The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

JULY 19, 1760719Ordered That the Address to the Lieutenant Governor, relating to theIndian Presents, be presented to his Honour by Mr. Rattray and DoctorCarne.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Council have twice read “a Bill for raising and granting to HisMajesty the Sum of £246,693:2:5 (which with £70,000 granted for this Serviceby the Tax Bill makes £316,693:2:5) to defray the Expence of the late Expeditionagainst the Cherokee Indians and other Charges since incurred by prosecutingthe War against the said Indians, and protecting the Back-Settlementsof this Province: And appointing Commissioners for stamping and signingPublic Orders for the more easy and expeditious issuing of the said Sum:And providing a Fund for sinking the said Public Orders in Five Years by ageneral Tax and Assessment on the Estates real and personal of the Inhabitantsand others interested in this Province”: And also,The Council have agreed to the Bill intitled “an Act impowering thePersons therein named to receive in Great-Britain on behalf of the Provinceof South-Carolina the Sum of Money therein mentioned,” without anyAmendment.And then the Messenger withdrew.Ordered That the last mentioned Bill be ingrossed.Read a Third time the Schedule to be annexed to the “Bill for raisingand granting to His Majesty the Sum of £246,693:2:5 which with £70,000 &c.”Motion being made on reading the Article to pay the Batallion of ColonelGeorge Gabriel Powell.The Report from the Committee on the Muster Roll of that Batallionwas read.Resolved (upon the Question) That this House is satisfied with the dispositionof £32:10 (it having been applied to the use of the Sick belongingto the said Batallion) part of the Balance of £97:10 which the Committee recommendto be accounted for, or deducted out of Colonel Powell’s Pay.Resolved (upon the Question) That Sixty five Pounds, Residue of thesaid Balance, be deducted out of the Pay of Major Abraham Buckholts, hebeing the Officer who received the Money from the Commissary to dischargethe Advance Pay to the private Men belonging to the said Batallion.And the said Schedule was read a Third time throughout and is as follows,vizt.The Schedule of the Charges of the late Expedition against the CherokeeIndians and other Expences since incurred by prosecuting the War withthe said Indians.