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July 2.
Charles Fort in St. Christophers. |
1. Robert Cunynghame to the Council of Trade and Plantations.Refers to letter of April30, q.v. General Dowglas promised I should have a copie of my mittimus to prison, but took
effectual care I should not, he has denyed to admit me to bayle,
the Council after application to them, said not a word except Mr.
Liddell who said the General would not allow of it, etc. Those
of that board who fear loosing their employments, or have made
away four of the Queen's brass field pieces, or sent provisions to
the enemy at a time of greatest scarcity (which will be made
appear if your Lordships think fit to order a thorow examination
into, and effectual care be taken that Mr. Rawleigh the General's
Secretary and John Hardtman, marriner, who has already sworn
to the landing of 99 barrils of beef at Martenique be not put out
of the way) will be cautious of acting contrary to the General,
do what he please, etc. He says H.M. will hear no complaints
against him, etc. Signed, Ro. Cunynghame. Endorsed, Recd.
19th, Read 27th Aug., 1712. 2 pp. [C.O. 152, 9. No. 128;
and 153, 12. pp. 5–7.] |
July 6.
Antigua. |
2. Governor Dougles to [?the Earl of Dartmorth, Cf. July 10].
I send two of the chief promoters and advisers of ye late rebellion,
and who are guilty of attempting rebellious practices since H.M.
Proclamation was issued Feb. 6th last. Their names are Mr.
Daniel Mackinen and Mr. Samuel Watkins, and their being
brought to justice will in a great measure appease the troubles
and divisions of this Island. The evidences against them are
to follow speedily. Signed, Walter Douglas. 1 p. [C.O. 152,
42. No. 85.] |
July 8.
Westminster. |
3. Copy of Privy Seal for the establishment of the Commission
of Trade and Plantations (Francis, Lord Guildford, Sir Philip
Meadows, Robt. Monckton, Arthur Moore, Francis Gwyn, Thomas
Foley, and John Hind Cotton), etc. as Jan. 31, 1712. Countersigned, John Wooddeson, depty. 4½ pp. [C.O. 388, 76. No.
136; and 389, 37. pp. 45–49.] |
July 8.
Whitehall. |
4. The Earl of Dartmouth to Governor Hunter. Tho' the
remittances which you expected for discharging the publick debts
were not sent you by this convoy, you may however be fully
assured that all demands of that nature shall be satisfy'd very
soon. H.M. care of you will not be limited only to that act of
justice, but that a good establishmt. will likewise be setled for a
garrison at Annapolis to protect her subjects in those parts, and
secure to them the freedome and advantages of their commerce.
Signed, Dartmouth. [C.O. 324, 32. p. 155.] |
July 8.
Whitehall. |
5. Same to Governor Dudley. Begins as preceding. |
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Concludes: When you reflect how many affairs of the utmost
importance have been under H.M. consideration for some months
past, you will not wonder that things of less consequence should
meet with some delay. Signed, Dartmouth. [C.O. 324, 32.
pp. 155, 156.] |
July 10.
Antegoa. |
6. Governor Douglas to the Hon. Erasmas Lewes, Secretary
to the Earl of Dartmouth. Upon my arrivall in July last I found
Mr. Hamilton the late Lt. General wholy in the interests and
party of Mr. Mackinen (at whose house he lodged and endeavoured
to press me to do the same) and of Mr. Watkins Speaker of their
Assembly, and that they were the chief conspirators against
General Parke and principal advisers and promoters of the late
rebellion, and the chief sticklers for Mr. Hamilton's having the
command of these Islands as chief Governor and do beleive
even they themselves have not confidence enough to deny that
Mr. Hamilton was privy and jointly concerned in all their factious
intreagues. I see such a majority and cruel partiality against
the honest people that were not concerned in the Insurrection
that I could not possibly at that time choose any other measures
but to endeavour to bring these two unfortunate persons and some
others to a due sence of their allegiance and duty and to an entire
submission to the Queen's mercy, and to demonstrate the sincerity
of their repentance by useing their interest to quiet and unite
the minds of the people and destroy the seeds of rancour and
discord which these turbulent persons had sown through the
Island (but without some rigour of justice nothing can succeed as
the honour of H.M. service requires). I gave into all the methods
of moderation and mildness to gain these ends and was oblidged
to hearken to some strange proposalls to gain time and break the
strength of their rebellious faction, as their appointing Sir John
St. Leger their Agent with hopes of extraordinary rewards in
which they expected that I should be a sharer and fancying
themselves a little secure to go on with their treasonable endeavours for Mr. Hamilton, they resolved to turn all my forced
condescensions and seeming favours as arguments of complaints
and male-administration, and employed Capt. Norbury to vent
their malitious calumnies, the person they had formerly seduced
and drawn in to be deeply concerned in their horrid conspiracies,
as they in their private caballs commonly threatned not only to
assassinate me but all those who had not embrued their hands
in the blood of their General and of many poor innocent people,
and the Regiment (whereof there are a show of six companies
in this Island) continues as unfitt for service as ever being unarmed without discipline and pay, and of late by the factious
endeavours of Mr. Mackinen and Walkins and their accomplices
they were turned out of quarters, and denied the former allowance
of provisions by which they subsisted and very few of the officers
who are not seduced to favour their party, as also many of the
soldiers who have been wanting in their allegiance as well as in
their obedience, not that I believe any of them would again dare
to disobey in opposeing an open Insurrection. About the latter
end of January last when they perceived I had broke their measures and defeated their projects, a guilty terror seized them and
occasioned such various reports amongst themselves that their
Assembly was not able to make up a number to set about any
publick business such was their consternation, that at length
they pressed me to take some effectuall method to calm the disquiets of the people and to prevent further disturbances and
commotions in the Government upon which I resolved to issue
H.M. most gracious Proclamation of pardon with all the limitations and exceptions I thought most adviseable (after having
seized and imprisoned four that I was informed were violent
in the Rebellion and one of whom was said to head a party)
but I find they are not more guilty than others who were in arms
who after two months imprisonment the Councill and Assembly
advised to accept of £40,000 bail for them as I have formerly
transmitted particular accounts and hope they will be found fitt
objects for the mercy of H.M., and would extreamly conduce
towards the peace and safety of these Islands: And that the voice
of God and Justice calls for Kerby, Mackinen and Watkins and for
the most part both partys agree in their being sent home without
which it were impossible to allay the heats and factions of this
Island, is plainly known to all men, and these two unfortunate
persons have persisted in justifying the murder of General Parke
since the Proclamation and have collected money and stirred up
some unthinking people to join in the faction to promote the late
Lt. General Hamilton's pretensions for ye Government under
whom they suppose their most flagrant crimes and treason would
be sheltered. These two were chiefly concerned in deluding
