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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 257
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have an opportunity of sending Your Ldp very different
Accounts in the mean time I am My Ld &c
[Sharpe to Calvert.]
Fort Frederick the 28th of August 1758.
Sir
Since I wrote to you the 9th of Iuly I have paid a Visit to
General Forbes at Carlyle in order to represent to him in a
more full & clear manner than I could well do by writing the
late Conduct of our Assembly & the present Situation of the
Maryland Forces & to prevail on the General to advance
them a Sum of Money on the Credit of the Province which he
has accordingly done. On my Return hither I wrote to the
Gentlemen of the Council & informed them that the General
expected the Assembly would at their next Meeting repay him
what he had so advanced & moreover raise a Sum of Money
to pay off the Arrears that may be due to our Troops at the
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End of the Campaign. I likewise submitted to the Gentle-
men of the Council the two following questions vizl Whether
they thought the Lower House would ever recede from the
Points they had lately insisted on & agree to raise Money by
any other Mode than that which they had proposed & adhered
to during the three last Sessions? and 2ly whether they would
or would not advise a Dissolution. They were I understand
unanimously of Opinion that the Gentlemen of the Lower
House would never be brought to offer any other Bill than
that which they had lately done & having also advised a Dis-
solution Mr Tasker has ordered Writs to be issued for a New
Election which are returnable the 2d of Octr next but I believe
it will not be possible for me to meet the Assembly before
the Middle of that Month, & meet when they will I am afraid
they will scarcely be prevailed on to raise Money by a Bill
that will be unexceptionable unless we shall have received
Advice before that time that a Determination has been given
at home in favour of the Proprietaries of PensuV agst the
Assembly of that Province. I am informed by a Person that
is just come hither from Rays Town that the Troops have at
length opened a Road from that Place over the Allegany
Mountains to a Place called the Laurel hannon which is- within
about 35 Miles of Fort Du Quesne, that Srl St Clair is making
a Ditch round a Stoccade Fort which has been built at this
Place & that about 3000 of our Forces are gone on with half
the Train of Artillery to take Post there. About 1800 Men
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remain still with Colo Bouquet at Rays Town & some Detach-
ments are employed yet in convoying up the Stores & Provi-
sions, the General has been very ill for some time at Ship-
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