The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

758 COMMONS JOURNAL, AUGUST 13, 1760–AUGUST 20, 1760prosecuting the War against the Cherokee Indians and their Abettors; andfor stamping Orders for the more expeditious issuing of the said Sum: Andfor providing a Fund for calling in and sinking the said Orders within thetime therein limited.”Ordered, that Mr. Pinckney do carry the Bill to the Council.Ordered, That an Address be presented to the Lieutenant Governor,humbly to desire his Honour’s leave for this House to adjourn till Tuesdaynext. And that Mr. Elliott do wait upon his Honour with the said Address.Mr. Elliott accordingly withdrew; and being returned reported to theHouse that the Lieutenant Governor having been waited upon, pursuant totheir Order, had been pleas’d to give the House leave to adjourn accordingly.And then the House adjourned till Tuesday Morning, Ten of the Clock.Tuesday the 19th Day of August 1760.Read the Journals of Friday’s Proceedings.A Message from the Council by Mr. Simpson.Mr. Speaker,The Council have Twice read “a Bill granting His Majesty an Aid of Onehundred Thousand Pounds Current Money and applying other Moneytherein mentioned to defray the expence of raising, paying and cloathingfor six Months a Regiment to consist of ten Companies of Soldiers, each tobe composed of one hundred Men besides Officers, to be employed in prosecutingthe War against the Cherokee Indians & their Abettors: And forstamping Orders for the more expeditious issuing of the said Sum and forproviding a Fund for calling in and sinking the said Orders within the Timetherein limited.”And then the Messenger withdrew.And the said Bill was read a Third time.And several Amendments were made by the House to the Bill.Resolved That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be “an Act grantingto His Majesty an Aid of One hundred and Twenty five Thousand PoundsCurrent Money and applying other Money therein mentioned to defray theExpence of raising, paying and cloathing for six Months, a Regiment to consistof ten Companies of Soldiers, each to be composed of One hundredMen, besides Officers; to be employed in prosecuting the War against theCherokee Indians and their Abettors: And for stamping Orders for the moreexpeditious issuing of the said Sum; and for providing a Fund for calling inand sinking the said Orders within the Time therein limited.”Ordered, That Mr. Manigault do carry the Bill to the Council and desiretheir Concurrence.