Mr. Pearne, Lt. Governor of Montserrat, which poor Island is
just now attacked by the French, and I am waiting for assistance
from Barbadoes to try to carry some little force to releive them
having at present onely the Diamond and Scarbrough who is
also sickly fitt for any service, (the Roebuck being for the present
disabled in her mainmast, and the Jolly of only 16 guns) and
by their factious animositys compelled some of the most worthy
judicious members of the Assembly to leave of meeting with
them, turned the soldiers out of quarters to starve and left off all
thought of going on with their publick works and fortifications
for the necessary defence of the Island, which now they grievously
lament a great French Fleet being in sight with about 8 or 9
men of warr, three of which being reckoned of 60 guns; and at
length when by their factious proceedings there appeared great
difficulties in getting a proper number of members together to
make up an Assembly I dissolved them (intending very speedily
to summon another) and gave out a warrant the second instant
to the Provost Marshall to seize and apprehend Mr. Mackinen
and Mr. Watkins who fled and absconded upon notice of it, and
at length heard they were harboured on board one of H.M. own
ships the Diamond, the inclosed papers fully shewing the Captain's
misbehaviour in that matter, tho' he took a copy of the warrant
yet pretended to me he did not advert to the word Passengers in
the Master's receipt where they were sent on board without any
particular order to the Master, whereby they expect to lurk
some time in England before they are taken up, tho' I have
also a receipt for the short letter in which I gave the Lord Dartmouth an account of their being sent home by my order, and I
hope they will be produced. I kept a Fleet of homeward bound
merchant ships under an embargoe for two or three days to get
these prisoners on board, and if I had delayed ordering them to
sail but two hours longer they had been all taken by the French
Fleet (now at Montserrat) by which means Captain Lisle got
that receipt for them, and two of the evidences against the
prisoners were left behind, which shall be sent by first opportunity,
these evidences and most people in this Island can witness upon
what occasions that Captain vindicated the murder of General
Parke, and insulted several people upon the account of their
zeal to the honour of H.M. prerogative and detestation of those
cruell murderers tho' at length, we have Captains of men of warr
of better principles, family and education, and I have avoided
as much as possible to take any cognizance of such unworthy and
treacherous actions as believing it of consequence to be examined
before more competent judges and would perhaps have been ill
taken if I had interposed by authority according to exact justice
and occasioned those disturbances which would have delayed
the Fleet's being convoyed home in safety, and the Trade have
suffered. I am now hopefull there are but one or two violent
incendiarys more in this Island and should be mighty glad to have
the honour to receive directions concerning the sending them home
as prisoners as the only most infallible and speedy method of
restoreing the peace, trade and tranquility of this Island. Signed,
Walter Douglas. Endorsed, R. Oct. 28, 1712. Addressed. 1½
large closely written pp. [C.O. 152, 42. No. 86.] |
July 11.
New York. |
7. Governor Hunter to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
What I have to add to the duplicate of mine by the packet boat
which goes now by the Virginia fleet is only to acquaint your
Lorps. that all the Acts which past the Assembly and Council
besides these which are therein mention'd are as follows, (i) An
Act for paying the Brittish officers. This is only the continuing
the 18d. per day to these officers dureing the winter, H.M. haveing
by her orders allow'd them Ensigns pay. (ii) An Act for paying
the arrears due to the forces late rais'd in the County of Suffolk
for the Expedition against Canada in 1709. This is to pay the
forces which serv'd for that County longer then the time provided
for by the Assembly before they march'd on that Expedition,
which is a piece of justice no other county besides that has done,
(iii) An Act for paying 1600 ounces of plate for secureing the frontiers
at Albany, which Act explains itself. (iv) An Act reviveing an
Act against selling of rumm to the Indians, and for better guarding
the City of Albany. Your Lorps. haveing already the Acts which
this revives, it wants no explanation. (v) An Act prohibiting
all but John Darmiter to make lampblack for 5 years. This is to
incourage the first who sett up that manufacture. These are all
which past. But several other Acts being sent up which had
been formerly amended by the Council but the amendments
rejected for the reasons your Lorps. have been so often troubled
with, and the same objections still remaining, I thought fitt to
prorogue them. These Bills were that for an Agency, that for
assigning of Sheriffs, that for paying the officers of the Government,
and that for laying a further duty on the tunnage of vessels and
slaves, copies of all which your Lordps. have already had for they
differ in nothing from those formerly sent you. Besides those
they sent up another for the better and more easy carriage of
goods by land or water. Judgeing this not to be consistent with
some of the Laws of Trade, I gave notice of it to the Officers of
Customs who presented a petition against it, but it was dropt by
ye prorogation. Signed, Ro. Hunter. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 15,
Read 11th March, 17 12/13. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 1050. No. 57; and 5,
1123. pp. 67–69.] |
July 11.
Nevis. |
8. Lt. Governor Smith to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
On Thursday the 3rd inst. this Island was alarmed by the enemie
that lay between Guardaloupe and Mountserat with six men of
warr, vizt. three of 60 guns, two of 40 and one of 32, with some
other ships, and 8 sloopes. On the 4th the President of that
Island advised me of the enemie, and I put this Island into the
best posture of defence I could, in which it still continues.
Yesterday by a ship that escaped from Mountserat I was informed
that the enemie landed there the 8th instant and burnt some
plantations, that the inhabitants were going to their Do Dun
being of too small a number to withstand them and last night
was seen a fire on that part where the Town stood by which
I doubt they have burnt it. I have dispatched a sloope to
Antigua to the Generall, who I believe could not but see the
enemie off Mountserat, and I hope H.M. ships will joyne and
come timely to their and our relief, that are under apprehensions
of being likewise attacqued. 'Tis said these ships came from
Brest with some regular troopes, and that their force now amounts
to above 2000 men, soe that if the men of warr, Barbadoes being
soe farr from us, should not come timely they will doe much
mischief to these Islands. I will do my utmost endeavour
for H.M. honour, etc. P.S. July 12. Just now I had advise by a
long boat that escaped that yesterday the French flagg was
hoisted at the fort at Mountserratt and the ships riding in the
road at anchor. Signed, Dan Smith. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 15,
Read Oct. 31st, 1712. Addressed. 1½ pp. [C.O. 152, 9. No.
131; and 153, 11. pp. 22, 23; and 184, 1. No. 27.] |
| July 12. |
9. H.M. licence to John Pearne, Lt. Governor of Montserat,
extending his leave of absence to one year since his departure
thence. [C.O. 324, 32. pp. 156, 157.] |
July 14.
