2^d Nov^r 1756.
R^t Hon^ble
When I did myself the honour to write the 28^th of Oct^r I
acquainted you that in Consequence of an Act of Assembly
passed for that & other purposes Orders were given to a
Merch^t in London to purchase & ship a quantity of Ammuni-
tion for the use of this Province, in Case therefore M^r Iⁿ Buch-
anan our Merch^t should be unable to ship Ammunition at this
time on Acco^t of an Embargo I hope you will on his making
application be pleased to grant him an Order for exporting
3000 Ibs of Powder & an equal Quantity of Ball or Lead to &
on Acco^t of this Province I am &c.

3^d of Nov^r 1756. transmitted by Capt Noel.
S^r
In my Letter dated the 16^th of Oct^r I acquainted you with
the Issue of our last Session of Assembly & sent you therewith
a Copy of the Act that was with a good deal of Difficulty at
length obtained for His Majesty's Service. I now transmit
Journals of the Assembly's Proceedings during that Session
which I think will confirm what I observed in the first part of
my Letter dated the 5^th of Oct^r tho the Iournals do not discover
what means were used & what Tricks played to postpone
& obstruct Business. At one time twas given out & con-
fidently asserted that Oswego was not lost, then instead of
making immediate Provision for raising Men for the Royal
American Regiment the State of the Province must be enquired
into by Way of Amusement, afterwards I must be addressed
as it were to recommend it to them to appropriate a Sum of
Money for purchasing Arms & Ammunition that they may
thence take Occasion to insert such Clauses in the Bill for His
Majesty's Service as they knew would not be assented to, & to
make extravagant Demands on His Ldp. Understanding
with what Design such Addresses were presented I avoided
every thing that could possibly afford them room for beginning
a Dispute or for inserting their favourite Clause in the Bill that
was framing, however you will see by their Resolves what
were their Inclinations & how eagerly they embrace all Oppor-
tunities of saying & doing whatever they think will be dis-
agreeable. I have long been persuaded that nothing to Effect
will be ever done by these Colonies unless an Act of Parliament
is made for obliging them to contribute their respective Quotas