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Nov. 2.
Whitehall. |
151. Wm. Popple to Mr. Attorney General. Encloses, for
his opinion thereon, two Acts of Barbados, (a) 1709, to render
more effectual certain legacies bequeathed by Capt. Williams, and
(b) 1710, to dock the intail of certain lands in the Parish of St.
Philip etc., and to vest the same in Benjamin Chapman, planter,
in fee simple. [C.O. 29, 12. pp. 372, 373.] |
Nov. 2.
Whitehall. |
152. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of Dartmouth. Reply to letter of Sept. 22, (which was brought to us but
three days ago), we do not find that there is at present any
vacancy in the Council of Jamaica; when we are advised of any
such, we shall humbly lay before H.M. the name of such person
as shall appear well qualify'd for that trust. [C.O. 138, 13. p.
374; and (autograph signatures) 137, 46. No. 2.] |
Nov. 5.
St. Johns. |
153. Lt. Governor Collin to the Board of Ordnance. Encloses
copy of letter June 18. I am still apointed to command H.M.
Fort etc. In what lays in my power with the inhabitants shall
contribute all I can for the sarvis. I hope there may be forcees
cum over for the garrison itt being veary harde on the inhabitants
etc. Signed, John Collin. Endorsed, Recd. Dec. 1st, 1711. 1 p.
Enclosed, |
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153. i. Bill of Exchange for £132 10 drawn by John Collin
on the Board of ordnance. Nov. 5, 1711. Copy. ½ p. |
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153. ii. Account of disbursement of provisions and munitions,
Fort William, St. Johns, 1710—1711. Signed, John
Collin. 1 p. [C.O. 194, 24. Nos. 4, 4 i., ii.] |
Nov. 6.
Tidworth. |
154. H. Boyle to the Earl of Dartmouth. Encloses following.
Signed, H. Boyle. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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154. i. Governor Douglas to the Duke of Queensberry.
Antigua, Aug. 27, 1711. Duplicate of letter of that
date, q.v. Enclosed, |
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154. ii. Deposition of John Lindsay, taken before Isaac Royall
and Herbert Pember, Justices of the Peace, Antigua,
Aug. 23, 1711. Deponent was clerk to Lt. General
Hamilton, who used to express himself with a great deal
of venom and hatred against Genl. Parke, promising to
provide for deponent when he succeeded his great enemy,
Genl. Parke, in the Government etc. He often said
he admired that the people of Antigua would suffer
him to tyrannize over them. In his letters to his
friends abroad, he termed him the Grand Monster,
tyranniseing and tryumphing in Antigua, but that it
could not hold long so, and that Genl. Parke was so
puffed up since the Ministry in England was changed,
that it was impossible for the inhabitants to endure him
any longer, and that he expected by the next oportunity
to hear that he was run or privately gon off said Island,
or that a worse thing would befall him, and generally
ended his discourses with his expectation of haveing
the Government. When informed that Mr. Ayon and
Lt. Worthington and some others who were General
Parke's friends and assisted him when the assault was
made, were not murthered, he expressed himselfe that
he was glad they were preserved for the gallows, which
they should certainly have if it lay in his power. He
carryed deponent with him to St. Kitts and Mountserat
before he went up to Antigua, at which Islands he
encouraged and carressed all such persons whome he
knew or declared themselves to be enemys to General
Parke, whose friends were used with a great deal of
indifferency and scorn by him, and few of them had any
admittance to his person, or were used with common
civility. Upon his arrival at Antigua, he had many
private meetings with the enemys of General Parke,
where what private papers and letters that came to his
hands, that belonged to General Parke and that were
taken out of the house where he was murthered, were
exposed and handed about. Observing that deponent
kept company with some of the Loyall party, the Lt.
General often expressed himselfe to deponent his
dislike thereof, by which means the enemys of General
Parke became jealous of deponent, who was frequently
reproved by the Lt. General for the same, soe that he
was not employed in his private affairs, but one Thomas
Kerby, Secretary of Antigua, a prime actor in the
murther, and his Clerke wholy did the same, etc. Deponent being one day with the Lieut. Generall at the
house of Dr. Daniell Mackinen, a principall actor in the
murther, and where the Lt. General constantly resided,
a certain common fellow came in and complained to him
that his neighbour had called him one of the murthering
doggs. The Lt. Generall in a passion directed him
(tho' it was knowne he was one of the murtherers, and
that he plundered severall goods out of the Generall's
house) to prosecute the other, and that if he would come
to him when he was in towne, he would do him justice.
After this deponent being with the Lt. General at Nevis,
and in a publick house expressing himselfe at the
barbarity used to General Parke, so that he was left
naked, the Lt. General haveing information of this,
sharply reproved deponent for the same. Signed,
Jno. Lindsay. 2½ pp. |
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154. iii. Deposition of Richard Buckeridge, Collector, Antigua,
Aug. 23, 1711. At Dr. Daniel Mackinen's house, the
Lt. General expressed himselfe in a passion to deponent,
that some persons were about takeing affidavits in
relation to ye death of Generall Parke, but that they had
better lett it alone, and that he should resent it, etc.