London. |
10. Mr. Dummer to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
To give yr. Lordships an account of those accidents wch. were ye
cause of ceasing the packett-boates to the West Indies will not be
so acceptable to your Lordps. as the acquainting your Lopps.
with my designe (if I am countenanced) not onley to enterprize
that service againe, but to doe it with much greater dispatch.
I have seen ye inconvenience of obligeing every vessell to pass by
all the Islands: I have learnt by experience that if ye boate
wch. shall goe to Barbadoes do goe no further to Leeward, then
to St. Xphers, and thence to returne for England; and that the
boate which shall goe to Jamaica, do goe to no other Island,
butt returne thence directly, that then ye time they stay at each
island by my first project (much too short) will be longer; and
yett all dispatches to and from each island will be quicker, and
the service in generall more acceptable: for notwithstanding
this alteration, those Islands shall be served with a monthly
boate from England as they were before. Begs the favour of a
certificate from the Board commending the scheme. This favour I
can't despair of, if it were onley to me to make myselfe
some amends by my own contrivance without askeing any
assistance and recompence of the Crowne for those losses I have
susteyned thereby dureing the warr: and for undergoeing soe
bold, and unpresidented an enterprize, as this at first was knowne
to bee; etc. Signed, E. Dummer. Endorsed, Recd. 14th, Read
17th July, 1712, Addressed. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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10. i. Observations on the service of West India Packet-boats.
The proposition first laid down in 1702 for maintaining
a monthly correspondence with all the English Island
Plantations in America, each vessel performing her
voyage in 100 days or thereabouts, has been put into
practice, though at first thought impracticable by many
of the best seamen in England. Rate of letters: |
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Single of one sheet Outward 1s. 3d. Inward 1s. 6d. |
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Double or two sheets,, 2s. 6d.,, 3s. 0d.
and so on in proportion. For every ounce or a greater
weight 6s. outward and inward. Overleaf:— A scheme
of the sailings of the West India packet-boats from
the beginning of the service under the Post-Master
General by Ed. Dummer in Oct. 21, 1702, until Aug.
7th, 1711, when the service was discontinued. The
length of the voyages varies from 92 to 165 days. 10
ships were taken by the enemy and two lost at sea.
Finely printed. 2½ pp. [C.O. 137, 9. Nos. 66, 66 i;
and (without enclosure) 138, 13. pp. 392, 393.] |
July 15.
Maryland. |
11. Edward Lloyd, President of the Council of Maryland,
to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Acknowledges letter of
Oct. 26, 1711, with H.M. Order in Council repealing two Acts,
which has been punctually comply'd with, etc. With the same
pacquet I received two Acts of Parliament, which I have caused
to be published. And further in obedience to your Lordships'
commands in relation to severall of H.M. Royall Instructions to
the late Governour, Col. Seymour, not punctually comply'd
with, etc., I have summoned H.M. Receivers of Puttuxent and
Potomack Districts, John Rousby and John Dansey Esqrs.,
the former of which has perfected his accounts to the last years,
and they will be transmitted to the Hon. William Blathwayt, Surveyor Generall and Auditor of H.M. Revenue in this Province.
But the others vizt. Mr. Dansey's being intangled with the receipts
of the Revenue in Pocomoke District cannot be yet perfected,
but shall take care to urge that Receiver's complyance and to have
them transmitted as instructed. Refers to enclosures. As to
H.M. Instructions requiring the account of births, christnings
and burialls, after all endeavours possible, the accounts I have
got are so imperfect and insufficient by the neglect of ye persons
who kept and who by the law ought to have made registers thereof,
that it is in vain to trouble you with some very few parishes; but
have given direction to have the laws therefore put in execution;
so that I am in hopes the lists may be perfect the next year.
The Commissary General of the publique arms and ammunition
having return'd an account thereof the last yeare, on inspection
it was found imperfect, and therefore he had orders to go through
the severall Countys to gett a more exact account, which order
since the receipt of your Lordps.' commands has been again
renew'd to him; but a very severe and long fitt of sickness has
prevented his complyance therewith, however upon his recovery
he has ingaged speedily to have the said account fully settled and
return'd, which shall be transmitted your Honble. Board with
the very first convenience. In obedience to H.M. Instruction
requiring an account of what strength our neighbours have, be
they Indians or others, and what correspondence wee hold with
them. This Province being bounded on the north and south
by Pensilvania and Virginia, and only part of one county on the
east by the sea-coast, wee have little correspondence either with
the northern or southern Indians, and haveing but few neighbour
Indians inhabiting among us, wee live in perfect peace and friendship with them. The scituation of this Province being severall
leagues up the Bay of Cheseopeake, wee have little knowledge
what forces our enemies have at sea, yet frequently heare of some
privateers coasting off the Capes of Virginia, which sometimes
take severall of our vessells passing in and out of those Capes to
the damage of our trade. And as to the wants and defects of
this Province, the chief product thereof, and what improvements
may be made. This Country has suffered very much by our
Tobaccos, our only Staple commodity, which for some years
past has mett with very low marketts, so that many are reduced
to great poverty, and others ingaged in debt. Our manufactures
are very little but what mere necessity has enforced for some
necessary course cloathing, during the great scarcity of goods.
This last years wee have had a small trade for West India goods
and salt in exchange of our Indian corne and wheat which has
been transported to Lisbone, New England, and Maderas. But
the planters finding some encouragement from the rise of tobacco
the last year on the hopes of peace, they have very industriously
betaken themselves to the culture thereof, so that wee have
expectations of a very good cropp, if the latter part of the year
prove seasonable. I am very much concern'd, that I am not
able at present to send your Lordships a particular account,
of every particular requir'd. But was very unwilling to lett the
Fleete sayle without shewing my endeavours to obey your
commands, though but in part, and begg your favourable acceptance thereof untill I can send a compleate account, etc. Signed,
Edwd. Lloyd. Endorsed, Recd. Sept. 16, 1712. Read July 13,
1713. 2½ pp. Enclosed, |
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11. i. List of inhabitants of Maryland (by counties): Totals,
Masters and taxable men, 11025; white women, 9077;
children, 17641. Negroes, 8330. The masters and
taxable men are generally reputed fitt to beare arms,
being from 16 years and not many old or decrepid.
Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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11. ii. An account of the several Courts, Officers and Offices
in Maryland. Same endorsement. 5 pp. |
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11. iii. A table of fees of officers in Maryland. Same endorsement. 4 pp. [C.O. 5, 717. Nos. 51, 51 i.–iii.; and
(without enclosures) 5, 727. pp. 323–327.] |
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12. A memorial relating to the English prisoners in Canada,
(probably addressed to Lord Dartmouth). The French and Indians
goe out in parties for the most part every year, and attack one or
more of the frontier villages of New England, and after burning
the houses, carry off men, women, and children without distinction; some of whom they sell for servants to the inhabitants of
Canada, and others they carry into the woods, and keep 'em for
their own slaves. There are now above 100 of H.M. subjects in
this condition, whose names I have a list of. It is fear'd that a
Peace will not extend to the redemption of these captives; it
is therefore humbly propos'd that the King of France be moved
to send an order to the Governor of Canada to release 'em; as
well those in the hands of the French, as those in the power of
the Indians, who depend on the French and dare not refuse, when
they know it is the pleasure of the King of France. Endorsed, R.
July 16, 1712. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 9. No. 110; and (similar memorial,
with some variations and no date or endorsement), No. 110a.] |
July 17.
Whitehal. |
13. Certificate by the Council of Trade and Plantations in
favour of Mr. Dummer (v. July 14). The monthly correspondence
with all H.M. Islands in the West Indies managed by him 1702–1711, was a very good service to H.M. and her subjects, perticularly to such who were concerned in the trade to and from the
West Indies, or who had settlements and estates there. The
losses he has sustained (v. July 14) appears to have been very
great. And as there will be great convenience and advantage
in a monthly correspondence with the said Islands by the said
packet-boats, as well in time of peace as in time of War, whereby
the imbezelment or miscarriage of letters will be prevented, we
have thought fit to give Mr. Dummer this our approbation, etc.
[C.O. 138, 13. pp. 394, 395.] |
July 17.
Kensington. |
14. Order of Queen in Council. Referring following to the
Council of Trade for their report. Signed, Edward Southwell.
Endorsed, Recd. July 21st, Read 27th Aug. 1712. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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14. i. Petition of Edmond Edlyne and Valentine Mumbee
Members of Council of Jamaica, to the Queen. Pray
for further leave of absence to dispatch their private
affairs, etc. 1¾ pp. [C.O. 137, 9. Nos. 70, 70 i.; and
138, 13. pp. 400–402.] |
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15. Address of the Lt. General of the Leeward Islands and the
Council and Representatives of Nevis to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Return thanks for their favour to them in relation
to the grant in aid. Signed, W. Hamilton, Dan Smith, Richd.
Abbott, J. Bevon, Aza. Pinney, Law. Brodbelt, Jno. Richardson,
Mich. Smith, Rob. Eleis. Jno. Choppin, Speaker, Mich. Williams,
John Symonds, Thos. Bridgwater, Roger Pemberton, Jno. Butler,
Rich. Brodbelt, Geo. Meriwether, Davd. Gardner, Tho. Minor,
Small. Gardner, John Smith, Jasper Wall, Solomon Israel. Endorsed, Recd. Read July 17, 1712. 1 large p. [C.O. 152, 9.
No. 124.] |
July 18.
Maryland. |
16. President and Council of Maryland to [?the Earl of Dartmouth]. Enumerate crimes of Thomas Macnemara (v. Sept. 18,
1711). On his trial for the murder of Thomas Graham, he was
found guilty of homicide by chance medley, and on that verdict
the jury persisted against plaine evidence, tho' they were twice
sent back by the Court. But the Cheife Justice and his associates
takeing into consideration the barbarity of the fact with the
malice prepens'd according to evidence, by his acting without
any deputation from the Sherriffe, and that in his own case, which
made it malice implyed in law and so murther, they concluded
that the jury had found the matter which was the manslaughter,
yet they were judges of the manner, and so gave judgment that
he was guilty of manslaughter, and for grounds of such their
judgment relayed on the case of John Vane Salisbury in Plowden's
Commentaryes. Whereupon Macnemara was burnt in the hand,
deprived of his practice, etc. (v. Sept. 18, 1711). He fled to
England, notwithstanding warrants issued against him, and
haveing found means to gett himself entred of Gray's Inn and
called to the Barr, he appealed to H.M. in Council and obteyned
an Order permitting him by writt of error to remove the proceedings on the indictment against him, the verdict having been homicidium per infortunium, and ordering that he be forthwith
restored to his practice of attorney in the Courts of Maryland,
and the Justices ordered to transmit the record and process of
the indictment to H.M. in Council, etc. None appearing to
gainsay or give a true character of him, in obedience to H.M. said
Order, at the last Chancery Court, June 3 last, he was by the
President and Keeper of the Great Seale restored to his practice
in that Court; but the Keeper of the Seale being informed by the
Attorney Genll. that he lay under an indictment, whereon the
Grand July of the Province had found a bill for his assaulting
and attempting to bugger the aforesaid boy (v. Sept. 18, 1711),
he was thereupon suspended untill he should be legally acquitted
thereof. Whereupon he has not been wanting to threaten he will
complayne to H.M., whom wee most humbly desire your Lordship will informe of Macnemara's just character, etc. Signed,
Edwd. Lloyd, Wm. Holland, Thos. Ennalls, Sam. Young, Tho.
Greenfeild, Cha. Greenberry, Tho. Addison, Phill. Lloyd, Jno.
Dorsey, Ricd. Tilgham. 8 pp. Enclosed, |
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16. i. Judges of the Provincial Court of Maryland. The
grounds of our judgment against Thomas Macnemara
(supra) was that the fact of murthering Thomas Graham,
a Quaker without any weapon in his hand, appeared
by the evidence to have been committed with so great
mallice prepensed inhumanity and barbarity, togeather
with the sinister and evill practice and interest his
friends and relations used by tampering with the Jury,
who would not by the evidence tho' plain nor by the
arguments of the Attorney Generall tho' persuasive,
be induced to find him guilty of any other crime than
homicide by chance medly. Therefore we resolved
as in preceding. And further wee most humbly offer to
your Majesty's consideration whether the barbarous
fact committed on the body of Thomas Graham, joined
with the many former crimes and misdemeanours
whereof he is guilty were not a legall and sufficient
inducement to us to deprive him of his practice in your
Majesty's Provinciall Court here, where, with submission to your Majesty, wee conceive by vertue of your
Commission to us granted, wee are judges of the behaviour and practice of the officers belonging to the same
Court, and best know their lifes and conversations. And
hope your Majesty will be of opinion that wee have
power to suppress their evill practices and for their
misdeeds deprive them. And for our judgment aforesaid, tho' wee acknowledge wee are not thorough-paced
lawyers, wee had some reliance on the case of John
Vane Salisbury ut supra, etc. Signed, Wm. Holland,
Tho. Smyth, R. Bradly. Maryland, July 18, 1712. 2 pp.
[C.O. 5, 720. Nos. 16, 17.] |
July 19.
