The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

OCTOBER 21, 175723the same. And that they do prepare the said Bill in the recess, ready to bepresented to the House at the next Meeting.Ordered That an Address be prepared to be presented to the Governorin answer to his Excellencys Message.And accordingly the following one was drawn, Viz.May it please your Excellency,In answer to your Message just now received we beg Leave to AcquaintYour Excellency that we have orderd a Bill to be brought in Agreable to yourExcellencys desire & have appointed certain Gentlemen to prepare the sameduring the Recess, that it may be ready to be presented to the House at ournext Meeting.Ordered That the said Address be presented to his Excellency by Mr.Blake & Mr. John Waties and they do humbly desire his Excellencys Leaveto adjourn till the 14th of next Month.A Petition of The Artillery Company was Presented to the House & readSetting forth as Viz.That the Petitioners have for some time past Voluntarily associatedthemselves for the Exercise of the Artilery of this Province under the Sanctionof His Excellency the Governor, who has been pleased to appoint Officersfor that purpose. That it is the desire and intention of the Petitionersto perfect themselves in the Art of Gunnery that they may be enabled to dothat Duty to their Country which may be necessary in Case of an Invasion &praying to be Constituted into an Artillery Company by a Law under SuchFines, Forfertures and Regulations as to the House Shall Seem Meet.Ordered, that Leave be given to bring in a Bill according to the Prayerof the Petition and that Mr. Laurens, Mr. Manigault, Mr. Lowndes, Mr.Guerard, Mr. McQueen, Mr. Gadsden & Mr. Rattray do prepare & bring inthe Same.Mr. Blake reported to the House that the Governor having been waitedupon with their Address for leave to adjourn, his Excellency was pleased tosay that he woud send a Message to the House in the afternoon.And then the House adjourned till Three of the Clock in the afternoon.P.M.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Council have read a Petition of Hugh Hughes, Late Master of theShip Clinton, addressed to the Governor Council & Assembly.And then the Messenger Withdrew.And the said Petition was read, Setting forth,