Signed, Richd. Buckeridge. 1p. |
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154. iv. Deposition of Dr. Goussé Bonnin, Antigua, Aug. 25,
1711. Summoned before the Generall Council at St.
Johns, about March last, deponent was asked by the
Lt. Generall if he knew which way Generall Parke came
by his death. Deponent desired to be excused, for
that it was not safe for him to answer, having already
suffered very much, and had been lately threatend by
severall on that account. The Lt. Generall said he
should only put a few questions to him wch. should be
no way prejudiciall to him, which questions being put,
deponent answered the same. Mr. John Willett, one
of the Council, desired deponent's answer to the first
question should be minuted with his other answers,
which was done after some debate. In the afternoon,
deponent, being sent for again to answer something
more fully, found the answer to the first question which
was minuted to be quite raced out. When he returned
his first answer, the Lt. Generall neither encouraged nor
declared his protection to deponent, etc. Signed, Goussé
Bonnin. 1¼ pp. |
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154. v. Deposition of Charles Bowes, Serjeant in the company
whereof Capt. Thom. Newell is commander, in Col.
James Jones' Regiment. Antigua, Aug. 25, 1711. Taken
before Thomas Morris J.P. and Richard Oliver J.P.
A few days after the murther of Governor Parke, when
deponent was wounded, and having to the utmost of
his ability stood by the General, he fled, for fear of his
life, incognito to Nevis, where by order of Lt. General
Hamilton he was seized and sent up to Antigua, where
he languished with his wounds, notwithstanding which
Col. Jones sent him up to Monks Hill fortifications, and
put him in a dungeon where he could not stand up, and
where he was above two weeks, at last let out, when
Col. Jones would have had him swear that Generall
Parke had sold the Island, which deponent refused,
for that it was false, afterwards was had before the
Lt. Generall and Generall Council in St. Johns, when an
affidavitt was read to him, which he took, but having
seen an affidavit recorded in the Generall Councill
books as taken by him, he on his oath declares the same
not to be the affidavit read to him and by him taken, for
that he never heard General Parke tell him and others
that if he would beat or insult the Gentlemen of the
country, he would give for each of the persons so beaten
a pistole, or anything like it, or of his promiseing a
reward to whom should well thrash Perry and Scheurman, or his promiseing any indemnity to those that did
it, or of his saying if he had but two companys which
he knew in Flanders, he would soon drive half the
Planters of the Island, or that they, the soldiers, were
cowards for not beating the Planters, which he had so
often ordered them. Deponent believes he might say
that one Newgent soldier told him that the General
said to him, why don't you thrash Edwd. Perry, it
being spoken on a complt. made to the General by
Newgent. Perry had grossly abused him. Deponent
believes he might say that the General said that Scheurman ought to be well beaten, which was thus, Deponent
going by a house where Scheurman was, Scheurman
said to deponent (the General and Col. Newell going by
at ye same time) There goes the General and that long
dog your Captain. Deponent informing them of it,
the General answered as aforesaid. When he was
under confinement at Monkshill, Col. Jones told him
that he must needs know what women came to the
Generall, deponent being so long Serjeant of his Guard.
He answered he knew not of any. Jones replyed,
that if he did not, he should lye there untill he would
rott. Signed, Charles Bowes. 2½ pp. |
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154. vi. Deposition of Cæsar Rodeney, trustee and executor
of General Parke. Antigua, Aug. 27, 1711. Being
informed that Edwd. Chester, senr., had broke open
General Parke's storehouse, joyning to Mr. Saverett's
tavern, the day he was murthered, and had taken from
thence a great parcell of barrs of iron, coco, white sugar
and browne ozenbriggs, then in the custody of deponent,
he demanded the goods of him. He refused to deliver
them, for that he had given the Lieut. Generall credit
for them in his books. Signed, Cæsar Rodeney. 1 p. |
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154. vii. Deposition of Richard Oglethorp. Antigua, Aug.
22, 1711. The morning after Mr. Michael Ayon went
to Leeward in order to goe for England in the pacquet,
being about March 2nd, deponent, being then Deputy
Marshal, went to the house of Dr. Daniel Mackenin.
He found Lt. General Hamilton in a mighty passion,
and he severely checked deponent for not having
acquainted him therewith; and said he would give £500
to know who carried him off or had a hand in it, and
withall talked of sending a boate after him, etc. Signed,
Richd. Oglethorpe. ½ p. [C.O. 152, 42. Nos. 77,
77 i.–vii.] |
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155. Petition of Arthur Slingsby to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Prays to be appointed Attorney General of Barbados, he having been appointed by Governor Lowther to fulfill
that office till H.M. pleasure be known, upon Thomas Hodges'
return to England. Endorsed, Recd. 6th, Read 15th Nov., 1711.
