The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

OCTOBER 18, 1760785Expence of Carriages to attend the Regiment on it’s march; on which accountno Monies are provided by the Act for that Service: But inasmuch asthey have received information from Mr. Nutt, one of the Agents to the Contractors,that he cannot answer the payment of the said Carriages withoutan Order from General Amherst, the Committee do therefore recommend,that his Honour the Lieut. Governor be addressed to use his best endeavoursto procure, at His Majesty’s Expence, a proper provision for this Service: Andif this Method should prove ineffectual the Public of this Province shouldbecome chargeable therewith, rather than the general Service of the Provinceshould suffer.Ordered, That the said Report be considered to-morrow Morning.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning, Nine of theClock.Saturday the 18th Day of October 1760.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.Mr. Parsons reported to the House, that Mr. Pinckney & himself had,pursuant to their Order, prepared an Address in answer to the Lieut.Governor’s Message, relative to permitting Woolen Goods to be sent to theCreek Indians; & he read the Address in his Place, & afterward delivered itin at the Clerk’s Table: Where the same, being twice read, was agreed to bythe House, & is as followeth; viz.May it please your Honour,Agreeable to your Honour’s desire, by your Message of Yesterday, recommendingto this House (by advice of His Majesty’s Council) to take intoConsideration whether your Honour is impowered to grant permission forexporting Woolens & other Things for the necessary Use of the Creek Indians;we have consider’d that Matter, & now acquaint your Honour, that wesee no reason to deviate from our former Advice: And we doubt not that yourHonour will give such powers for the prudent & impartial use of such permissionas are consistent with the true interest of this Province: And furtherobserve, that it was & still is the Opinion of this House that no other thanWoolen Goods shou’d, for the present, be permitted to be sent amongstthose Indians.Then the Report from the Committee who were appointed to makeinquiry of what provision may be farther necessary to be made for the South-Carolina Regiment, other than what is appointed by the Law for raising thesaid Regiment; & to whom the Lieut. Governor’s Message, upon that Subject,was referred, was (according to the Order made Yesterday for that purpose)taken into Consideration.