St. Christophers. |
17. Lt. Governor Lambert to the Council of Trade and Plantations. H.E. the Generall being at Antegoa and not knowing
of the saileing of these vessells from hence was the occasion of
this presumption to acquaint your Lordships that on Tuesday
was sevennight last the French with nineteen saile of vessells
from Martineco and Guardaloupe landed on the Island of
Montserratt and have been burneing the houses and canes thereon
ever since. One Moulton in a pinke made his escape from thence
to this Island after the enemy were landed, and have beaten the
inhabitants from their Fortt. He gives accot. that he did see
five saile of friggotts amongst them, two whereof were ships of 60
odd gunns, the others smaller. Yesterday arived a boat from
St. Bartholomews, and gives a farther account that two French
sloops had been cruiseing about that place by order of said
French squadron to intercept vessells carrying anything off the
island, and this was part of Monsr. Dugee's squadron, and that
the rest was daily expected and farther that there design was on
the other Leeward Islands; what credit may be given to this
part I am not a judge—but the inhabitants are in a mighty pain,
and have sent their goods all to the Fortt and all the Islands are
in arms, etc. Signed, Mich. Lambert. Endorsed, Recd. 3rd,
Read 31st Oct., 1712. 2 pp. [C.O. 152, 9. No. 132; and 153,
12. pp. 24, 25.] |
July 20.
North Carolina. |
18. Lt. Governor Hyde to [?the Earl of Dartmouth]. Returns
thanks for his Lordship's favour, etc. Continues: I durst not have
presum'd to have cas'd and directed my letters to yr. Ldp., had I
not been assur'd by my wife that yr. Lp. had allow'd it, by reason
all my former dispatches to the Lds. Proprietors and my friends
have been intercepted, etc. I have in North Carolina been under
the sharpest tryalls of any person in the world, and I hope I have
acquitted myselfe with duty to my Queen and fidelity to my
masters. I am really (my Lord) allmost worn out, having had
continuall trouble without any allowance hitherto. It is in such
generous breasts as your Lp.'s to do good to Families that have
been unfortunate. My dear Ld. Rochester's death had like to
have prov'd mine, I have lost my best friend, etc. P.S. My
time is now tooke up in an Indian war, the consequence of that
rebellion of Mr. Cary's, and I shall send yr. Lp. an acct. at large
of all its circumstances. Signed, Edward Hyde. 1 p. [C.O.
5, 9. No. 18.] |
July 20/31.
Fort Kykoverall, Rio Essequebe. |
19. P. Vanderheyden Rezen to the Directors of the Dutch
West India Company. Signed, P. Vanderheyden Rezen. Endorsed, Read, Oct. 13 (N.S.), 1712. 15 closely written pp.
Dutch. [C.O. 116, 21. No. 7.] |
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20. Copy of advertisement inserted in the Gazette inviting
applicants for the grant in aid of Nevis and St. Kitts to attend on
Mondays and Thursdays at the office of the Board of Trade at the
Cockpit in Whitehall. [C.O. 153, 11. p. 498.] |
July 21.
Whitehall. |
21. Mr. Popple to Mr. Attorney General. Encloses Act for
explaining the Act for the relief of Nevis and St. Kitts. Continues:— The Council of Trade and Plantations desire you to
prepare the form of an oath for the proof of a resettlement
according thereto. [C.O. 153, 11. pp. 498, 499.] |
July 24./Aug.5.
Fort Kykoverall, Rio Essequebe. |
22. P. Vanderheyden Rézen to the Directors of the Dutch
West India Company. Signed, P. Vanderheyden Rézen. Endorsed, Read Oct. 13 (N.S.) 1712. 2 pp. Dutch. Enclosed, |
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22. i.–vii. Accounts, inventories, Bills of lading etc. Dutch.
[C.O. 116, 21. Nos. 8, 8 i. –vii.] |
July 25.
Headly. |
23. Sir John St. Leger to Mr. Popple. I have received a
letter from Mr. William Douglass from Brest, who was taken
prisoner coming from Antigua, with several letters and instruments as well for your office, as ye Secretary of State, with ye
proclamation of ye general pardon, and a full account of the proceedings thereupon, but he informs me, that all his papers were
lost or thrown overboard, except one packet, which fell into Mr.
Hamilton's hands, from whom I received ye papers I send you
herewith. Signed, J. St. Leger. Endorsed, Recd. July 29, 1712,
Read July 14th, 1713. Addressed. ¾ p. Enclosed, |
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23. i. Address of Lt. General Hamilton and the Lt. Governor
and Council of Antigua to Governor Douglas, St. Johns,
July 17, 1711. Address of welcome. Signed, W.
Hamilton, John Yeamans, Jno. Hamilton, Edw. Byam,
Hen. Lyons, Thomas Morris, Richard Oliver, Will.
Byam. Endorsed, as preceding. 1 p. |
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23. ii. Address of the Lt. General, Council and Assembly of
Nevis to the Queen. Thank H.M. for acceptance of
address declaring their abhorrence of Col. Parke's murder,
and for the grant in aid. Continues:—We cannot but
declare our great resentments of that most bloody, cruel
and inhuman tragedy intended to have been acted on
the person of your most sacred Majesty, etc. We beleive
ourselves at this time a people the most happy, by being
under your most gracious protection, and by having a
Captain General to govern us who we beleive to be an
example of piety and loyalty. Signed, W. Hamilton, Dan
Smith, Richard Abbott, J. Bevon, Aza. Pinney, Lawce.
Brodbelt, Jno. Richardson, Micha. Smith. Jno. Choppin,
Speaker, Michl. Williams, John Symonds, Thoms.
Bridgwater, Roger Pemberton, John Butler, Richard
Brodbelt, Geo. Meriweather, David Gardner, Thos.
Minor, Saml. Gardner, John Smith, Jasper Wall, Solomon
Israel. Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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23. iii. Address of the Lt. Governor, Council and Assembly
of St. Christophers to the Queen. Return thanks for
the grant in aid, and praise "the sweet comportments
and desposition" and moderation of Governor Douglas.
Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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23. iv. Address of Assembly of Nevis in reply to Governor
Douglas' speech (v. Journal of Assembly). Same endorsement. Copy. 1¾ pp. |
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23.v. Proclamation by Governor Douglas, St. Johns, Feb. 9,
1712. In pursuance of H.M. general pardon for the
murder of Governor Parke, the inhabitants are required
to abstain from party—making, and opprobrious language
in connection therewith. Same endorsement. Copy.
1 p. |
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23. vi. Petition of merchants and inhabitants of Antigua to
Governor Douglas for a new Act of Courts, "to be made
to be held the usual times in this Island, where by
petitioners may be enabled to recover their just debts."