1 p. [C.O. 28, 13. No. 70.] |
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156. Memorial of the Proprietors of New Jersey to the
Council of Trade and Plantations. By severall letters they have
received advices of the great disorders and confusions there
amongst the people in breach of the peace and quiet of the
Province and preventing the prosperity thereof. The causes and
springs of these disorders are largely sett forth in a Representation
of the Assembly, to which they referr. They have often laid
before this Honble. Board (cf. Nov. 26, 1709) that the continuing
Mr. Daniell Cox, Peter Sonmans and others in the Councill tended
to promote those factions and divisions, and prayed that they
might be left out, and men of justice and temper nominated to
succeed them. Matters are now come to such a height that
unless some speedy remedy be applyed, the Proprietors' interest
will be lost, and the Province brought to utter ruine. Pray that
Cox, Sonmans, Pinhorn, Hugh Huddy and Wm. Hall may be
left out of the Councill, and Basse, who is notorious for many ill
practises, may be dismissed etc. Signed, P. Docminique, E.
Richier, Jno. Bridges, Cha. Michel, Fra. Michel, Jno. Norton,
Joseph Ormston, for himself and George Willocks, Cha. Dunster,
John Whiting, Robt. Michel. Endorsed, Recd. Read Nov. 7,
1711. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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156. i. Copy of Memorial of London Proprietors of New
Jersey, Nov. 27, 1709. q.v. [C.O. 5, 970. Nos. 152, 153;
and 5, 995. pp. 148–152.] |
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157. Affidavit by Capt. John Evans as to his bona fide
purchase for £500 of the lands granted him by Governor Fletcher,
1694, (v. Sept. 4 supra); of his expenditure of £350 in clearing
part of them, and the offer of £10,000 for them. Signed, John
Evans. Endorsed, Recd. Read Nov. 7, 1711. ¾ p. [C.O. 5,
1050. No. 29.] |
Nov. 7.
Whitehall. |
158. Council of Trade and Plantations to George Granville,
Secretary at War. Enclose extract from Governor Hunter's
letter, Sept. 12, concerning invalid soldiers at New York, upon
which you will please to receive H.M. pleasure, and communicate
the same to us etc. [C.O. 5, 1122. pp. 444, 445.] |
Nov. 8.
Whitehall. |
159. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Lord High
Treasurer. Request payment of Office expenses Christmas 1710—Michaelmas 1711, and for salaries of Secretary etc. 9 months, and
of Commissioners 1¾ years overdue since Michaelmas. [C.O. 389,
37. pp. 24—26.] |
Nov. 8.
Westminster. |
160. Deposition of Michael Ayon. On Dec. 7 last Governor
Parke sent for Capt. Joseph Rookeby of Col. Jones' Regiment
and asked him why he was not at his post, seeing the country was
in armes against him. Rookeby answered that he was not sent
there to fight against the subject. Generall Parke replied, I hope
you will support and defend the Queen's Representative when
insulted, assureing Rookeby that he would not fire a shott
against any person unless they first fired att him. Notwith
standing which Capt. Rookeby ordered his company who were
then in armes not to fire a shott against any person att their
perrill. Upon which Generall Parke suspended him, but Capt.
Rookeby took no notice and went out of towne. Henry Smith
then an overseer of a plantation, but now an ensigne in Coll.
Jones his Regiment was in armes that day. He told deponent,
if the murther was to be done againe, he would goe upon his hands
and head a mile to perfect itt. Col. Jones made him an ensign
in his regiment knowing this, etc. Signed, Michael Ayon. ¾ p.
[C.O. 152, 42. No. 107.] |
Nov. 10.
Boston. |
161. Lt. Governor Tailer to [? the Earl of Dartmouth.
cf. Feb. 27]. I waited upon Coll. Dudley the first night of my
arrivall and delivered him your Lordship's letter, wch. was very
acceptable. H.E. ord'red a Council the next day and I was
sworne. I have spoke to H.E. about the Castle, which my
predecessor Coll. Povey had the command of, and which your
Lordship writt in my favour about, but I have not the command
of it as yet, but have H.E.s' prommiss. H.E. has allso recommended me to the Assembly. I make noe doubt but of a good
agreement betwene us, for I shall in all respects be obedient to
his commands. I begg to remind your Lordship of Mr. Secretary
Granvell['s] report referring to my pay, etc. Signed, William
Tailer. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 898. No. 17.] |
Nov. 12.
