions, June 4, 1709. Same endorsement. Copy. 1¼
pp. [C.O. 28, 12. Nos. 53, 53. i.–xiii.; and (without
enclosures) 29, 12. pp. 58–62.] |
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710. Account of money disbursed by Governor Lord Lovelace on behalf of the German Protestant Immigrants, and now
due to Lady Lovelace. Total, £202–17–8. Signed, Joshua
Kocherthall, Herman Schuneman. Endorsed, Recd. Read Sept.
2, 1709. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 1049. No. 111.] |
Sept. 2.
Whitehall. |
711. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Queen. It not
appearing whether the warrant revoking Col. Ingoldesby's Commission as Lieut. Governour of New York (v. April 8 and 11,
1706) was signed by your Majesty and sent, or no, we forbear
transacting with him till we receive your Majesty's pleasure,
etc. Set out, N.Y. Docs. V. 89. [C.O. 5, 1121. pp. 398,
399.] |
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712. Lady Lovelace to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
In spite of Col. Ingoldsby's bullying and hectoring endeavours to
seize papers entrusted to me by Lord Lovelace for Lord Sunderland, and to prevent my sailing, I did at midnight get the trunk
of papers and myself on ship-board, etc. The expenses we were
at amounted to above £2000 more than he received at New
York, which was not above £400. etc. Set out, N.Y. Docs.
V. 89. Signed, Lovelace. Endorsed, Recd. 3rd, Read 5th
Sept., 1709. Holograph. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 1049. No. 112; and
5, 1121. pp. 399–401.] |
Sept. 3.
Craven House. |
713. Commission and Instructions of the Hon. Charles Craven to be Secretary of South Carolina. Signed, Craven Palatin,
Beaufort, Craven for ye Ld. Carteret, Maurice Ashley, John
Danson, M. Ashley for Jos. Blake, J. Colleton. [C.O. 5, 289.
pp. 226–228.] |
Sept. 5.
Windsor. |
714. Order of Queen in Council. A warrant is to be prepared revoking Col. Ingoldesby's Commission as Lt. Governor
of New York (cf. Sept. 2, 1709). Signed, John Povey. Endorsed, Recd. 15th, Read. 25th Oct. 1709. 1p. [C.O. 5, 1049.
No. 126; and 5, 1121. pp. 435, 436.] |
Sept. 5.
Windsor. |
715. Order of Queen in Council. John Sober to have leave
to return to Barbados etc. as recommended Aug. 25. q.v.
Signed, John Povey. Endorsed, Recd. 15th, Read 25th Oct.
1709. 1¼ pp. [C.O. 28, 12. No. 43; and 29, 12. pp. 34,
35.] |
Sept. 6.
Whitehall. |
716. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Queen. Representation upon seizure of goods by the Government of South
Carolina, belonging to Indian traders of Virginia. The trade
ought to be left free and open to Virginia. Propose that the
Government of Carolina be instructed not to levy any duty upon
goods carried by Virginia Indian traders to the Western Indians,
and that the Governor be required to return the bond extorted in
this case from them, etc. Set out, A.P.C.II. pp. 610–613.
[C.O. 5, 1362. pp. 415–419.] |
Sept. 8.
Whitehall. |
717. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Queen. In
obedience to your Majesty's Order in Council, April 28th last,
referring to our examination a Collection of Laws passed in
Pensylvania, 1705, by Lt. Governor Evans, we have consider'd
the same. There are some which are unfit to be continued in
force, vizt. (1) An Act against riotous sports, plays and games,
which was repealed Feb. 7, 1705/6 for the reason then given, that
it restrains your Majesty's subjects from innocent sports and
diversions. If the Assembly shall pass an Act for preventing
of riotous sports and for restraining such as are contrary to
the Laws of this Kingdom, we shall have no objection thereunto. (2) An Act limiting the presentments of the Grand Jury.
Liable to the same objection as the Act repealed Feb. 7, 1705/6.
(3) An Act for the further securing the administration of the
Government of this Province, which enacts that upon the death
or absence of the Lt. Governor, and in the absence of the
Governor in Chief, the President with 5 Members of the Council
may take upon them the Governmt. of that Province, with as
full power and authority as any Lt. Governor, by which means
your Majesty's approbation of a Lt. Governor may be eluded,
at least so long as the Proprietor shall think fit to continue
the Government in the hands of the President and Council, and
therefore we are humbly of opinion that this Act likewise be
repealed. (4) An Act for the acknowledging and recording of
deeds. By a clause in this Act it is provided that no woman
shall recover her dower or thirds of any lands or tenements,
which have been sold, alien'd or convey'd by her husband during
her coverture, altho' she be no party to the deed, nor anyways
consenting to the sale or assurance of such lands or tenements,
which we think unreasonable, and repugnant to the Laws of
this Kingdom. (5) An Act directing the qualification of magistrates and officers, as also the manner of giving evidence. The
objections to this Law have already been stated. (6) An Act
for the better proportioning the rates of mony in payment made
upon contracts according to the former regulation. An Act
having been pass'd here for ascertaining the rates of foreign
coins in H.M. Plantations, we humbly offer that the foregoing
Act be repealed. As to the other of the Pensylvania Laws referr'd to us, we have no objection against the same, so that in
case your Majesty do not see cause within 6 months from their
having been presented to your Majesty in Council (which was
on April 28) to repeal any of them, they will remain in full
force, pursuant to the Charter of Propriety, granted to Mr.
Penn. Upon this occasion we humbly take leave to represent
to your Majesty that by the said Charter Mr. Penn is impowered,
with the advice of the Freemen of that Province, or their
delegates in Generall Assembly, to enact Laws for the good of
the said Province, under a proviso, that such Laws be not
repugnant or contrary to, but so far as conveniently may be
agreable to the Laws of this Kingdom; as also that a transcript
of such Laws be within five years after the making thereof delivered to your Majesty's Privy Council, and that if any of the
said Laws within the space of 6 months after they shall be
so deliver'd, as aforesaid, be declared by your Majesty to be
void, the said Laws shall thenceforth become null and void accordingly; otherwise to remain in full force. This we think
unreasonable, that Mr. Penn should have 5 years time to lay
his Laws before your Majesty, and your Majesty but 6 months
to consider thereof; for it may so happen, as in the present case,
that so great a number of Laws may at one time be transmitted,
as that it will be difficult if not impossible, considering the other
business that may intervene, to examine the same as they ought
to be. We further take leave to observe, that in none of the
Acts of this Province, there is any clause for renouncing the
Pretender, or declaring their allegience to your Majesty, and
therefore we humbly offer that your Majesty be pleased to signify
your pleasure to Mr. Penn that he endeavour to get a Law pass'd
for that purpose. List of 44 Acts annexed. [C.O. 5, 1292.
pp. 146–154.] |
Sept. 8.
