The King would have you recommend it in the strongest
manner to your Council and Assembly, to pass effectual Laws
for prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with the French, and
for preventing the Exportation of Provisions of all kinds to any
of their Islands or Colonies.
I am
Sir
Your most Obedient
Humble Servant
H Fox
Deputy Governor of Maryland.
[FOX to Sharpe.] Original.
No. 2. Whitehall March 13th 1756.
Sir
I have acquainted you in my other Letter, of this Date, with
the Kings having appointed the Earl of Loudoun to be com-
mander in chief of all His Majesty's Forces in North America,
but as it will be some Time, before His Lordship or Major
General Abercrombie who is to be the next in Command to
Him, can set out from hence, the King has directed Colonel
Webb (who will forward this Letter to you) to embark imme-
diately for North America, and to take upon him the Command
of the Forces, there till the Arrival of Lord Loudoun or Major
General Abercrombie; You will therefore correspond with
Colonel Webb, & give him all necessary Lights & Assistances,
in the same manner you were directed to do, to the late
General Braddock.
It having been represented that a considerable Number of
Foreign Settlers in America might be more willing to enter
into the King's Service if they were commanded by officers of
their own Country, an Act of Parliament has been passed, of
which I send you inclosed a printed Copy, Enabling his Majesty
to grant Commissions to a certain Number of German Swiss,
& Dutch Protestants who have served as Officers or Engineers,
& as they have already Engaged they will embark with all
Expedition in order to assist in raising and commanding such
of the Foreign Protestants in North America, as shall be able
and willing to serve with the rest of the Forces upon this occa-
sion; And it is the King's Pleasure that you should give any
of the said Officers who may come into your Government, all
the Assistance, in your Power, in the Execution of this Service.
It being of the greatest Importance, that His Majesty should
be, in the present situation of Affairs, truly and exactly in-
formed of the real State of Defence of all His Colonies in
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