New York. |
162. Governor Hunter to [? the Earl of Dartmouth]. On
Tuesday last a French fisherman brought in to this harbour the
poor remains of H.M.S. the Feversham's crew, which with the
three transports loaded with provisions for the Expedition was
east away upon Cape Britton on Oct. 7th in the night. All the
officers except the Lutenant and Master perisht, and only 48 of
150 sailors sav'd. Since the fatal miscarriage of the intended
expedition our frontiers have been infested and two familys
cutt off by the French Indians. I have putt them into the best
posture I can in such poor circumstances as the Govt. at present
is and shall do my best in that and every thing else for H.M.
service. Encloses Address of the Council and Assembly for
renewing the Expedition. If H.M. so pleases God grant it better
successe, but it is necessary we have here more timely notice if
anything is to be provided on this side. I know the winds
prevented our last advices, for the Fleet arriv'd much about the
time H.M. orders came to my hands. Sending this by an uncertain conveyance I shall trouble your Lordp. no further then
to let you know that the affaires of H.M. Government go on at
the same rate in the Assembly here as formerly and not the least
glimpse of hopes of a Revenue or their ever being on a
better foot by any means here. I shall indeavour to maintain
H.M. right, let my sufferings increase never so much, etc. P.S.
The men of the Joseph and Mary transport's are all sav'd. The
Master and 5 of the Neptune transport's men lost. Signed,
Ro. Hunter. 1¾ pp. [C.O. 5, 1091. No. 27; and (duplicate) 28.] |
Nov. 12.
Boston. |
163. Mr. Bridger to [? the Earl of Dartmouth]. Mr. Mico,
factor to Mr. Francis Collins, has every year cut the full number
of masts according to the contract with the Navy Board and has
delivered only 3 shipps' loads. He has cut a great number of
masts every year exceeding the number and dementions of the
contract etc. There are 9 shipps' loadings due or 576 masts
wch. should have been delivered yearly according to contract,
wch. is a great disappointment to the service. All these masts
are rotting in the River of Piscataqua, and it is to H.M. damage
more than £17,000 at £30 per mast, and by Mr. Mico's workmen's
impudent and unwarrantable proceedings has let everyone into
H.M. woods, where they have cut many hundreds of masts, and
this has been a long time practised, but hope by the due proceeding of the late Act of Parliament in that case made and provided
[hope] I shall be able to give your Lordp. a good account thereof
in a year or two etc. I begg that an order may be granted for
my seizing all masts that shall be found cut above contract, and
that such care be taken of those masts in contract that are good,
as your Lordp. shall think most convenient, etc. Signed, J.
Bridger. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 898. No. 18.] |
Nov. 13.
Boston, New England. |
164. Governor Dudley to Mr. Secretary St. John. Refers
to letters of July 11 and Sept. 3. Since which by H.M.S. the
Squirrel I have a letter from your Honour's office, accompanying
certain goods with envoyce dated Aug. 2nd which were left
behind at Portsmouth, to be sent to Mr. Nutmaker, Comissary of
the Stores, etc. which I have disposed in store for H.M. further
order. On Oct. 1st I received your Honour's letter of May 29
by Capt. Wade in H.M.S. the Adventure, on board of wch. were
100 soldiers that were on board the transports separated from the
Fleet in their passage hither and returned to Ireland, the Fleet
being gone home before her arrivall here, she is supplyed with
what Capt. Wade desires, and is returning home, upon whom
Lt. Generall Nicholson returns. I most humbly pray your
Honour to allow mee to represent my obedience to H.M. Instructions. The first commands 1000 able men from these Provinces,
which I raysed to a man etc., and with them were three score
officers the best that could be found, besides Col. Vetch in command of the whole. The second Instruction requires the providing transports, provisions etc., in obedience to which 20 vessels,
brigantines and others were provided with four months and half
full allowance of provisions (the instructions directing onely
three months), and the vessells were in all poynts fitted, and beds
for every two men, and a large Hospital for the sick, and all the
carpenters in the adjacent towns impressed to rayse the flattbottomed boats to the satisfaction of the Admirall. In obedience
to the third article referring to Pilots, letters to all the gentlemen
in the severall parts of both Provinces were sent to examine what
persons saylors had been up Canada River and orders to the
Sheriffs to summons and bring them before the Admiral, with
charts and mapps of the River, their Journalls and soundings in
their passage thither, and I know of no man that was a sayler that
had by watere seen Quebeck but what were delivered to him and
proceeded to the number of 14 or 15 (except Capt. Southack)
most of which were examined at their return, and the accounts
they gave severally will be humbly layd before your Honour.
The fourth commands a number of artificers, masons, carpenters,
and smiths with all tools etc., there were accordingly master
workmen of all trades above impressed and delivered to Col.