Whitehall. |
718. William Popple to William Penn. The Council of
Trade and Plantations having gone through the examination
of the Pensylvania Laws, intended to have spoke with you on
Tuesday last, but upon enquiry they found you were out of
town, and they being pressed in point of time to lay the said
Laws befor H.M., which they did this day, with their opinion
that several of them be repealed, I believe there will be no Council
till the 19th inst., at least I hear so. This I thought necessary
to acquaint you with. [C.O. 5, 1292. p. 155.] |
Sept. 8.
Craven House. |
719. Warrant of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina to the
Hon Christopher de Graffenried for 10,000 acres of land, at a
quit-rent of 5/- per 1000, he having paid us a competent sum
and fully satisfy'd us of his intention to carry over into North
Carolina a considerable number of poor Palatines, for the better
improving and planting that part of our said Province, etc.
Signed, Craven Palatine, Beaufort, M. Ashley, J. Colleton, J.
Danson. [C.O. 5, 289. p. 229.] |
Sept. 8.
Spanish Town. |
720. Governor Handasyd to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Acknowledges duplicates, and H.M. Privy Seale of
April 2, 1709, in relation to one Mr. Jones, a marchant, wherein
I am ordered to give an acct. of the proceedings of the Grand
Court touching that affair, all that I can find of the matter
is that that land has been patented by Robt. Norris, who has
been dead this five or six and twenty years, and dyed without
either will or heire that ever we heard of, till Mr. Jones
two years agoe made pretentions, neither had Mr. Jones nor
anybody else dureing that time (that ever was heard of) any
goods or chattles upon that land to distrain for H.M. quit-rent;
neither doe I believe that either Mr. Jones or anybody else (except H.M.) has any pretentions to it; but if he or his Agent
pays the Queen's Quit-rent, according to the Act of the countrey,
the Receiver Generall will be ready to recieve it; I doe think it
is very hard that they who faithfully serve H.M. cannot by any
means come at there just due, as myself who is £2700 behind
in my sallery as Governor, and does not know where to get
a groat of it, and severall others that's considerably behind;
and as to the great perquisites, anybody should have had mine
for £50 a year ever since I've been in the Governmt.; However I
hope some other Gentleman will soon enjoy the same; As to ye
affairs of the Island, Mr. Wager designes to saile very soon with
three men of war and severall marchantmen, he leaves here 5
men of war, 3 of which has not above 330 men to man the
3, so yt. we have onely the Crown and Portsmouth to depend
upon; The Spaniards has an acct. of a large French squadron,
who designes for this Island, but the truth of which I am a
stranger to, and beleives your Ldships. will be better informed
then I can here; I need not acquaint your Ldships. of our
circumstances in case we should be attackt, however I hope
we shall show ourselves to be ffaithfull servants to our gracious
Queen and Countrey, but doe not believe we are capable of
doeing maracles. I enclose two abstracts of some Spanish letters, which was intercepted by a privateer, which gives us an
acct. what damage our English ships has done in the South
Seas. I have sent a copy of the same to the Earle of Sunderland,
and another to my Lord Godolphin; I hope my last of July 18
the oreginall is come safe to your hand before this, (copy enclosed) which gives you an acct. of the distemper the Island
was afflicted with, but (I thank God) is pretty healthy at
present; that brave man Capt. Hutchens dyed 10 days agoe,
and Admirall Wager has been very bad, but I hope he is now
in a fare way of recovery; there is some of our trading sloopes
out upon the Spanish coast, and others goeing, they pretend
tradeing is very dull, there's 3 small boates, 2 periagoes, and
one lance committing pyracy upon the Spanish coast, which
cannot be catched, to the number of 100 and odd, they are
of all nations but commanded by a Frenchman; here is brought
in since my last 3 prizes by the privateers, a Frenchman and
2 sloops. There's another Frenchman of 28 gunns, which they
attackt 3 severall times, but still was beaten off; she was
so disabled that afterwards she sunk, they report she was of
vast vallue, the other that they have taken caryed 14 gunns, and
they say is very rich; their is just now brought in a large
Spanish ship by one of our privateers, on board of which their
is 4000 sherroons of cocko, I doe not hear there is anything
else on board of her. The great disputes that happens here betwixt the Collectors of H.M. outward Customes and the captures
of the privateers as also the private sailers, I am apprehensive
it will be much to the disadvantage of keeping the seaffairing
people on this Island, belonging to the privateers. etc. Signed,
Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed, Recd. Read Nov. 23, 1709. 2 pp.
Enclosed, |
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720. i. (a) Extract of letter from Fra. Barth. Catoo, Porto
Bello, June 18, 1709. The news is that the 16th has
been letters here from Panama, that in the South Seas
was two English ships, one of 24 gunns and the other
of 30. They have taken a French ship and two boates
near Piatta, and they are gone to Guajaquil, they landed
140 men and set fire to part of the place, and being they
should not goe ffurther they capitulated for 30,000
peices of eight, which was given to them, and for all
that they plundered most part of the houses, the 17th
instant arived a vessall from Panama, which gave us
notice that off of this side of the King's Island was
seen 4 ships, and assures us was the enemy, the place
is in arms and in great confusion and have secured
Dariell with 160 men for fear the enemy should goe
to Calidonia as it seems they designe and destroy it
etc., as also that they will be in the South Sea's for a
long time, haveing commission from Queen Anne for
2 years, and 'tis but 9 months since they left England. |
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(b) Extract of letter from Pedro Jozeph Delaranza,
Panama, June 20, 1709. Wee are not secure of the
enemy in these seas being a squadron of 7 English
vessalls, and they have taken 6 Frigates of great value,
and some other small vessalls, etc., Repeats preceding.
It will be a great while before we cann goe from this
Citty, the president will not permit any vessalls to goe
out. The whole, 1 p. [C.O. 137, 8. Nos. 72, 72. i.;
and (without enclosure) 138, 13. pp. 59–63.] |
Sept. 9.