Signed, Edward Chester and23 others. Same endorsement. Copy. 1 p. |
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23. vi. Proclamation by Governor Douglas. Feb. 21st (1712)
is to be kept as a Day of publick Fast and humiliation
throughout the Leeward Islands, etc. Same endorsement.
Copy. 1 p. |
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23. viii. Governor Douglas' Warrant, Jan. 1712, suspending
Walter Hamilton from being Lt. General of the Leeward
Islands and Lt. Governor of Nevis, and publishing the
same. Signed, Walter Douglas. Same endorsement.
Copy. 1 p. |
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23. ix. Account of stores of war wanting for St. Kitts, April
17, 1712. Signed and endorsed as preceding. 1 p. |
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23. x. Governor Douglans' summons to the officers of St. Kitts
to make a return to him in Council of all fines, forfeitures
and escheats, etc. from June 4, 1706 to March 25, 1711.
Same endorsement. Copy. ¾ p. [C.O. 152, 9. Nos.
161, 161 i.–x.; and (without enclosures) 153, 12. pp.
83–87.] |
July 26.
Virginia. |
24. Lt. Governor Spotswood to [?the Earl of Dartmouth].
Repeats part of following. Concludes:— |
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As to what your Lordp. is pleased to mention (Feb. 14, 1711/12) of
Col. Corbin's voluntary appearance, and petitioning H.M. to be
heard for clearing his innocence in relation to the razure of one of
the Queen's passes, whatever pretences he may forme to vindicate
himself from being concerned in that forgery, because such a
clandestine action is hardly to be proved, yet he has not, nor can
ever clear himself of the crime of concealing it, which it was his
duty as Naval Officer to detect; and when he had a fair opportunity of doing himself justice at his tryal before H.M. Council
here, and seemed to appeal before H.M.without ever giving me
unfair to carry an appeal before H.M. without ever giving me
the least notice of his intentions, tho' he is not ignorant that it is
the constitution of this Government that appellants must not
only give such notice but also enter into bond for the prosecution
of their complaints. However, I have great reason to be satisfyed
with the justice that has been done me in this affair, since notwithstanding I had none to appear in my behalf, nor to represent
the character he has in this Country, he has failed in carrying
the point he aimed at, etc. Signed, A. Spotswood. 3¾ pp.
Enclosed, |
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24. i. Duplicate of No. 25. i. [C.O. 5, 1337. Nos. 19A, 19A i.] |
July 26.
Virginia. |
25. Lt. Governor Spotswood to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Encloses duplicates of May 8 and 15. I shall
according to my promise in the former begin with answering
yours of Oct. 26th (q.v.). As to the Accounts of the receipts
and payments of publick money required by the 31st article
of my Instructions, upon my arrival here, enquiring of the
Receiver Genll. for the copys of those accounts, I was told that
he constantly transmitted them to the Treasury, and to Mr.
Blathwayt, Auditor General of the Plantations, from whence he
presumed your Lordps. had the perusal of them, for that no such
accounts had been demanded of him by preceding Governors,
for your Lordps.' use: and on that information I forbore sending
copys thereof, being unwilling to trouble your Lorps. with more
papers than had been usually sent by my predecessors: but now
that I know your Lordps.' pleasure I have sent the last accounts
of the Revenue of Quitt–rents and 2s. per hhd. and shall continue
the like care for the future. There is besides these only a fund
raised by a temporary duty for finishing the Governor's house,
and all that hath arisen thereon hitherto, hath been applyed
to that use alone, and no great expectations of its raising much
more than is so appropriated. I can't tell whether your Lordps.
will think it worth while to inspect an account of that duty (it
being under the management of a particular Treasurer constituted
by the Assembly) or of the tobacco payments regulated by the
Assembly in that which they call the book of claims, levyed by
the poll on the tithable persons, and paid to the publick creditors
to whom it is proportioned. I have in compliance with the
48th Article of my Instructions sent your Lordps. a list of all
offices and officers within this Government, and as to the publick
charges thereof, I beg leave to refer to the accounts of the
Revenues, where the sallarys are particularly set down. The
increase and decrease both of H.M. Revenues of quitt– rents and
2s. per hogshead depend on the market for tobacco; and tho
the former has received a considerable addition in the number of
acres lately discovered, and some new land taken up, yet while
the price of tobacco is so low, there is little probability of that
revenue's increasing: and for the same reason the 2s. per hhd.
has been for divers years past in a decreasing condition, the people
being in sundry places of the country totally discouraged from
making tobacco, but as soon as that commodity becomes again
valuable (of which the near prospect of a happy peace gives us
the greatest hopes) there is no doubt both those revenues will
be considerably advanced. As to the 46th Article of my Instructions relating to patent places, there are in this Colony only two
under the Great Seal, viz., the Secretary and the Auditor, which
last has a Deputy acting under him here; and the Receiver
Genll. who holds his office under H.M. sign manual. Whenever
I observe anything in the management of either of those offices
which may be worthy your Lordps.' notice, I shall not fail to
communicate the same with my thoughts thereon. The obtaining
an account of all the inhabitants according to the 67th article
of my Instructions has been attempted by former Governors
with very little success; for the people are so possessed with the
apprehensions that a capitation tax will be the consequence of
taking those lists, that they never would, nor will be perswaded
to give up the number of their familys with any exactness; nor
can they be compelled to do it without a law for that purpose.