King, H.M. Engineer, and all the smiths near employed to make
the axes, spades etc. from the receipt of the orders to the week the
fleet sayled, and were sent aboard and the account taken by the
engineers and I suppose sent home. In obedience to the fifth
article, so much was sayd to the severall Councills and Assemblys
that they readily came into ye service, and charge, nothwithstanding the heavy burthen of the defence of the frontiers at the
same time, and all imaginable care to conceal the design. In
obedience to the sixth I alwayes kept good intilligence with the
garrison of Port Royal, and at the Generall's direction sent a
detachment of 100 men, the first of the forces raysed, who stayed
there untill they were relieved by a garrison of British soldiers
sent thither by the General from Spanish River where he last
anchored, and Col. Vetch commanded the forces of these Provinces
with officers under him to his satisfaction. In answer to the
seventh, in peace we have no trade with the French at Quebeck,
nor elswhere, being forbidden by both the Crowns, much less in
warr, however being long in hopes for such a day as this, I sent
twice up the River of St. Lawrence to Quebeck for the exchange
of prisoners to make pilots, and see the place, till Mr. Voderil
forbid my coming that way about 5 years since. In one of those
vessels Col. Vetch and my son William Dudley, who now served
as a Lt. Colonel to Col. Vetch, were brought thither and tarryed
there 20 days, and made all the advantageous observations they
could, and were now ready to do their duty in all things. In
obedience to the eigt(h), I had 120 Indians in the files, good
marksmen and that had been in the service as scouts during all
the present war. In obedience to the ninth, to put everything
in order, all H.M. Governours concerned mett and unanimously
agreed all necessary articles, etc. I humbly thank H.M. in the
name of both the Provinces for her princely compassion to her
good subjects in easing their charge as much as may be, and
intimating the granting of lands and benefits there, upon the
hoped success (articles x, xi, xii). The 13th commanded an
embargo which was strictly enjoyed from Col. Nicholson's
arrival till the fleet had been gone 20 dayes, and besides the
staying our own shiping, I stay'd Mr. Le Ronde, an officer of
Mr. Costabell, Governour of Placentia, who was with me upon
exchange of prisoners, who is yet here. And besides all the
Generall Assembly stamped £50,000 in bills of credit, and lent
them for two years without interest to enable the merchants to
supply the Generall with provisions and necessaryes and set a
rate on all victualls below the ordinary price that H.M. forces
might be reasonabely supplyed. Mr. Dummer, Agent, for this
Province, will attend your Honour with accounts etc. I was
alwayes a witness of General Hill's, and the Admirall's application
and dispatch while the Fleet lay here, and humbly submit to the
Divine Providence that orders all things, and onely pray, agreable
to the Addresses from all the Governments, that H.M. will renew
the Expedition the next year, to preserve us from the continuall
insults of the enemy upon a long frontier of these Provinces of
200 miles consisting of open villages which demand 500 men for
their defence, as well as to assert H.M. just right set forth in the
Royal Instructions for the Expedition. I hope if Col. Nicholson
depart not too soon some of the Pilotts will attend him to give
your Honour satisfaction in their ability to serve in the River of
St. Lawrence, where they have often been. I humbly pray your
Honour's favour to these poor distressed Provinces, and that my
service here may be acceptable to H.M. Signed, J. Dudley.
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164. i. Proceedings by Governor Dudley etc. (v. preceding) for
obtaining pilots, June 13—July 23, 1711, concluding
with a list of 13 that sailed with the fleet. These were
recommended as skilful experienced mariners and having
knowledge in the navigation of the River, having been
trayned up to sea, and most of them masters of good
ships for many years past, and have sailed up and down
the River of Canada once at least, are men of estates
and good livers in the Province; e.g. Capt. Thomas
Gilbert commanded a ship of war in the expedition to
Quebeck by Sir W. Phipps in 1690 in a more difficult
season of the year. Capt. Richard Harris, John Carlile
and John Jenkins served in the same expedition.
Jeffrey Bedgood was master of a sloop on a voyage to
Quebeck in 1705, John Bonner of a flag of truce in 1706.
There is no intercourse of trade between this place and
Quebeck in peace, all the knowledge the people of this
country have been capable of gaining of the navigation
of that river is from draughts and the aforementioned
Expedition. The Admiral whilest here was entertained
at Capt. Southack's house, who by H.M. especial command was to attend the service of the Expedition in
order to pilot them in the Massachusetts Province
galley up the River Canada, and had his advice and
nomination of persons most capable to serve as pilots,
he having the best knowledge of such, and those named
by him or others were commanded to attend the Admiral
at his lodgings de die in diem, to the intent he might
examine and enquire of their knowledge and to receive
his commands for the service. Others besides those
who proceeded thought capable of any pretence to the
knowledge of the River were commanded also to attend
the Admiral and accordingly did so, particularly Grant,
Furgason etc., and were supposed to have their stations
assigned them, the Governour refusing to discharge
any. It appears by the Honble. General Hill's letter
that at the Council of War after the disaster befalling
the Fleet in the River, there were but six of thirteen
pilots called and examined. Capt. Gilburt and Capt.