Whitehall. |
721. The Earl of Sunderland to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. The Queen having thought fit to appoint Col.
Robert Hunter to the Governments of New Yorke and New
Jersey, you are to prepare draughts of Commissions and
Instructions, etc. Set out, N.Y. Docs. V. p. 91. Signed, Sunderland. Endorsed, Recd. 10th, Read 15th Sept., 1709. 1 p.
[C.O. 5, 1049. No. 115; and 5, 1121. p. 403.] |
Sept. 10.
London. |
722. Mr. Dummer to Mr. Popple. The Frankland packetboat is arriv'd in Mounts Bay from the West Indies. Out and
home 113 days. There is a sort of distemper in Jamaica, which
begins in a soar throat and then into a feavour, which carrys
many off. The last Fleet of merchants bound to Jamaica came
there July 10th, little or no trade in those parts. Admiral Wager
designs to come away in 60 days, from the arrival of the
abovesaid fleet. Signed, E. Dummer. Endorsed, Recd. Sept.
10, 1709. 1 p. [C.O. 323, 6. No. 85.] |
Sept. 10.
Windsor. |
723. The Queen to Governor Crowe. You are to attend us
in Councill prepared to make your defence against the complaint
of John Sober, who is permitted to return to Barbados and take
depositions etc. as Sept. 5. Countersigned, Sunderland. [C.O.
5, 210. p. 167.] |
Sept. 10.
Windsor. |
724. The Queen to the Governor of Virginia. Whereas
divers inhabitants of the Canton of Berne have made it their
humble petition to us that they may be permitted to make a
settlement on the frontiers of Virginia, where they propose to
establish a Colony of about 5 or 600 persons at their own charge
etc., our will and pleasure is that you, upon their arrival, allot
them lands on the S.W. branch of the River Potomack, according
to your Instructions of Feb. 19, 1709, provided always that in
all things they duly conform themselves to the several Laws of
Trade and Navigation heretofore made or which hereafter shall
be made, etc. Directed to Robert Hunter, who had, however,
been appointed Governor of New York Sept. 9. Supra. [C.O.
5, 210. pp. 168, 169.] |
Sept. 12.
Bristol. |
725. William Penn to Mr. Popple. Honored Friend, I could
have been glad I might have had ye favour from the Lords
to have seen these laws, as returned by ye Atturny Genll. before
reported; and yet pray if the Bord please that they were delay'd
till I waite upon them, for, I hope, my lame leg will give me
leave to attend yt. affaire in two or 3 weeks time. I returne
my acknowledgements for thy kinde advertismt., and pray ye
Lords will for ye Queen's service, eminently more than mine, stop
ye negative and sanction. forgive this scrible, and beleive
I am wth. truth and esteem, Thy reall and affect. Friend, Signed,
Wm. Penn. Endorsed, Recd. 14th, Read 15th Sept. 1709.
Holograph. Addressed. Sealed. 1½ pp. [C.O. 5, 1264. No.
79; and 5, 1292. p. 156.] |
| [Sept. 13.] |
726. Robert D'Oyly, Clerk, to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Prays that his nephews, now detained in Virginia, may be sent for and made wards in Chancery. v. July
18 etc. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 13, Read Nov. 2, 1709. 3 pp.
[C.O. 5, 1316. No. 35; and 5, 1362. pp. 429–431.] |
Sept. 14.
Whitehall. |
727. W. Popple to Governor Handasyd. The Council of
Trade and Plantations having adjourned for some days I have
receiv'd several letters from you to their Lordships dated May
1, 25 and 26, June 14 and July 18, 1709, all which letters will
be laid before their Lordships at their next meeting etc. [C.O.
138, 12. p. 449.] |
Sept. 14.
Whitehall. |
728. Same to Lt. Governor Bennett. To same effect as
preceding. Encloses letter to be forwarded. [C.O. 38, 6. p 470.] |
Sept. 14.
Whitehall. |
729. Same to Governor Crow. To same effect. [C.O. 29,
12. p. 23.] |
Sept 14.
Whitehall. |
730. Same to Governor Parke. To same effect. Concludes:
Upon a petition from Mr. Nevine H.M. was pleased to order that
the complaints against you be heard before her in Councill Sept.
26. I have accordingly communicated your papers to Perry for
your defence, etc. [C.O. 153, 10. pp. 374–376.] |
Sept 14.
Whitehall. |
731. W. Popple to Mr. Burchett. Encloses extract of letter
from Governor Handasyd, July 18, 1709, relating to the want of
seamen of H.M. ships of war etc. to be laid before the Lord
High Admiral. [C.O. 138, 12. pp. 449, 450.] |
Sept 15.
Whitehall. |
732. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of Sunderland. Enclose draughts of Commissions for Col. Hunter, for
the Governments of New York and New Jersey, in the usual form.
Set out, N.Y. Does. V. 92. [C.O. 5, 1121. pp. 404–422; and
5, 995. pp. 1–19; and 5, 189. pp. 1–18.] |
Sept. 15.
Whitehall. |
733. Same to same. Enclose Capt. Holmes' account of
French cruelty in the Bahamas. v. April 20, 1709. [C.O. 5,
1292. p. 156.] |
Sept. 15.
Whitehall. |
734. W. Popple to Wm. Penn. Reply to Sept. 12. Refers
to letter of Sept. 8. Their Lordships do not think it proper for
them to do anything further therein. I am informed the Council
will not meet till the 26th inst. [C.O. 5, 1292. p. 157.] |
Sept. 15.
Craven House. |
735. Warrant from the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, granting Mr. Lays Michel 2500 acres of land in N. Carolina, at a
quit-rent of 5/- per 1000 acres, "he having given us many and
undoubted proofs of his inclination to our service and his
continual endeavours to promote the general good of our Province,
and we having also received a reasonable summe of money of
him" etc. Signed, Craven Palatin, Beaufort, M. Ashley, J.
Colleton, J. Danson. [C.O. 5, 289. p. 230.] |
Sept 16.
