Letter Bk. III
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him to raise to New York by water, & that he had also ordered
thither the few Carolinians that have since last Iuly remained
in Garrison at Fort Cumberland. The Pensilvanians neither
have nor will by what I can learn grant any more Supplies nor
contribute towards carrying on any Expedition to the West-
ward & as none of the Money which our People have appro-
priated to that Service is to be used or emitted till both Virga
& Pensilvania have furnished or engaged to furnish their
respective & proportionable quotas, the General's Commission
& Instructions to me might have been spared for without Men
or Money Arms, Ammunition or Provisions I do not think that
even His Excellency himself could much annoy the Enemy or
reduce their Forts. The Virginians have at length I hear
resolved to compleat the Regiment they have vainly endeav-
oured by other methods to raise with Drafts from the Militia.
This Measure it is hoped will be attended with the Conse-
quences they expect & enable Colo Washington to protect
pretty well the Frontiers of Virga but I presume he will not
advance with them into the Enemy's Country nor promise to
act offensively much this Season. Affairs in America generally
speaking remain in much the same Situation that they were in
the 3d Inst. The Troops to the Northward are in motion but
by what I can learn the Regulars are very far from being com-
pleat; & it has been hinted to me by an Officer at Albany
whose Experience & ludgment I have a great Opinion of, that
we shall have good Reason to sing Te Deum at the Conclusion
of this Campaign if Matters are not then in a worse Situation
than they are at present. I intend to proceed to the Frontiers
next Monday or Tuesday to give Orders about constructing
the Fort & Block Houses that are to be built there, & as the
Officers are all Novices I beleive I shall tarry there with them
three Weeks or a Month unless any extraordinary Occurrence
should make my Return hither before that time expedient &
necessary —
I am &c
[Sharpe to Fox.]
31" of May 1756.
Right Honble
I now do myself the honour to acquaint you that agreeable
to my Expectations expressed in my Lettr of the 3d Inst.
Our Assembly have prepared & I have passed an Act for
granting a Supply of about £25,000 Stg for His Majesty's
Service, near £7000 of it is particularly appropriated to build
a Fort on our Western Frontiers & for supporting 200 Men to
range & cover the Inhabitants the Rest is directed to be
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