Harris, two of the upper rate, accounted by all among
the chief both for knowledge and experience not being
present or enquired of tho' near at hand, nor any of the
pilots on board the transports, some of which are
reputed very skilful. Upon a survey made by Captain
Southack and the chief of the pilots of all the maps and
charts of the coast and river that could be obtained
after amendments and reformes by them made a number
were imprinted off a plate the most correct and exact.
Fifty of them were presented to the Admiral for the
service of H.M. ships of war and the British transports
and others of them disposed to the masters of the
several transports of this Province. |
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Note. Capt. Southack is a skilful experienced mariner,
very ingenious in the drawing of maps, has for many
year(s). had the command of the Province galley in
H.M. service, a guardship for the coast wherewith he is
well acquainted especially in the Eastern parts and the
entrance into the River of St. Lawrence. And the
Governour directed lodging to be taken at Capt. Southack's house for the Admiral that he might be the more
constantly attended by him and the other pilots.
However upon the Fleet's sayling, Capt. Southack was
left behind to put in execution orders given him by
the Admiral. And was not with the Fleet at the time
of the disaster. Also the Admiral at his arrival at
Boston dispatched an order to the Captain of the
Province galley then coming in from a cruise to be
dressed and equip'd for the service of the expedition
to convoy two of the British transports to New Yorke,
from whence she returned but a few days before the
sayling of the Fleet. In which time she could not be
fitted to accompany them But Captain Southack
being on board the Flagg when the Fleet were under
sayle, received a Commission from the Admiral for the
Province galley with orders to have her fitted to sayle
to Annapolis Royall, there to take in some British
officers marines and stores of war, and so to follow the
Fleet which service demanded so long time to performe
that off of Port Rosaway, Sept.—, he met the transports
of this Province on their voyage homeward by whome
he had intelligence that the fleet were come out of the
River Canada, had lyen some time at Spanish River,
and were returned back to Great Britain, which hindered his proceeding with a vessell of provisions under
his care, and hapily prevented his runing into danger of
being exposed to the enemy. Boston, Oct. 31, 1711.
Read and approved by the Council and Assembly to
be sent to Whitehall. Signed, Is. Addington. Secry.
12 pp. [C.O. 5, 898. Nos. 19, 16.] |
Nov. 13.
Boston, New England. |
165. Governor Dudley to Lord Dartmouth. Before this
can come to your Lordship's hands, Generall Hill and the Fleet,
and the Forces, late here and in Canada River, will be returned
with the sorrowfull news of the-disapoyntment of that Expedition.
I am senseble that these Provinces of New York, Conecticut,
Road Island, the Masschusets, and New Hampshire, have in
all things obeyed H.M. commands for the service, and perticularly
in the article of pilots, which is objected, from the first arrivall
of Lt. Generall Nicholson the country was searched for every
saylour that had gone up the River, etc. (v. preceding). They
have since giveen accounts upon oath, which are convered to Mr.
Dummer, who I have directed to attend upon your Lordship
with them, etc. The disapoyntment will leave these Provinces
in a very sorrowfull posture by the dayly insults of the partyes
of the French Indians, which run in upon the inland frontiers,
and do us mischief, and put us to continuall guards, and scouts,
for the discovery of them. Upon which, as well as the unspeakable benefit that will accrew to the Crown of great Britayn, in
the Naval stores, lumber, fishery, of all the North America,
these Provinces are all humble petitioners, to H.M. that she will
please to revive the Expedition the next year, as by their
Addressess, humbly representing their distress and poverty,
which are sent by this conveyance. Lt. Generall Nicholson
comes home with this shipp, who has the knowledge of everything relating to these Provinces, etc. Col. Tayler is well arrived
here with H.M. Commission for Lt. Governour, he is very acceptable to mee, and he shall want nothing in my power for his
support, but upon this occasion I shall humbly acquaint your
Lordship, that at my comeing hither H.M. commanded the
Assembly to provide a house in Boston for the Governour, and
a salary to be established for his support, but all the industry
and "application I could use, I never obtayned either, nor at this
time is there any establishment for a Governour, Lt. Governour,
or Secretary, which are the only officers reserved to H.M. nomination and appoyntment, but they do annually make their present
to the Governour of £300 sterl. and no more, and if my own house
and estate were not near to support me, what I have of this
Province would not find me house and bread to eat. I hope
when greater hurreys are over, H.M. will be pleased to have a
gratious consideration for the establishment of a propper support
for her servants here; in the mean time we will do our duty in
H.M. service. I desired the Assembly to consider of a propper
support for Col. Tayler, which is now before them, etc. I most
humbly pray your Lordship's favour to these distressed Provinces, which their Agent and papers will remonstrate. Signed,
J. Dudley. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 898. No. 20.] |
Nov. 13.