The most exact accounts I can obtain is by the lists of tithables
wch. comprehend all male persons bond or free above 16, and
all negro, mulatto and Indian women of the same age, the number
of which your Lordps. will find in the general list I have herewith
sent, where you will also observe the number of freemen fitt to
bear arms amounting to 12051: and I believe there cannot be
less than an equal number of negros and other servants if it
were fitt to arm them upon any occasion. The accounts of
births, christenings and burials tho directed to be kept by an old
law of this Colony, has been so long neglected, that in order to
the obtaining a more exact computation thereof, I have been
obliged to issue a proclamation to enforce that law: and have
directed lists to be transmitted to the Council Office every half
year, the first return of which will be made next October, whereby
I hope to enforce what is required by the 68th Article of my
Instructions. I have made enquiry concerning the stores of
war in this Colony, and find that by order of former Governors,
the arms and ammunition sent hither by H.M. some years ago,
were distributed through ye several countys to be more ready for
the service of the Militia upon any emergency: but either through
the negligence or death of some of the officers to whom they
were intrusted, there has been great embezelments made therein,
which I'm now endeavouring to discover, in order to lay a true
account of those stores before your Lordps. according to the 75th
and 76th articles of my Instructions, tho' notwithstanding all
the diligence I could use, I have not been able to obtain the same
so as to send it by this conveyance. The 92 article concerning
the strength of our neighbours, I suppose to be meant of the
neighbouring Indians, (for there are no other forreign nations
near this Colony). In answer to which, there are nine Nations
of Indians tributarys to this Government viz. the Pamunkys,
Chicahominys, Nansemonds, Nottoways, Maherines, Saponies,
Stukanocks, Occoneechees, and Totteros, whose number of men,
women, and children do not exceed 700 in all, and of those
there may be reckoned 250 fighting men. These are all
in an entire subjection to this Government, and live quietly
on our frontiers traffiquing with the inhabitants their
skins and furrs for cloathing, powder, shott and other
European manufactures. The next Nation of Indians with
whom we have had frequent correspondence, and who are
most like to annoy us, is the Tuscaruros said to be about 2000
fighting men; they live within the bounds of Carolina, and before
the late massacre committed there by some of them, and others,
had a constant trade with our inhabitants for the like commoditys
as our own Indians: but since that time I have prohibited all
comerce with them, till they give satisfaction for the murders
committed in Carolina. Besides these we have no other Nations
that frequent our frontiers, and those with whom our traders
have the cheifest traffique for skins live at least 4 or 500 miles
to the south west of us, and their names scarce known to any but
the traders. As to the 109th Article, there have been no negros
imported into this Government from the coast of Affrica, either
by the Company or separate traders since my arrival, nor like
to be while the price of tobacco is so low, and the country so
much in debt. There have been a few brought from Barbados
and are generally such as have been first entered there, of which
I doubt not your Lordps. have accounts from thence. The 110th
Article of my Instructions I hope hath been complyed with
by my former letters wherein I have taken the liberty to represent
to your Lordps. the wants and defects of this Government, as
well as the improvements which I conceived might be made,
according as the same occurr'd to my observation: and shall not
fail to continue the like representations from time to time as I
find occasion. At present I cannot think any thing of greater
concernmt. to this country, as well as the particular service of
H.M., than what I hinted to your Lordps. (May 15th) for encouraging the discovery of the silver mines. I have since the return
of the Baron de Graffenried from Potomack discoursed him upon
the probability of mines in those parts: he says, tho' he has no
doubt of finding such from the accounts he received from one
Mr. Mitchel a Swiss gentleman who went on the like discoverys
some years ago: yet he finds himself much discouraged from
prosecuting his first intentions not only because of the different
claims to the property of the soil (whether belonging to the Queen
or the Proprietors) but because the share which the Crown may
claim in those mines, is also uncertain; and that after all his
trouble in the discovery he may change to have only his labour
for his pains: whereas he would gladly imploy his utmost diligence in making discoverys, if it were once declared what share
H.M. would expect out of the produce of the mines; or if H.M.
would be pleased to take the mines into her own hands, promising
him a suitable reward for his discovery, and granting him the
superintendency of the works with a handsome sallary: he says
it is a matter not new to him, there having been mines of the
like nature, found on his father's lands in Swisserland which were
at first wrought for the benefitt of the State, but turning to small
account were afterwards yeilded to the Proprietor of the soil,
upon paying a share out of the produce thereof: that he has
some relations now concerned therein, and by their interest can
procure skilfull workmen out of Germany for carrying on these
works. I shall submitt to your Lodps. better judgement which
of the alternatives proposed by the Baron will be best for H.M.
service, and shall hope for a speedy signification of H.M. pleasure
thereon, for promoting a design, wch. I can't but believe will turn
to the advantage of H.M. and the improvemt. of this Colony.
The Baron has not been so far up Potomack as to discover the
head springs of that River, nor to make a true draught of their
course: so that I can't now send your Lordps. the mapp I promised in my last, nor form a judgement of the pretensions of the
several Proprietors. Having in sundry of my former letters
given yr. Lordps. an account of the principal transactions of this
Government, which have been treated of in Council, I shall not
renew your trouble by any remarks on the Journals which I
now send entire from July 24, 1711, to July 21, 1712. I have
also sent the duplicates of the Laws and Journals of Assembly,
together with the several proclamations issued this year. It is
with very great concern, that I find myself still obliged to represent to your Lordps. the unhappy scituation of affairs in the
neighbouring province of North Carolina: for since the hasty
peace concluded with the Indians (v. May 8th), the forces sent
from South Carolina are returned home, and the Indians have
committed two fresh massacres, and it is not likely they will
stop there, if there be truth in what one of their cheifs concerned
in the first massacre hath lately confessed at his execution, that
the Senequa's have promised them a powerfull assistance by the
latter end of next month, who are in their way to fall on some of
the Tributary Indians on our frontiers, and what seems to confirm
this is the account I have just now seen in a letter from the
Secretary of New York to the Governor of North Carolina, that
the French have been very active to perswade the Senequa's
to joine the Tuscaruros, and it is to be feared have prevailed with
them. The conduct of the Government of North Carolina from the
begining of this Indian war has been so unaccountably irregular,
that it has rendered all the measures I was willing to enter into
for their assistance ineffectual, and I hope when I have mentioned a few instances thereof, your Lordps. will not judge me only
an idle spectator of the miserys of my fellow subjects. The first,
when I had engaged our Assembly to vote a considerable supply
for the succour of that Province, their Assembly which was then
sitting, instead of acting in concert with ours, fell into such heats
among themselves, because they could not oblige the Governors
to admitt into their former offices, the most notorious fomenters
of the late rebellion, that they would take no measures against
the common enemy; and to this behaviour of theirs may in a
great measure be attributed that of our Burgesses, who fell from
their first resolutions, and could not thereafter be prevailed upon
to give assistance to a people so wanting to themselves. Next
when I had by a solemn treaty made in the presence of our
Assembly, engaged the upper towns of the Tuscaruros to joine
in cutting off those concerned in the massacre, and had communicated the same to the Governour of North Carolina. That
Government instead of concurring with me, in stipulations that
provided solely for their succour, and the relief of their captives:
rather chose to denounce war against all the towns in general
and without waiting to see whether those upper towns would
perform any of their engagments, they imediately fell upon
those very people who (how little soever they designed to execute
their promises) hereupon argued that we had violated ours.
