often rejected, & indeed I am of opinion that Your Excellency
will not want many Arguments to convince you that the
Lower House or the Major part of them (for almost half the
House voted against the Bill) did not in fact intend to grant
any Supplies when you are informed that notwithstanding
they knew Fort Du Quesne was in possession of His Majesty's
Troops & there was great reason to think Your Excellency
would order some of the Maryland Forces (if the Province
should keep them up) to assist in garrisoning that place or
some other advanced Post yet they would still insist on their
favourite Clause that none of the men in the pay of this Prov-
ince should be ordered beyond Fort Frederick. It would be
unnecessary to trouble Your Excellency with a more particular
Account of their Proceedings at this time. I shall only say
therefore that their Behaviour at this time, Has not been
different from their Conduct in the last Assembly & I dare
not hope that they will ever change their measures or that this
Province will ever contribute its' Quota towards carrying on
the War against His Majesty's Enemies unless the Ministry to
whom our Situation & unhappy Disputes are known can take
any Steps to compel us. Colo Dagworthy informs me that
before he left the Camp at Loyalhannon he ordered 100 of
the best men that were in the Maryland Troops to march &
garrison Fort Cumberland till Your Excellency's pleasure
should be farther signified, & Capt Beall having brought all
the Rest of the Men hither I recommended it to the Officers
to give them Furloughs or Leave of Absence untill measures
shall be fallen upon to pay off all the Arrears that are due to
them & till they shall receive Notice to repair to some place
of Rendezvous, with which the Men seem to be pretty well
satisfied. I should be obliged to Your Excellency for letting
me know whether you would choose that Doctor Ross should
wait on Mr Kilby this Winter with his Vouchers & Papers in
order to make a final Settlement agreeable to Mr Kilby's
method or whether it would be more agreeable to you that
the Affair should remain unsettled a few months longer &
untill the Assembly shall be tried once more whether they will
take it upon themselves to settle the Doctor's Accounts &
pay him his Demand or not, Wishing that you may speedily
have & long enjoy a better State of Health than has lately
fallen to Your Lot, I am &c
[Sharpe to Forbes.]
26th Jany 1759.
Sr
Be pleased to accept my hearty Congratulations on the
happy Event of Your Expedition agt His Majesty's Enemies
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