Whitehall. |
166. Mr. Popple to Mr. Bridger. Reply to July 23 and Aug.
31. The Council of Trade and Plantations command me acquaint
you that when their Lordships represented to H.M. their opinion
that you should have an encrease of salary, it was upon account
of your being assisting in instructing the Palatines in the method
of manufacturing tar. But their Lordships are very much
surprised to find you have declined that work, and refused to go
to New York upon Col. Hunter's directions to you, pursuant
to H.M. letter in that behalf. Whether the Palatines went upon
the expedition to Canada or no does not appear to their Lordships, but by the progress their Lordships are informed the Palatines have made in preparing of trees, they are in hopes they will
succeed in the undertaking they are employed in. [C.O. 5,
913. p. 361.] |
Nov. 13.
Boston, New England. |
167. Governor Dudley to the Council of Trade and Plantations. I have endeavoured these 9 years last past while by
H.M. favour I have had the honour to command these Provinces,
at all times to lay before the Lords Commissioners the state of
these Provinces, etc. We have in ordinary but one safe conveyance for letters etc., which is by the convoy of the mast fleet,
who are well arriv'd here, and will proceed from hence in about
six weeks, by who I shall cover to your Lordships the Acts and
accounts etc. Since my last accounts I received one letter from
the Board, wherein their Lordships acquaint me they have
written to H.M. Commissioners of the Customes, referring to a
scout-boat to meet our merchant-shipps upon the coast, etc.
The Commissioners of the Customes have well provided Collectors
in all the Provinces, whom I shall alwayes assist in their duty,
this further provision of a scout-boat is only wanting in my
opinion. The Act of Parlament referring to white pine trees
I have received and published in due form, and I hope Mr. Bridger
will do his duty therein. The present state of H.M. Castle and
Forts, and the expenditure of powder and stores I shall cover
to your Lordships, as well as to the Board of Ordnance by the
mast fleet, and humbly hope your Lordships will obtayn H.M.
favour for a further supply of powder and balls for small armes, the
expence of which is constantly very great in the inland frontiers
as well as in the Castle and Forts, tho' I take all the methods of
good husbandry in my power. All is done here referring to the
regulation of ye coyn that I have at any time been commanded
in trade, and Courts of Justice, and truly we are so far reduced
by returns for Great Britayn, that we have no money left but
the bills of credit of these Provinces, which are so well established
that they are a medium of all trade exchange, and purchase
everything as well as piecès of eight, or any other forreign coyn
in use amongst us. The warr is the onely hindrance, to the getting
of tarr and other naval stores, which yet in quantity and quality
is reformed and advanced to a great degree since my comeing
hither, and will be to a perfect supply of great Britayn if peace
be restored. I humbly propose Mr. John Wentworth a man of
estate and loyalty, to be added to the Councill of H.M. Province
of New Hampshire, the fees and dutyes for his warrant being
taken care for by his correspondents in London as their Lordships
directed me. The inhabitants of this Province of the Massachusetts have been disturbed in their tenure and improvement
of lands by the inhabitants of Conecticut and Road Island
Colonys, upon pretence of the division line between us, and they
have acquainted me that they have represented to your Lordships
the reasons of their chalenge. I humbly pray your Lordships
that when any Representation is made thereupon, this Goverment may be advised and directed to answer before any commands
be given therein from H.M. Your Lordships have before this
time the sorrowfull account of the disaster of H.M. fleet in their
entrance into Canada River. I am well assured that the papers
sent home, and which will be offer'd to your Lordships by Mr.
Newman, the Agent for this Province, will demonstrate that there
was nothing commanded here but what was with all readiness
obeyed, and the Goverments are unanimously humble petitioners
to H.M. to revive that just and honorable resolution last year
taken by H.M. for the reduction of Canada, thereby to make
H.M. the sole possessor of all the North America. Lt. Generall
Nicholson comes home in this conveyance, to whom everything
is well known, that referrs to these Goverments and to the
Expedition, to whose account I desire humbly to be referred.
The article of Pilotts, is the great objection. I know not how
the pilots behaved themselves, but am well assured that the
thirteen persons, that were sent were master saylors men of
sobriety, and artists, who had all been up that river in services,
and expeditions, and that there are no more nor other in these
Provinces, and attended a month before the fleet sayled to be
examined and further instructed with charts, and platts of those
coasts and the River of St. Lawrence, etc. Signed, J. Dudley.
Endorsed, Recd. Dec. 28, 1711. Read Jan. 14, 17 11/12. 3 pp.
Enclosed, |
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167. i. Abstract of Journal of proceedings of the Governor,
Council and Assembly of the Massachusetts Bay in
obedience to H.M. commands for assisting the Expedition against Canada, June 8—July 24. Endorsed,
Recd. Dec. 28, 1711. 13 pp. |
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167. ii. A memorial of proceedings for obtaining pilots for the
expedition. A version of part of No. 164 i. Endorsed,
Recd. Dec. 28, 1711. 10½ pp. [C.O. 5, 865. Nos. 73,
73 i., ii.; and (without enclosures) 5, 913. pp. 363–368.] |
Nov. 13.
