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the defence of the province but at present can't say whether
anything will be done or not, They have indeed pass'd a
Militia Bill, but with no other view, but that I shoud refuse it,
and then to raise a Clamour against me on that account, but
as it is of such a nature as cannot be carried into execution, I
have disappointed them and given my consent to it. —
I have wrote to the General not to depend upon my being
at York, but will however strain hard for the pleasure of
spending at least one day there tho' I dare not be too sanguine
in my hopes of doing so, least I shoud be disappointed.
I am very glad the French near Iohnson are not so numerous
as they were represented if they were I know not in what
manner we shoud resist them. I wish you health and pleasure
I am Sir
Your Most obedt Humble Servt
Robt H: Morris
Novr 1755
Govr Sharpe.
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
N York the 25th of Novem. 1755 —
Sir
The 8th of this Month I arrived here & have been every Day
since expecting General Shirley from Albany where he tells
me in a Lettr dated the 16th which I yesterday recd from him
" he has been detained by the Necessity of unforeseen Business
of the greatest Consequence but gives me Room to expect him
some Day this week at farthest. Finding it impracticable to
make an Attempt on either of the French on Ontario Lake this
Season the General has left 700 Men of his own & Sr Wm
Pepperells Regiments at Oswego under the Command of Lieut
Colo Mercer & taken the Rest of those Regiments down
to Winter in the inhabited Parts of this Province. Some
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Gent" of this City have been informed by their Correspondents
at Albany that on the 12th & 13th Inst. Expresses arrived there
from General Iohnson's Camp on Lake George with Letters
importing that a Body of 8000 or 9000 of the Enemy had been
discovered by some Indian Scouts on the East Side of the
Lake within 20 Miles of the English Army & advancing
towards them. On the Receipt of this Intelligence it seems
General Shirley called a Council of War & Impress Warrants
were issued for all the Waggons & Horses that could be got
to carry Provisions up to the Army: Colo Scuyler with the
Jersey Regiment that was just come to Albany from Oswego
& some Provincial Troops that had wth leave left General
Iohnson a few Days before marched to reinforce him & the
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