The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

436 COMMONS JOURNAL, OCTOBER 4, 1759–OCTOBER 13, 1759humbly to desire that His Excellency will be pleas’d to inform the House whetherthe Two Troops of Rangers which the House resolv’d to provide for at their lastMeeting have been rais’d, at what Time, by whom they are commanded andwhere they have been appointed to patrol, as also whether they have been of anyService in protecting the Inhabitants of the Back-Settlements.And accordingly the following One was drawn, vizt.May it please Your Excellency,In an Address presented to your Excellency the 13th Day of July last, weacquainted you that we wou’d make a Provision to enable your Excellencyto raise two Troops of Rangers each to consist of a Captain, Lieutenant, andTwenty private Men, to patrol in such parts of the Back-Settlements as yourExcellency shou’d judge necessary; and we humbly desire that your Excellencywill be pleas’d to inform the House whether the said two Troops ofRangers have been rais’d, at what Time, by whom they are commanded andwhere they have been appointed to patrol; as also whether they have beenof any service in protecting the Inhabitants of the Back-Settlements.Order’d, That the said Address be presented to his Excellency by Mr.Gadsden and Mr. Stoutenburgh.Order’d, That the Public Treasurer do advance a further Sum not exceedingOne Thousand Pounds for defraying the Expence of the Carriageof Provisions to the Garrisons of Fort Prince George and Fort Loudoun.Resolved, That this House will provide for reimbursing the Treasurerin the said Sum.A Motion was made and the Question being put that the House do adjourntill to-morrow Morning Nine of the Clock.It pass’d in the Negative.Order’d, That the Committee to whom the Governor’s Messages arereferr’d do sit this Afternoon.And then the House adjourn’d till Monday Morning Nine of the Clock.Monday the 8th Day of October 1759.Read the Journals of Saturday’s Proceedings.A Message from the Governor by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen,In answer to your Message of Yesterday concerning the Rangers, I informyou that the two Troops of Rangers have been complete some time; butthat commanded by Captain Fairchild was raised about the Middle of Augustlast; and the other commanded by Captain Hunt did not get it’s fullNumber till about the middle of last Month. They are order’d to patrol on