Whitehall. |
736. Order of Queen in Council. Refering following to
the Council of Trade and Plantations for their opinion. Signed,
Chris. Musgrave. Endorsed, Recd. Read Sept. 29, 1709. Enclosed, |
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736. i. Lt. Governor Walter Hamilton to the Queen. Prays
for H.M. Commission to be Lt. Generall of the Leeward
Islands, and in case of the death or absence of the
Capt. Generall to have the usual salary and perquisites
of Lieut. Generals in such cases. The Captains General have pretended a power of nominating whom they
think fitt to that trust. Petitioner hath served long and
faithfully, and suffer'd much in his person and estate,
and humbly hopes he is very acceptable to the inhabitants, to whom in consideration of their near neighbourhood to the enemy; dureing the warr it would be a
great satisfaction to have the chief command of those
Islands setled by your Majesty, etc. Copy. 1 p. [C.O.
152, 8. Nos. 33, 33. i.; and 153, 10. pp. 377–380.] |
| Sept 16. |
737. Mr. Bendysh to Mr. Popple. Encloses following to be
laid before the Council of Trade. Signed, H. Bendysh. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 19, 1709. Addressed. ½ p. Enclosed, |
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737 i. Resolution of a Committee of the Commissioners for
the relief and settlement of the poor Palatines, Guildhall, Sept. 13, 1709. The Council of Trade and Plantations are the most proper persons for considering the
settlement of some of the Palatines in Jamaica, and none
are fitter to put the same in execution under them than
Capt. Jones, Benjamin Way and Mr. Whitchurch, etc.
Copy. 1 p. |
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737. ii.–vi. Duplicates of Representations of Aug. 3, 30 (2),
and of Proposals of July 27, Aug. 2. [C.O. 137, 8.
Nos. 49, 49. i., 50–54; and (with enclosure i. only)
138, 12. pp. 451–453.] |
Sept. 17.
Windsor. |
738. H.M. Warrant revoking Col. Ingoldesby's Commission
as Lt. Governor of New York. Set out, N.Y. Col. Docs. v. p. 91.
Countersigned, Sunderland. Endorsed, Recd. Read Oct. 21,
1709. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 1049. Nos. 125, 148; and 5, 210. pp. 170,
171; and 5, 1121. pp. 434, 435; and 5, 1122. pp. 139, 140.] |
Sept. 17.
Carolina. |
739. Governor and Council of Carolina to the Council of
Trade and Plantations. Reply to letter of May 7, 1707. The
number of ye inhabitants in this province of all sorts are
computed to be 9580 souls, of which there are 1360 freemen,
900 free women, 60 white servant men, 60 white servant women,
1700 white free children, 1800 negro men slaves, 1100 negro
women slaves, 500 Indian men slaves, 600 Indian women slaves,
1200 negro children slaves, and 300 Indian children slaves.
The freemen of this Province, by reason of the late sickness
brought here from other parts, tho now very healthy, and small
supply from other parts, are within these five years last past
dec[r]eased about 100, free women about 40, white servants for
the aforesaid reasons and haveing compleated their servitude are
dec[r]eas'd 50, white servant women for the same reason 30,
white children are encreased 500, negro men slaves by importation 300, negro women slaves 200, Indian men slaves by
reason of our late conquest over the French and Spaniards and
the success of our forces against the Appallackys and other
Indian engagements are within this 5 years encreased to the
number of 400, and the Indian woman slaves to 450, negroe
children to 600, and Indian children to 200. The whole number
of the Militia of this Province is 950 white men fit to bear
arms, vizt. two Regiments of Foot, both makeing up 16 companys, 50 men one with another in a company, to which must
be added a like number of negro men slaves, the Capt. of each
Company by an Act of Assembly, being obliged to enlist, traine
up and bring into the field for each white one able slave armed
with gunn or lance for each man in his Company, and the
Governor's troop of guards consisting of about 40 men, the
Col., Lt. Col., Capt. Cornet and two Exans, together with 9
patrowls of 10 men in each patrowl to take care of the women
and children in time of allarum and invasion, French prodestants,
and an independent compa. at Santee consisting of 45 men and
pattrowle of 10 men; the commoditys exported from this Province to England are rice, pitch, tarr, buck and doe skinns in
the haire and Indian drest, allso some few fuirs, as beaver,
otter, wilde catt, racoons, buffloe, and bear skins, and some
ox and cows hides, a little silk, white oak pipe staves, and
sometimes some other sorts, wee are sufficiently provided with
timber fitt for mast and yards of severall sizes both pine and
Cyprus, which may be afforded very reasonable and supplied
at all times in the year, there being no frost or snow considerable enough to hinder bringing them down the rivers. Other
commodities not of the produce of this place, but brought here
from the American Islands and exported for England, are logwood, brasiletto, fustick, Cortex, Isleathera, tortoiseshell, ambergrease and cocoe. From this Province are exported to severall
of ye American Islands, as Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua, Nevis,
St. Christophers, the Virgins, Montserrat, and the Bahama Is
lands, staves, sloops and shingles, beef, pork, rice, pitch, tarr,
green-wax-candles made of myrtle-berries, tallow and tallow
candles, butter, English and Indian pease, and sometimes a small
quantity of tann'd leather. Goods imported from the foregoing
Islands are rum, sugar, mollosses, cotton, fustick, brasiletta,
cortex, Isleathera, ambergrease, tortoise-shell, salt and pamento.
Logwood is generally brought from the bay of Campeachy.
Wee are allso often furnished with negros from the American
Islands, chiefly from Barbados and Jamaica, from whence also
comes a considerable quantity of English manufactures and
some prize goods (vizt.) clarrett, brandy etc. taken from the
French and Spaniards. Wee have allso commerce with Boston,
Road Island, Pensilvania, New York, and Virginea, to wch.
places wee export Indian slaves, light dear skinns drest, some
tann'd leather, pitch, tarr, and a small quantity of rice. From
thence wee receive beere, sider, flower, dry cod-fish and mackerell, and from Virginea sometimes European commodities.
Further wee have a trade to ye Maderas, (from whence wee
receive most of our wine) allso to St. Thomas and Curacco, to
which places wee send ye same commodities as to the other Islands, excepting pitch tarr and rice lately prohibited, which
prohibition is greatly disadvantageous to our trade in those parts.
