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The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

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752 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760And <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> Messenger withdrew.And Mr. Speaker read His Honour’s Messages, severally, to <strong>the</strong> <strong>House</strong>.And <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> <strong>House</strong> adjourned till Five <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Clock.P.M.According to Order <strong>the</strong> following Addresses to <strong>the</strong> Lieutenant Governorwere drawn, vizt.May it please Your Honour,For Answer to Your Message <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 30th Ultimate with respect to grantinga fur<strong>the</strong>r Supply for Contingent Services, we beg leave to acquaint YourHonour that we have resolved to grant His Majesty a fur<strong>the</strong>r Sum <strong>of</strong> ThreeThousand Pounds for that Service.May it please Your Honour,Having weigh’d and considered your Message <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 31st <strong>of</strong> July, whereinyou are pleased to deliver it as your Opinion, that <strong>the</strong> Force <strong>of</strong> this Province,in it’s present Circumstances, cannot be exerted with any advantage in carryingon an <strong>of</strong>fensive War against <strong>the</strong> Cherokees, but that a Plan <strong>of</strong> defensiveOperations ought ra<strong>the</strong>r to be concerted, for securing <strong>the</strong> Provinceagainst <strong>the</strong> Incursions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indians; we are very sorry that this <strong>House</strong> cannotconcur in Opinion with Your Honour, being induced to think that a sufficientBody <strong>of</strong> Men may be raised, and made effectual still to keep <strong>the</strong>Enemy at a distance and to carry on <strong>the</strong> War <strong>of</strong>fensively against <strong>the</strong> Cherokeesin <strong>the</strong>ir own Country, provided that suitable Encouragement be givento Men to inlist, and when inlisted <strong>the</strong>y be subjected to proper military Discipline.That if such a Body <strong>of</strong> Men can be raised with Expedition to act inconcert with such <strong>of</strong> His Majesty’s Forces as may be destin’d to remain here,we may probably be able to do more than defend our own Frontier; and, bya timely appearance in <strong>the</strong> Enemy’s Country, may occasion such a Diversion<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indian Forces as will facilitate <strong>the</strong> Operations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Virginia Troopsin effecting that most desireable Service <strong>the</strong> Relief <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Garrison at FortLoudoun.And accordingly we have ordered a Bill to be brought in for grantingto His Majesty an Aid sufficient to raise and support for a Time certain, OneThousand able-bodied Men to be Regimented instead <strong>of</strong> those who wereintended to be raised and regimented in pursuance <strong>of</strong> a Resolution <strong>of</strong> this<strong>House</strong>, including all such <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Men as now remain <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> three IndependentCompanies in <strong>the</strong> Pay and Service <strong>of</strong> this Province.And to encourage Men to inlist readily in <strong>the</strong> Service <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir Countrywe intend to make provision by <strong>the</strong> Bill for paying each Man when inlisteda Bounty <strong>of</strong> Twenty five Pounds in hand, and <strong>the</strong> like Sum at <strong>the</strong> End <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>

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