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Letter Bk. III
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Garrison's being supplied with provisions which according to
the Account of Prisoners the French knew they were in great
want of. that 700 French were daily expected at Fort Du
Quesne from One which has been built on this Side the Lakes
& that as soon as they should come down an Expedition was to
be undertaken wherein the Officer who came from the Missi-
sippi was to have the Chief Command & that there was a
Train ready for him consisting of Six Cannon & two mortars.
I think that part of this account agrees with what some Parties
of the Cherokees have lately told us, & I cannot look upon
any part of it as improbable; if the Officer who commands at
Fort Du Quesne has sent a Party to cut off our Communica-
tion with Fort Cumberland I beleive they have a Design on
that Place, but as our Convoy went from Fort Frederick about
a week since, we shall soon hear whether there is a strong
Party of the Enemy near Fort Cumberland agreeable to the
Drummers Intelligence or nor. It gives me great pleasure to
find that your Assembly have fallen on so effectual a method
to compleat the number of men that they have generously
engaged to support, the Example is indeed worthy Imitation
& I cannot but congratulate you thereon. I should be much
obliged to you for Copies of all the Acts that have been lately
made with you for His Majesty's Service or the better Regu-
lation of your militia when you get them from the Printer
they may be of use to me when our Assembly meets again
which will not be I suppose before the End of the Summer.
We have a Report here that the Fleet which was expected
from Ireland & that which sailed from N York having joined
at Hallifax His Ldp is proceeding on his Expedition, this
Account was given by a Person who left N York the 8th Inst.
but I know not whether he is esteemed a man of Veracity.
We are also told by the Master of a Vessel which is just
arrived in Six Weeks from England that the prussians have
gained a second Victory but as he brings no papers wherein
a second Engagement is mentioned & does not appear to be
much of a Polititian his news does not gain Credit. &c.
[Sharpe to Holdernesse.]
20th of Iuly 1757.
My Lord
I do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receit of Your
Ldp's Letter dated the 2d of May & also of a Copy of the Act
of Parliament which You said would be transmitted by the
Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations. As the
Orders which I received from the Earl of Loudoun for laying
an Embargo in this Province were general I thought it my
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