The trade of this Province is certainly encreased of late years,
there being a greater consumption yearly of most commodities
imported. And the inhabitants by a yearly addition of slaves
are made the more capable of improving the produce of the
Colony. Notwithstanding 'tis our opinion that the value of one
[ ? our] import is greater (if we include negros with the
commodities that are consumed here) then our export by which
means it comes to pass that wee are very near drained of all
our silver and gold coine, nor is there any remedy to prevent
this but by a number of honest laborious persons to come
amongst us, that would consume but little, by which means the
produce of the country being encreased might in time make our
exportation equalize, if not exceed our importation. That wch.
has been a considerable, though unavoidable hindrance to the
greater encrease of our trade, is the great duty on goods both
imported and exported, occasioned by the debts ye Country
is involved in by the late expedition in the time of Governor
Moore against St. Augustine, and the charge in fortifying Charles
Town this time of warr and danger, to which may very justly
be added the late prohibition of pitch, tarr and rice. There are
not above tenn or twelve sail of ships or other vessells belonging to this province, about halfe wch. number only were built
here besides a ship and a sloop now on the stocks near launching, neither are there above twenty sea-faring men who may be
properly accounted settlers or livers in the province. There
is not as yett any manufactures setled in this province saving
some particular planters who for their own use onely make
a few stuffs of silk and cotton, and a sort of cloth of cotton
and wool of their own growth to cloath their slaves. All possible precautions are taken by this Goverment to prevent illegal
trade, the Acts of Trade and Navigation being strictly enforsed on all occasions. |
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The Indians under the protection of this Govermt. are numerous, and may be of great use and service in time of invasion,
the Nations wee have trade with are as follows: (vizt.) the
Yamasees, who are seated about 80 or 100 miles south from
Charles Town, they consist of about 500 men able to bear
armes. they are become great warriours, and continually are
annoying the Spaniards and the Indians their allies. To the
southward of the Yamasees are a small nation called Paleachuckles, in number about 80 men, they are settled in a town
about 20 miles up the Savanna river, and are very serviceable in
furnishing with provisions the Englishmen who goe up that River
in perryagues wth. supplys of goods for the Indians, and bring
skinns in returne for them. About 150 miles south-west from
Charles Town is seated on ye aforesaid River a nation of Indians
called the Savannas, they are settled in three towns, and consist
of about 150 men; a few miles distant on ye said River is a
considerable town of Indians, that deserted the Spaniards and
came with our forces from them about five years past, they
are known by the name of the Appalatchys, and are about 250
men, and behave themselves very submissive to this Goverment,
these people are seated very advantageous for carrying on trade.
Indians seated upwards of 700 miles off are supplied with goods
by our white men that transport them from this River uppon
Indians backs. About 150 miles westward are settled on Ochasee
River 11 towns of Indians consisting of 600 men, amongst whom
are severally families of the aforesaid Appalatchys. These people
are great hunters and warriours and consume great quantity of
English goods. About 150 miles west from these people on
the Chochtakuchy River, there is a town of Indians setled
for conveynicency of carrying on trade who are very serviceable on that account, these people are seated about middway
between Ochasee River and the settlements of the Tallabousees
and the Attalbamees. They are many townes and consist of at
least 1300 men, are great warriours and trade with this Government for great quantities of goods. About 200 miles from the
Tallaboosees and ye Attalbamees westward lies the Nation of
Indians called the Chickysaws, who are [at] least in number
600 men, these Indians are stout and warrlike, they are divided,
part in the English intrest and part in the French, there is a
factory settled by those French about four days journey down
that River whereon the Tallabooses and Attalbamees live. Wee
have but few skinns or furrs from the Chickysaws, they living
soe distant twill hardly answer ye carriage, slaves is wt.
wee have in exchange for our goods, wch. these people take
from severall nations of Indians that live beyond them. The
Chereky Indians live about 250 miles northwest from our settlement on a ridge of mountains, they are a numerous people, but
very lasey; they are settled in sixty townes, and are at least
5000 men, the trade we have with them is inconsiderable,
they being but ordinary hunters and less warriours. There are
severall other Nations of Indians that inhabit to the Northward
of us, our trade as yett with them is not much, but wee are
in hopes to improve it very shortly. From the aforesaid severall
Nations of Indians is bought and shipped for England one
year with another about 50,000 skinns, to purchase wch. requires at least £2,500 or £3000 first costs in England; the
goods proper for a trade with ye Indians are English cottons,
broad cloth of severall coloures, doffells blew and redd, beads
of severall sorts and sizes, axes, hoes, faulchions, small fuzee
gunns, powder, bulletts and small shott. |
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St. Augustine, a Spanish garison, being planted to the southward of us about 100 leagues, makes Carolina a frontier to all
the English settlements on the Maine. Therefore Charles Town,
the cheif port in Carolina, by the direction and diligence of our
present Governor, Sir Nathaniell Johnson, is surrounded with a
regualar fortification, consisting of bastions, flankers and halfe
moons, ditched and pallasadoed and mounted with 83 gunns,
allso at the entrance of the harbour on a place called Windmill
Point, within carabine shott of wch. all vessells must pass by,
is now building and almost finished a triangular fort and platform of capacity to mount 30 gunns, which when finished will
be the key and bulwork of this province, but wanting some
large and heavy gunns both for the fortifications about Charles
Town and the said fort and platforme, together with a sutable
store of shott, the preservation of this province soe nearly concerning the security of the rest of H.M. Plantations on the
Maine. Wee humbly conceive that it would be conducive to
H.M. service to have these places as well fortifyed as possible,
the inhabitants of this Province having been allready at very
great charge and expence towards perfecting soe necessary a
work, wee therefore pray your Lordships to become intercessours to her Sacred Majesty that she would pleas to give
us 50 gunns, (vizt.) 30 dimi canon and 20 culverin of the largest
size with a sutable store of shott and powder, which is all wee
want to make Carolina impregnable. Your Lordships shall from
time to time receive from us a faithfull account of all occurrances that can anyways concerne either H.M. service, the
interest of Great Brittaine, or the advantage of this particuler
Province. Signed, N. Johnson, Tho. Broughton, Robt. Gibbes,
Geo. Smith, Richd. Beresford. Endorsed, Recd. 1st, Read 7th
Dec. 1709. 10 pp. [C.O. 5, 1264. No. 86; and 5, 1292. pp.
166–176.] |
Sept. 20.
Whitehall. |
740. W. Popple to Josiah Burchett. The Council of Trade
and Plantations being informed that my Lord High Admiral has
referred the papers relating to the pressing of seamen at New
York (Aug. 30) to the Attorney and Solicitor General, desire a
copy of their opinion thereon. [C.O. 5, 1121. pp. 422, 423.] |
Sept. 20.
