The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

OCTOBER 17, 1760783Mr. Pinckney reported from the Committee who were appointed tomake inquiry concerning what farther provision may be necessary to bemade for the South-Carolina Regiment, other than what is appointed by theLaw for raising the said Regiment; & to whom the Lieutenant Governor’sMessage, of the 13th Instant, upon that subject, was referred; That the Committeehad made the Inquiry accordingly, & considered the matter of the saidMessage, & had come to several Resolutions thereupon; which they had directedhim to report to the House; & he read the Report in his place, & afterwarddelivered it in at the Clerk’s Table: where the same was read, & is asfollows; viz.That, on perusal & consideration of the Act of Assembly lately passedfor the establishment of the present Provincial Regiment, they find that noprovision is thereby made for any of the Posts or Employments, or for theServices recommended by his Honour in his said Message: And that theMonies granted by the said Act are appropriated solely to the raising, paying,cloathing & maintaining the Officers, Soldiers & others therein mentioned,in manner, as by the said Act is particularly specified. And that, ona Calculation made, such Monies are barely sufficient for the purposesthereby intended. By which his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor is preventedfrom employing such Officers & Persons, & from providing suchCamp-Equipage & allowing such usual Expences to recruiting Officers as theCommittee, in their opinion think highly reasonable & proper to be allowed:And therefore the Committee are of opinion, that, in order to compleat thesaid Regiment, in Case there should not be Money in the Fund sufficient forthose purposes, further provision should be made for such Services as arehereafter particularly mentioned (that is to say)For paying a Chaplain forty two Shillings, Currency, a Day.Also to a Drum-Major, Ten Shillings, Currency, a Day.To a Serjeant-Major, & Quarter-Master Serjeant, fifteen Shillings, Currency,a day, each.To 20 Men, to be employed as Pioneers or Hatchet-men, two of them toattend each Company, Eight Shillings & Nine Pence, Currency, a Day, each.To a Waggon-Master General, Two Pounds, Sixteen Shillings, Currency,a Day.To two Butchers to attend the Regiment on their march, ten Shillings,Currency, a Day, each.Also that the Sum of Five Pounds, Currency, be allowed & paid to each& every Officer in the said Regiment for each Man by him already recruitedor inlisted or hereafter to be recruited or inlisted in the same as a just & reasonableconsideration for his extraordinary trouble, charges & expences thatmust unavoidably attend him in the pursuit of that necessary Service.