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Letter Bk. III
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they did last year & that when I found nothing was to be
done the Gentlemen who compose the Upper House having
once more refused the Bill which was offered them, & the
Lower House having by many Votes manifested their Reso-
lution to abide by it & to offer no other, I put an End to their
Sitting, & they will I am satisfied ever meet to as little pur-
pose as they have now done unless His Majesty's Ministers
shall interfere & put an End to the Dispute that subsists
between them. It gives me the utmost Concern that it is not
in my power to send you such Advices as would be satisfac-
tory & agreeable to you, & I can truly say that no Endeavours
of mine have been wanting to induce our People to act a
better Part but since I have entirely failed of Success it only
remains for me to wish you Success in whatever you are
going to undertake & to assure you that I am with the greatest
Regard &c
[Sharpe to Pitt.]
18 April 1759 —
Sr
I now do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receit of
your Letters of the 23d Jany & 5th of Feby as well as of those
dated the 9th & 29th of Decemr last & to inform you that in
Obedience to His Majesty's Commands therein signified I
convened the General Assembly of this Province & by several
Messages pressed them in the most importunate manner to
grant such Supplies for the ensuing Campaign as the Cir-
cumstances of the Country would admit & as the important
Service so particularly recommended to us required. It was
however my Misfortune to find that the Peoples Representa-
tives who compose the Lower House of Assembly, or at least
a Majority of them came together with a fix't Resolution not
to propose nor agree to any other Bill for raising Money or
Troops besides that which the Gentlemen of the Upper House
had four times before refused to pass for the Reasons con-
tained in the Journal of their Proceedings, which as I took the
Liberty to mention in my Letter of the 18th of May last was
long ago transmitted to the Lord Proprietary that a clear &
full State of the Dispute that subsisted between the two
Houses might be ready to lay before you in Case you should
at any time be pleased to call for it. Matters being thus cir-
cumstanced & the Assembly having broke up again without
granting any Money or Troops, it is not in my Power to give
any Assistance to the Officer that is appointed to command
His Majesty's Forces in this Part of the Continent nor can I
flatter myself after what hath passed that it will ever be in my
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