Antigua. |
741. Michael Ayon to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
By H.E.'s order I give your Lordshipps an account of a barbarous designed murder against him on Sept. 5th. Last year
Mr. Nivine's being taken into France, going to England, and
not haveing an opertunity of writeing to his friends in Antigua
as soon as expected, the faction of this Island concluded he was
lost, which put them upon a desperate designe of shooting
the Generall, which they in a little time after fruitlessly attempted by shooting at Capt. Clarke of the Adventure mann of
warr, who they tooke for the Generall, but mist him, in a
litle time after they shott att himselfe and likewise mist him,
he then not thinkeing it any other then an accidentall shott,
in a litle time after they had a letter from Nivine which gave
them some hopes of accompleishing their ends in a more honourable manner, but afterwards hearing that your Lordshipps had
made a report in his favour and knowing that their base complaints would not beare inquireing into, what with the disapointment and the vast expence they had been at, putt them once more
upon acting as designed a piece of vilianny as never was heard
of before in a Christian country which they brought about
after this manner. A notorious runn-away negroe belonging to
one Capt. John Otto Bayer, who had for some time been runn
away from his said Master, hearing that there was a reward of
£30 for the bringing of him in dead or alive, came and surrendred himselfe to one Mr. James Field Minister of St. Johns
in this Island, who went with him to his said Master and
begg'd very earnestly for his pardon, which at last he obtained,
which makes every one here justly suspect that the person was
in great measure guilty of what was designed against H.E.,
because (1) it seems very strange that the parson (who is very
barbarous in his nature, frequently punishing allmost to death
the smallest of crimes in his owne slaves, and never was knowne
to begg for any slave before) should at this time begg for soe
great an affender, and at the same time geld and cutt of one of
his owne slaves leggs, who was seduced by this negro and was
not equally cullpable with the other, if he did not designe this
slave of Capt. Otto's for the Generall's executioner; (2) Why
should the parson and Col. William Thomas, clandestinely leave
the Island the night before the Generall was to be shott by
the negroe, if they had not been afraid of hearing their guilt
repeated by others and the negroe's confession if taken, their
forceing away of Capt. Harry without takeing the Genll.'s letters,
and severall other instances of this kind gives just grounds to
believe that they were deeply concerned in the murder designed; the management of which was left to one Bastian
Otto Bayer, a profligate young fellow, who the faction of this
Island putt at the head of the mobb when the riott was committed; they tooke care to convey Otto and the negro off the
Island after they had shott the Generall from behind a hedge
through the arme in a moonlight night as he was comeing from
Capt. Matthews's, the bullett had gone through his bodye had
not his horse started at the flash, being very near. H.E. has
gone through a great deale of torture, but now is more easy,
the fractured bones beginning to worke out, and is in hopes
he will not loose the use of his arme, though it was a large
muskett ball that went through. Att the house of one Andrew
Murray (one of the subscribers) near the place where the
Generall was shott, I am informed by Mr. Duncan Dee jr.,
that there was tenn or a dozn of that faction by him seen
come out of the said house after he left the Generall, he
being with him at Capt. Matthews's, and it is believed they wayted there to heare the success of the shott; another thing
which makes people believe the Parson had a hand in the designed murder is, that upon the news brought by the Diamond
mann of warr, that your Lordshipps had made a report that it
was but reasonable the Generall should be heard in answer to
what they alledge against him in their articles, some of the
Generall's friends (upon this) makes a coppy of verses, in the
Generall's behalfe, which lashes the faction very home by exposeing their villany; and nailed them up at a publick door; the
Parson writes at the bottom of the verses, in Latin, words
to this effect, "Lett them rejoice at the conquest, for he wont
enjoy it long." This was about a weeke before the Generall
was shott. Signed, Michael Ayon. Endorsed, Recd. Dec. 28,
1709, Read Jan. 12, 170 9/10. Addressed. Sealed. 3 pp. [C.O.
152, 8. No. 45; and 153, 10. pp. 440–445.] |
Sept. 22.
Whitehall. |
742. Earl of Sunderland to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Captain Jones, Mr. Benjamin Way and Mr. Whitchurch
having made proposals for setling some of the Palatines at
Jamaica, you are to hear what these gentlemen have to offer,
and report your opinion what agreement it will be proper for
H.M. to make with them in order to the providing for these
poor people in those parts. Signed, Sunderland. Endorsed,
Recd. 22nd, Read 27th Sept. 1709. 1 p. [C.O. 137, 8. No.
48; and 138, 12. pp. 450, 451.] |
Sept. 22.
Craven House. |
743. Lords Proprietors of Carolina to Christopher Gale,
Receiver General of North Carolina. You are to supply Christopher de Graffenried with such necessaries and provisions of
ours for the poor Palatines (cf. Sept. 8) at such rates as you
received them, taking and forwarding his receipt for same etc.
Signed, Craven Palatin, Beaufort, M. Ashley, J. Colleton, J. Danson. [C.O. 5, 289. p. 231.] |
Sept. 22.
Craven House. |
744. Same to the Governor, or President and Council and
Assembly, of North Carolina. We being extreamly desireous
that the good of our Province should by all proper means be
promoted, and being sencible that nothing can more effectually
contribute thereto than by encreasing ye number of the inhabitants and planters, who by their labour and industry may occupy
the soil and improve the produce thereof, we have therefore
given all reasonable encouragemt. to some families of poor
Palatines to come and settle amongst you, and have also given
directions as preceding. We do earnestly recommend them to
your care, Gentlemen, etc. P.S. We have received ye several
pacquets of complaints from Col. Cary and Mr. Glover, etc.,
which disturbances we are very much dissatisfied with, being
a great hindrance to ye settlemt. of that part of our Province,
and a disadvantage as well to us as yourselves, and have given
particular instructions to Governor Tynte, who is now gone
over, for him to settle those disorders. Signed as preceding.