And lastly (for I will not trouble your Lordps. with all the
instances I could give) when their whole Assembly joined in an
Address to me last spring, beging an aid of 200 men for the better
carrying on the war, and in that Address told me that they had
raised £4000 whereby the succours sent from hence would be
provided for: I thereupon made extraordinary efforts to assist
them with 200 white men and Indians, as your Lordps. will
observe in the Journal of the Council April 24th last, and accordingly directed the rendevouze of those forces on the 10th of May:
yet upon my meeting the Governor of North Carolina to adjust
certain preliminarys for the better carrying on the service and the
subsistance of the troops, I found that Government never intended
to furnish so much as provisions or be at any manner of expence
for them, but on the contrary had laid 10 per cent. on all the provisions carryed into that country, so that the forces sent to their
assistance must not only be paid and subsisted at the charge of
this Government, but must also pay a duty for the victuals they
eat while they were imployed in the defence of that country:
and besides this I found the Commander of their forces had of
his own head, clapt up a peace with the Indians upon very odd
and unaccountable conditions, which nobody expected to last
long, and it seems he did not intend it should; for he soon after
surprized some towns, and carryed off a great many captives of
those who looked upon themselves as secure under the Treaty
he had made with them, and by that means he has entailed a
new war on the people of North Carolina, in which he was resolved
to have no share, having imediatly after set sail with his prisoners
to South Carolina, and the two massacres I have above mentioned
have been the imediate consequences of this Mr. Barnwell's
treachery. These irregular proceedings, both discourage and
disable me from assisting the unfortunate people of that Province,
who must be forced to abandon all their settlements on Neuse
and Pamplico rivers, and thereby incourage the heathen to further
attempts both on the other parts of that country, and on our
frontiers: and I must sitt down under the mortification of seeing
myself unable to protect H.M. subjects untill a nearer approach of
danger convinces the people of this Colony of their error in not
making timely provision to hinder the growing power of the
heathen, and alarms both countrys to act more vigorously for
their mutual defence. It was but the other day that a party of
the Tuscaruros killed 3 and wounded two Nottoway Indians our
Tributarys as they were hunting near our inhabitants, which
seems only a prelude to what we may expect after their conjunction with the Senequas. I understand by some traders lately
come from South Carolina that they make great clamours there,
as if our Indian traders had assisted the Tuscaruros with ammunition; but I'm perwaded your Lordps. will find enough on the
Council Journals since September last, to refute that report;
and to satisfy your Lordps. that this Government hath taken all
imaginable care to prevent any such commerce. Your Lordps.
will observe by our Journals that even the trade with the Western
Indians has been shutt up ever since last October, out of consideration for the province of North Carolina, but finding that trade
still carry'd on by the people of South Carolina, and that those
Indians have no correspondence with the Tuscoruros, I have
again by advice of the Council, opened the same for our inhabitants, lest it should be lost to us, and the Indians obliged to sue
to the French for those supplys which South Carolina can't
furnish them; but still with this precaution of taking £300 bond
of every one of our traders not to trade with, nor go near the
Tuscaruros or any other Nation in alliance with them. The
Nations with whom this trade is carryed on live sevll. hundred
miles from the Tuscaruros; and as our traders assure me they
must travell at least 1500 miles to come at the most considerable
of them who live on the back of the mountains in the latitude of
Virginia. If this be true (which I shall know more certainly
at the return of our traders, to whom I have given directions
to make observations of the latitude) your Lordships will no
doubt think it still more unreasonable, that the Carolina men
should impose dutys and seize the goods of H.M. subjects for
barely passing through their Country. Acknowledges letter of
Feb. 1st, 17 11/12. Signed, A. Spots wood. Endorsed, Recd. Sept.
19th, Read Feb. 26th, 17 12/13. 9¾ pp. Enclosed, |
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25. i. (a) Copy of Proclamation by Lt. General Spotswood for
apprehending Col. Thos. Cary and other seditious
and factious persons (John Porter, Emanuel Low,
Nevil Low, Capt. Stone, Edmund Porter, Levy Truehitt, Wm. Barrow, Tho. Sparrow, George Berkinhead, Henry Warren, Simon Alderson jr., Samll.
Boatwell, and Richard Roach), that have made their
escape from North Carolina into this Colony. July
24, 1711. |
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(b) Copy of a Proclamation for a General Fast on Sept.
7th to implore the blessing of God upon the expedition
to Canada, etc. Aug. 6, 1711. Signed, A. Spotswood. |
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(c) Copy of a Proclamation repealing Acts of 1666 and of
1705 concerning the seating of lands. Oct. 24, 1711.
Signed, A. Spotswood. |
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(d) Copy of a Proclamation restraining seating on out
lands during this time of danger. Jan. 28, 1711 (12).
Signed, A. Spotswood. |
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(e) Copy of a Proclamation for enforcing the Act of 1661
for the keeping of registers by ministers and readers,
etc. April 1st, 1712. Signed, A. Spotswood. |
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(f) Copy of a Proclamation for publishing the encouragements in the Act of Parliament for the encouragement
of the trade to America. April 1st, 1712. Signed,
A. Spotswood. |
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(g) Copy of a Proclamation for prohibiting all correspondence with the Tuscaruro Indians. April 19, 1712.
Signed, A. Spotswood. |
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(h) Copy of a Proclamation prohibiting the takeing up or
seating any lands within the bounds in dispute
between Virginia and North Carolina. June 10,
1712. Signed, A. Spotswood. |
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(i) Copy of a Proclamation for a free trade with the
Western Indians. June 10, 1712. Signed, A. Spotswood. The whole endorsed, Recd. Sept. 19, Read
Feb. 26, 17 12/13. 11½ pp. |
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25. ii. Account of H.M. revenue of 2s. per hhd. arising in
Virginia. Total (July 20, 1711—April 25, 1712,)=
£2523 14s. 3d. Expenditure on salaries of officers, etc.
£3203 12s. 6d. Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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25. iii. Account of H.M. Revenue of Quit–rents in Virginia,
June 1st, 1711—April 25, 1712. Total, £1585 18s.
Same endorsement. 1½ pp. [C.O. 5, 1316. Nos. 90,
90 i.–iii.; and (without enclosures) 5, 1363. pp. 459–475.] |
July 28.
Windsor. |
26. Order of Queen in Council. Referring enclosed petition
to the Council of Trade and Plantations for their report. Signed,
Edward Southwell. Enclosed, Recd. 1st, Read 26th August,
1712. 1¼ pp. Enclosed, |
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26. i. Petition of the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospell in Foreign Parts to the Queen. Thomas Poyer,
wrongfully kept out of his parsonage and glebe in the
parish of Jamaica in Long Island, fears lest, if he seek
his remedy at law, and a cause of the Church be tried
by Dissenters, he would not find justice. The value of
the house, etc. being small, an Appeal to H.M. would
not lie. Pray that, in causes relating immediately
to the Church, appeals may be allowed without any
restriction, or limitation of the value appealed for. (v.
A.P.C. II. No. 1168). Copy. 4 pp. [C.O. 5, 1050.
Nos. 52, 52 i.; and 5, 1123. pp. 50–56.] |