Whitehall. |
168. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Lord High
Treasurer. Quote Governor Hunter's letter (Sept. 12) concerning Palatines and trees prepared for tar etc., and bills drawn by
him therefor, etc. [C.O. 5, 1122. pp. 446, 447.] |
Nov. 13.
Whitehall. |
169. Same to Governor Hunter. We are now to answer
your letters of Nov. 28, 1710, May 7 and Sept. 12, 1711. We
laid the last year before H.M. what you then writ in relation to
the obstinacy of the Assembly of New York in not setling a
Revenue for the support of that Government, whereupon a bill
was then ordered to be brought in to the Parliament here, for
raising and appropriating such a Revenue, but the Parliament
rising before that bill could be perfected, nothing was then done
in that matter. We have now again laid before H.M. what you
write upon the same subject (Sept. 12), and since the Assembly
of New York persist in refusing to grant such a revenue as usual,
for the support of that Government, we doubt not but proper
measures will be taken here for fixing that matter for the future.
As to the Assembly's pretence that the Council cannot amend a
money bill, it is groundless and will not be allowed of here, the
Council having an equal right with them in granting of money,
there being nothing in H. M. Commission to you, under the Great
Seal of this Kingdom, to the contrary, by virtue of which Commission they only sit as an Assembly, and therefore you will do
well to acquaint them herewith, that they may no longer insist
upon what is so ill grounded. It was a wrong step in the Assembly which
to make a bill for the disposing of the stores at Albany, which
they had no right to, for when any money is given to H. M., and
appropriated for buying of stores, and the money accordingly
applyed, they ought not by a subsequent Act to pretend to divert
it to another use. This was never done by the Parliament here,
much less ought the Assembly to assume the power of disposing
of such stores as had been sent over by H.M., which is such a
presumption as is unpresedented in any other Assembly in
America, and therefore the Council were very much in the right
not to agree to the same. You have done well in endeavouring
what in you lies to heal the divisions and to reconcile the animosities between the parties there. And we hope that by your
prudent behaviour, you will in a great measure effect so good a
work. We have laid before my Lord High Treasurer what you
write in relation to the progress made by the Palatines in
preparing of trees for the production of tar, and when we know
what shall be ordered thereupon, we shall not fail of giving you
timely notice thereof. And as you take notice that besides the
tar already made, there are kilns ready to set on fire, so soon
as casks can be provided for it, we desire you to inform us how
and out of what funds those casks are provided. We are glad
to perceive that the Fort the French were building in the onandage country is demolished, and we hope that by your conferences
with and prudent management of those Indians, you will be
able to keep them so steady in H.M. interest that they will not
permit the French to attempt the building of another Fort, or
to reside amongst them. The want of presents for the Indians
will, we doubt not, have been fully supply'd by those Col. Nicholson carry'd over with him. We have laid before H.M. what you
write in relation to the Invalides at New York, and shall give
you notice of H.M. pleasure thereupon, as soon as it is communicated to us. We have had under consideration what you
write relating to the Jerseys, and are endeavouring to remedy
the inconveniencies you complain off from the obstinacy of some
of the Council. P.S. We desire to know where the staves and
hoops for the tar barrells are provided, and what those barrells
cost when made. [C.O. 5, 1122. pp. 448–451.] |
Nov. 13.
Whitehall. |
170. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Queen. Quote
those passages in Governor Hunter's letters of May 7 and Sept.
12 which describe the proceedings of the Assembly of New York
and their refusal to raise money for the support of that Government. Conclude: This being the state of the difficulties the
Governor has met with in relation to the procuring a Revenue
for the support of that Government, and we having reason to
beleive from their proceedings that they are not likely to settle
such a Revenue, we humbly offer that provision be made by
Parliament for that purpose. Autograph signatures. 4 pp.
[C.O. 5, 1084. No. 49; and 5, 1122. pp. 452–456.] |
Nov. 13.
Whitehall. |
171. Council of Trade and Plantations to Charles Whitworth.
H.M. having been at great expence in sending over to New York
and subsisting there a considerable number of Palatines in order
to their being employ'd in the production of naval stores, and
we having thereupon endeavour'd to get the best information
we could of the method of making tar, we have received two
accounts of the manner how the same is done, which differing in
some particulars, we send you copies, and desire you will give
directions to some proper person to inform himself in the most
particular manner he is capable of the methods used in Russia,
particularly how the trees are prepared, and how long they stand
after they are prepared, etc. [C.O. 5, 1122. p. 457.] |
Nov. 15.
Lyme Street. |
172. R. Tryon to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
Prays for report upon Mr. Skeen's petition (Sept. 28). I hope
no attempts against his character can have any wait with your
Lordships till you have heard what can be offered in his justification, etc. Signed, Rowld. Tryon. Endorsed, Recd. Read
Nov. 15, 1711. 2 pp. [C.O. 28, 13. No. 68; and 29, 12. p.
375.] |
