The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

772 COMMONS JOURNAL, OCTOBER 6, 1760–OCTOBER 18, 1760According to Order, the following Message was drawn, viz.May it please your Honours,Several of the Members of this House having been return’d for morethan one Parish, & other Gentlemen who were return’d having refused toserve as Members of this present General Assembly, we desire that yourHonours will be pleas’d to issue a new Writ for the electing of a Member toserve in this present General Assembly, for the Parish of St. Philip, Charlestown,in the room of Thomas Smith, Esq., who made his election to servefor St. Paul’s Parish; a new Writ for the electing of two Members to serve forthe Parish of St. Andrew, in the room of the said Thomas Smith, Esq., & ofThomas Lamboll, Esq., who refused to serve; a new Writ for the electing ofone Member to serve for the Parish of St. James, Goose-Creek, in the roomof William Wragg, Esq., who made his election to serve for the Parish of St.John, Colleton County; a new Writ for the electing of one Member to servefor the Parish of St. Thomas & St. Dennis, in the room of John Moore, Esq.,who refused to serve; a new Writ for the electing of one Member to servefor the Parish of St. Helena, in the room of Samuel Carne, Esq., who madehis election to serve for St. Peter; a new Writ for the electing of one Memberto serve for the Parish of Prince William, in the room of David Graeme,Esq., who made his election to serve for Christ-Church; & a new Writ for theelecting of one Member to serve for the Parish of Prince Frederic, in theroom of Thomas Lynch, Esq., who made his election to serve for PrinceGeorge’s Parish: Which Writs we desire may be made returnable immediately.Ordered, That the Message be considered next Monday.Mr. Mazyck reported to the House, that the Lieutenant-Governor, havingbeen waited upon, humbly to know his pleasure when he would be attendedby the House, had been pleased to appoint Monday Morning, Elevenof the Clock, in the Council-Chamber.Then the House took the Letter from Colonel George-Gabriel Powellto Christopher Gadsden, Esq., in relation to Eleven head of Cattle that wereimpressed for the service of the first Expediton against the Cherokee Indians,and lost, into consideration.And the said Letter being read a second time;The Resolution of the late General Assembly, of the 11th Day of July last,respecting the said Eleven head of Cattle, was read.Resolved (upon the Question) That the said Colonel George-GabrielPowell be discharged from being accountable for the said Eleven head ofCattle.Notice being taken to the House, That, in the 46th & 47th Articles ofthe Report made from the Committee who were appointed to audit the last