The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

662 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760Ordered, That the said Address be presented to The Lieutenant Governorby Mr. Berresford and Mr. Waties.The House resumed the adjourned Consideration of the second readingof the Residue of the “Bill for establishing and regulating the ArtilleryCompany which was formed out of the Militia in Charles-Town.”An Amendment was proposed, vizt. Page 2, Line 11, Leave out the Word“Regiment,” and the said Amendment, was, upon the Question being putthereupon, disagreed with by the House.Another Amendment was proposed, vizt. Page [5], Lines, 8, 9, Leave outthe Words, “or whatever other Things he shall want or have need of for the use ofthe said Company.”And the said Amendment was upon the Question being put thereupondisagreed with by the House.And the Bill was read a Second time throughout, with Blanks, whichwere filled up; and several Amendments were made by the House to the Bill.Ordered That Mr. Laurens do carry the Bill to the Council.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning Ten of the Clock.Friday the 20th Day of June 1760.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.Mr. Speaker presented to the House a Letter, which he had receivedfrom James Stobo Esqr. dated the 18th June 1760. And the said Letter beingread.Ordered, That Jonathan Badger, Gentleman, one of the Messengersattending the Service of this House, do forthwith, take into his Custody JamesStobo Esqr., a Member of this House, for a Contempt of the Authority of theHouse. And that Mr. Speaker do sign this Warrant.A Message from the Lieutenant Governor by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen,I herewith send for your perusal a Letter, which I lately received froma Fort near Enoree River. I have indeed received repeated Representationsof Famine, Nakedness and Sickness, with most pressing applications for Assistance,from several others in the same distressed Situation; I have givenwhat relief was in my power by granting them Ammunition and the loan ofa few Arms, and extending to them those Orders given by Governor Lytteltonfor subsisting such Persons by impressing Provisions where they could be had,as it was thought an unreasonable burthen on those into whose Forts theyfled, to give them Food as well as protection which the hardest Heart couldnot refuse to share with them. And as they must have been provided for as