The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

176 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758doubt, as it is so Strongly recommended to you by His Majesty, That you willExert your Self to your utmost to Put the Province in Such a respectablePosture of Defence as to fear no insult from the Enemy.”His Majesty’s Paternal Sollicitude for the Wellfare of his American Colonies& the Great & very Ample Encouragement he is most graciously pleas’dto Give you to Employ your utmost endeavours for Effectuating the Servicespropos’d in this most interesting and momentous Conjuncture of affairs,appear so Conspicuously in Mr. Secretary Pitts Letter, that Nothing remainsfor me, but to Exort you as I do most Earnestly to Come to Such Resolutionsas may Carry the Kings pleasure into Execution with the Utmost dispatch &Vigor. The making Draughts from the Militia, The Enabling the Magistratesto Inlist Vagrants, and the Giving a Large Bounty to those who Shall Enterinto the Service appear to be the most Effectual means even for theCompleating the Regiment of this Province.To do that & to grant the necessary Supplies for Continuing it in payfor another Year I persuade myself you will think is the Least that can answerHis Majesty’s Expectations, & a regard for your own Safety alone Shou’d induceyou to do thus much, Considering the danger this Country will Soonbe Exposed to, when deprived of all regular forces Except the threeIndependant Companies.William Henry Lyttelton.And then the Messenger withdrew.And Mr. Speaker read the Message to the House.Ordered that a Committee be appointed to take the Said Message intoConsideration, And that they do report their Opinion thereupon to theHouse.And it is referred to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Lamboll, Mr. Mazyck, Mr. DanielCrawford, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Raph Izard, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Rattray, Mr.Laurens, Mr. Guerard, Mr. Stobo.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Council have twice read “an Additional Bill to the Acts for betterReleif of the Poor of this Province.” And also,The Council have Twice read “A Bill Establishing a Road Lately laid outfrom Tippicut-law Old Feild in St. John Parish to Murray’s-Ferry Road in St.Stephens Parish, And for discontinuing such part of Murrays-Ferry Road asis therein Mentioned,” And also,The Council have read a Petition of the Subscribers, Inhabitants onPedee in St. Marks Parish, and also,A Petition of the Inhabitants of Pedee in Craven County, & also,