[C.O. 5, 289. p. 232.] |
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745. Merchants of Maryland to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Complain against 3 recent Acts of Maryland. (1)
An Act for releif of poor debtors. It is evident this Law was
made to surprize all the traders in Brittain who had launched
out their estates in the support of the creditt of the planters,
and being at such distance could not be able to discover ye
frauds of such as should make over their negroes and estates,
under cover to others, under pretence of country debts, as
severall have been found to do, and their lawes allowes. Besides it's evident that by this Law the Country intends to sett
themselves up at the cost and ruine of the merchants that
have given them creditt, tho at the same time they ruine the
future credit of the country. It is impossible to support the
tobacco trade without credit; without it, the people must manufacture to cloath themselves. The cheif debates in the House
of Burgesses was that they, ruining credit, might force the
people to manufactures, which is in effect to destroy the
Queen's Revenue. This Law supposes that he that shall swear
he is not worth £5, besides his cloaths, etc., shall be discharged. This is to cutt off all the justice of Trade, and the
honour that hath ever been given it at once. Because the
merchants have given the Planters credit to buy negroes to
cloath and support their families, not upon any known or supposed stock they had, but upon their justice and future crops,
and this Law at once cutts out all merchants that have trusted
them etc. And it is very remarkable how they pretend to extend their Law to all Brittain, and to the Traders there to whom
only they are valuably in debt, without any man's being heard
against the Law, etc. No such law as this, which so eminently
concerns this Kingdome, ought to be made in any of the Plantations before it be considered here, where it hath its greatest
efficacy. If such plantations have such power to destroy the
credit and trade of Europe, it's most certain it gives them a
power in time to dismember themselves from Brittain and ye
dependance thereon which is a consideration to be well digested,
etc. etc. (2) An Act for the lessning the costs and damages
on Bills of Exchange, etc. By this Law any person who shall
draw bills, are sure not to pay common interest for the money
so drawn, etc. (3) An Act for Townes. In this Law they
confine all H.M. subjects of Great Brittain to keep store with
their goods imported thither in towns at present unbuilt, but
reserve a liberty to the inhabitants of that province to keep
store with their own goods in any part of the country. By
this Law they enact that all the manufacturys of Great Brittain
being once imported into Maryland, can't be exported again
from thence, which if it can't be sold, must by this Law
perish there, to the great discouragemt. of Trade and Navigation. |
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We humbly hope H.M. subjects of Europe may be supported
alwayes on the same freedom and priviledges of trade with any
the inhabitants of this or any other plantation whatever; there
hath been severall Laws in this kind attempted, but have alwaies
been thought unreasonable and rejected. Signed, Micajah Perry
and nine others. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 23, Read Oct. 17,
1709. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 716. No. 67; and 5, 727. pp. 126–132.] |
Sept. 24.
Office of Ordnance. |
746. Board of Ordnance to the Council of Trade and Plantations. This Office for many years having been at an extrordinary expence in supplying the Plantations with Ordnance
stores, for which no money has been paid by the plantations, nor
any allowance made by parliamt., wee desire if any of the
Plantations have at this time any occasion for stores, your
Lordships will be pleased to make such early applications to
H.M. in Councill that wee may receive H.M. pleasure for making
a demand for the same to parliamt. by putting it into our
estimates. Signed, C. Musgrave, Ja. Craggs. Endorsed, Recd.
24, Read 27th Sept. 1709. 1 p. [C.O. 323, 6. No. 86; and
324, 9. pp. 406, 407.] |
Sept. 24.
Admiralty Office. |
747. Mr. Burchett to W. Popple. Encloses opinion of Attorney and Solicitor General on pressing seamen at New Yorke,
"by the Govermt. there for the use of H.M. shipps attending that
Island" [sic]. Signed, J. Burchett. Endorsed, Recd. 24th,
Read 27th Sept. 1709. ¾ p. Enclosed, |
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747. i. Extract of letter from Col. Ingoldesby, July 5, 1709.
1¼ pp. |
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747 ii., iii. Opinions of the Attorney General (Rayner) and
Chief Justice (Mompesson) of New York touching the
impressing of seamen, etc. July 3, 1709. Duplicate. |
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747. iv. Opinion of H.M. Attorney General thereupon. I
concur with the opinion of Mr. Rayner, Attorney General of New York. Mr. Mompesson seems to me to
mistake the point by talking of the dispensing power.
The question is whether this Act does forbid ye Civill
Magistrate from takeing up seamen for H.M. service,
and I think it does not. Signed, Ja. Mountague.
Sept. 15, 1709. 2½ pp. |
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747. v. Opinion of the Solicitor General on the clause in the
Act for the encouragement of trade in America relating to pressing. This clause extends only to the
officers of H.M. ships of war, who are apt to be
irregular in the execution of this power, etc. It can't
be imagin'd that it was design'd to take away a prerogative of the Crown, in which the common security
of the Plantations is so much concern'd, by depriving
the Governors of the power of providing the necessary
men for H.M. ships of war, etc. Signed, R. Eyre.
Sept. 17, 1709. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 1049. Nos. 116–121;
and 5, 1121. pp. 422–430.] |
Sept. 25.
Barbados. |
748. Governor Crowe to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Encloses duplicates and acknowledges letter of July
15. The Agents Act was by mistake of my Secretary left out of
ye packet of March 2. It goes enclosed. Our men of warr
has mett with nothing in their late cruise but an empty French
sloope which they carried in and condemned at Antegua, and
retaken an English one loaden with lumber from New England.
I had no letters from the Secretary's Office by this packet:
H.M. Orders for reinstating the three Councillours shall be
immediatly obeyed, but I have not as yet seen said Order, nor
any coppy thereof, they took all the depositions they had a
mind for without leave, and have sent the same home. By
Mr. Parke's fate, your Lordps. may perceive what it is to
encourage these people against Government. Signed, M. Crowe.
Endorsed, Recd. 2nd, Read 16th Feb. 170 9/10. 1 p. [C.O. 28,
13. No. 19; and 29, 12. p. 95.] |
Sept. 25.
Barbados. |
749. Same to Same. In this Minute, just as the packet's
time is out and goeing under saile, Mr. Alexander Walker brought
me H.M Order for reinstateing the 3 Councillours, which shall
be immediatly obeyed. But I did not think it for H.M. service
to detaine ye packet untill the Councill should be summoned,
some of them living distant 18 miles from this place, which would
occasion her detention at least 2 dayes. Signed and endorsed
as preceding. ½ p. [C.O. 28, 13. No. 20; and 29, 12. p. 96.] |
Sept. 26.
Windsor. |
750. Order of Queen in Council. Upon Representation Sept.
6, relating to goods seized in Carolina belonging to Virginia
Indian Traders, ordered as there proposed. Signed, Chris. Musgrave. Endorsed, Recd. 3rd, Read 4th Oct., 1709. 1¼ pp. [C.O.
