The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 17, 1760501was equal, there was no prospect of doing Service for want of being furnish’dwith Carriages, it was his duty not to remain in Inaction here, but with theutmost Expedition to reimbark the Troops and return to New-York in orderto join the Army under the immediate command of General Amherst whohad need of every Man of his Army to carry on his Operations with the utmostVigor, in hopes of making this a decisive Campaign against the Frenchin America.I think it proper to acquaint you with the manner in which the hire ofthe Carriages is paid; The Contractors who supply the Provisions are notobliged to furnish Carriages, and their Agents are directed only to give theirAssistance in procuring them; the hire is paid by the Agents at the Expenceof the Crown, upon Orders issued by Colonel Montgomery to the Paymasterof The King’s Troops for that purpose.The 16th April 1760.William Bull.And then the Messenger withdrew,And Mr. Speaker read the Message to the House.And the said Message being read a second time.Ordered, That an Ordinance to authorize the impressing, regulatingthe hire and ascertaining the value of Waggons, Horses and Drivers to beemployed in his Majesty’s service be brought in, and that Mr. Lamboll, Mr.Gadsden and Mr. Taylor do prepare and bring in the same: And,Mr. Gadsden accordingly presented to the House an Ordinance forthose purposes;And the same was received and read the first time.Resolved that the said Ordinance be read a second time.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning Ten of theClock.Thursday the 17th Day of April 1760.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.Mr. Wragg reported to the House that the Lieutenant Governor havingbeen waited upon, pursuant to their Order, humbly to know his Honour’sPleasure when he wou’d be attended by the House had been pleased to appointthis Morning, Eleven of the Clock, in the Council Chamber.The following Papers were severally read, vizt.An account of Sundries impressed for the use of the several Detachmentscommanded by Colonel Benjamin Singelton on the late Expeditionagainst the Cherokee Indians.