The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

534 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760several Letters, relating to providing for Presents to be given to the Creeksand Chickesaw Indians to induce them to join us in the War against theCherokees.Mr. Speaker left the Chair.Mr. Lowndes took the Chair of the Committee.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.And Mr. Lowndes reported from the Committee that they had consideredthe Matter of the said Message and Letters and had come to severalResolutions thereupon; which they had directed him to report when theHouse will please to receive the same.Ordered, That the said Report be now received.And Mr. Lowndes, accordingly, read the Report in his Place and afterwarddelivered it in at the Clerk’s Table: Where the Same was read and isas follows, vizt.Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that this Provincelabouring under very great difficulties, by the Expences they have alreadyincurred in chearfully and too unfortunately engaging singly against theCherokees who had committed many Murders and other injuries upon HisMajesty’s Subjects in different Provinces; are incapable of answering theExpectations of the Creeks in granting them a Supply of Presents immediatelyfrom this Government; and at the same time giving Mr. Ellis the assistancehe requires: And they are likewise of opinion that tho’ there shouldbe a general Endeavour, which they would be glad to see zealously pursuedby other Provinces equally concerned with us in Interest, it would be lesseningthe Importance this Province has been always industrious to maintainamongst the Indians, in distributing, by their own particular Directions,whatever Presents they are enabled or may be inclined to give, and therebyto preserve our own Credit amongst them.Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that a Sum of Moneybe granted to His Majesty, sufficient to defray the Expence of the late Expeditionagainst the Cherokees.Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that a Sum of Moneybe granted to His Majesty, sufficient to pay the Regiment of One ThousandMen, as also the Seven Companies of Rangers, lately resolved by the Houseto be raised and continued in the Service of this Government till the firstDay of July next; and to defray whatever other Expences may be incurred bycarrying on the present War against the Cherokees.Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that, for the immediateproviding the said Sums of Money, Orders be forthwith stamped andsigned to be sunk in Five Years, one fifth part in every Year.Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that a Sum not ex-