5, 1316. No. 33; and 5, 1362. pp. 420, 421.] |
Sept. 27.
Windsor. |
751. The Queen to the Attorney or Solicitor General. Instructions to prepare a Commission for Robert Hunter to be
Governor of New York. Countersigned, Sunderland. [C.O. 5,
210. p. 177.] |
Sept. 28.
Charles Towne. |
752. Nathaniel Sale to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
We arrived Sept. 1st after a most tedious and dangerous voyage
of 16 weeks from Gravesend. My comission for your Lordships
Receiver General is received here in Councell and recorded the
19th of next month, Mr. Ashby, the late Receiver, is to make
up his accots. before yr. Lordships Comissioners, and yn. is to
deliver what is in cash, wch. as yett he cant tell me wt. it
is, but by his last accott. wch. he settled and adjusted before
ye sd Comissioners, Aug. 25th, there was but £172–1–7 due
to yr. Lordships for ballance. I shall doe my utmost for yr.
Lordships interest, but as there is no rent rowle nor any bookes
kept in the Receiver's Office, it is att present in great confusion.
Mr. Ashby affirms it never has been worth above £50 a year
to him since he had ye place. Yr. Lordships were pleased to
consent yt. Mr. Edwd. Hyrne, yr. Lordships' Naval Officer,
should depute me his deputy here, but for want of an order
from yr. Lordships yt. you did agree to it, Sr. Nathaniel Johnson
being willing to keep Mr. Trot his friend in it as long as he
can, will not admit me to act as deputy, so I humbly desire
your Lordships to send over yr. order, without which, though
Major Tynt does arrive who is sensible it was your Lordships'
will and pleasure, yet as it is Mr. Saunders opinion yt. it not
appearing in writing I must not act, and he may overperswade
Major Tynt against it, 'tis a great disapointment to me, for there
are more vessells comes in here in these 3 months following
yn. in all the rest of the year. |
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Oct 15. The above is coppy of wt. I wrote via Antegoa;
this goes by ye Blackermoor gally for Exon. Mr. Ashby is to
settle his accotts. before yr. Lordships' Comissioners next meeting etc. I hear yr. Lordships gave a bill or order to Major
Tynt for £270, the Major nor the bill does not yett appear, wn.
it does yr. Lordship may depend I'le punctually pay it tho I
advance the mony myselfe, but I must beg of yr. Lordships not
to draw any more, for it cant be exspected I should pay mony
before I receive it; there was but £172 in cash Aug. 25 (as
above), and the Governor's and other officers' sallary are paid
quarterly, besides £80 or thereabouts the charges of the sessions, wch. is next weeke, now yr. Lordships' Comissioners
have orders yr. Lordships' Receiver Genl. to pay the charges of
the sessions, wch. is twice a year, and comes to about £80
each sessions, it has been the custome so to doe, but I thought
it my duty to acquaint yr. Lordsps. of it. Yr. Lordships were
pleased to grant me the Register's place of conveyances and
grants, but afterwards left it to Major Tynt yt. if it did
not belong to the Secretary's Office, the Major should establish
me in it, now I find by Mr. Saunders, the Attorney Genl.,
that he is to have the sd. Register's place, wch. is wt. I did
not expect, and whereas the Receiver Genl.'s place is not worth
above £50 a year, and indeed things are so dear here yt. it
costs me £46.10. a yeare onely lodging and dyet, so I hope
yr. Lordships will consider me some way or other etc. The
Dunkley never came hither but went to Merryland, where landed
the goods and passingers, one Mr. Mathews and Mr. Saunders
nephew and two more are come hither by way of North Carolina,
the rest are still in Merryland. Signed, Nathaniel Sale. 2½
pp. [C.O. 5, 382. No. 12.] |
Sept. 29.
Whitehall. |
753. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of Sunderland. We have prepared the draughts of Instructions for
Col. Hunter to be Governor of New York and New Jersey; but
whereas therein is contained a clause, which relates to the
pressing of seamen, upon which we have some doubt, we take
leave to observe, that clauses (quoted) in the Act for the encouragement of the trade to America might be construed to
extend to the taking away the power from the Governor of impressing seamen in all cases whatsoever. But as Mr. Attorney
and Mr. Solicitor General have given a different opinion (Sept.
24), we enclosed copies thereof, that your Lordship may please
to recieve H.M. pleasure, whether the said clause shall be continued in the Instructions, or not. 3 pp. Enclosed, |
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753. i.–vi. Duplicates of papers relating to above. Cf. Sept.
17th etc. [C.O. 5, 1049. Nos. 124, 124. i.–vi.; and
(without enclosures) 5, 1121. pp. 431–433.] |
Sept. 30.
Whitehall. |
754. Mr. Popple to Capt. Jones and Mr. Whitchurch. By
order of the Council of Trade and Plantations I am commanded to
send you the inclosed heads of the letter read while you were
with them yesterday, and thereupon I am to desire that you
would please to consider of and give their Lordships an account
of the quantities and qualities of the tools necessary for about
1,000 Palatines, men, women and children, to be sent to Jamaica,
and the prices; an account of provisions for the subsisting
of them there, at about 5d. per head, that is, for so many of
them as shall not be upon deficiencies or otherwise provided
for; an account of the cloathing necessary for them, as also of
guns, powder and shot; and their Lordships further desire that
you would give them an account of the charge of their freight
and transportation, as also that you would give them a list
of the names of the Proprietors of Lynch Island and the lands
lying about it. I have desired Mr. John Heathcote, by their
Lordships order, to be assistant to you. [C.O. 138, 12. pp.
453, 454.] |
Sept. 30.
Bermuda. |
755. Lt. Governor Bennett to Mr. Popple. Refers to letter
of June 30. The Captains of the Forts have made up their accts.
of stores to June 1st. But this sommer has been soe excessive
hott (and by reason of my late illness) I could not endure the
heat abroad, soe that I have not yet gone to the fortifications.
But now the weather declines, I shall in a few days begin,
and will in as short time as possible return a parfect state and
condition of them, etc. Signed, B. Bennett. Endorsed, Recd.
5th, Read 12th Dec. 1709. Holograph. 1½ pp. [C.O. 37, 9.
No. 3; and 38, 6. pp. 475, 476.] |
