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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 69

[Sharpe to Holdernesse.]
2d of Augst 1757. My Ld
A Vessel being just about to sail hence for England I
embrace the Opportunity to acknowledge the Receit of Your
Ldps Letter dated the 20th of May which was brought to me
last night from N York & to assure your Ldp that a Copy of
the order which His Majesty in Council was pleased to issue
the 5th of Octr last shall be did to every Person that shall apply
to me for Letters of Reprizal & I will at the same time
acquaint them that they will be prosecuted with the utmost
Severity if they presume in any manner to act contrary thereto.
As our Ports lye at a considerable Distance from the Sea, no
Privateers ever put in here or send their Prizes hither for a
Markett. but if any should arrive the Port Officers will
Immediately advise me thereof & if the Master shall not have
received a Copy of the abovementioned Order I will not fail to
send him one & to give him a proper Charge therewith.
in Case Snooke or Hadden shall be ever found in any Part
of this Governl I will take particular Care to have them
secured untill I can receive farther Instructions from the Gov-
ernor of Nova Scotia or New York & when I do receive them
the Offenders shall be dealt with accordingly — 		Letter Bk. III
[Dinwiddie to Sharpe.]

Williamsburg Augt 5th 1757
Sir
I send this by Express to acquaint You that Capt Arburth-
nott of His Majesty's Ship Garland, is to convoy the Trade
from this to Britain, & desires they may join him in Hampton
Road the 15th of Septr that Day he proposes to sail; I thot it
wou'd be of Service to the Trade of Your Colony to be
acquainted therewith, not doubting they will be glad of Con-
voy, which will be a great Saving to the Owners & Freighters,
as I hear Insurance is at 25 p Ct to drawback 15 p Ct if they
sail with Convoy.
I propose laying an Embargo on all Ships loaded with
Tobacco till the above Time of his sailing, which I think both
necessary & proper.
Pray write me any News You may have from the Nowd
I am in Pain to hear of the Junction of the Forces from Britain
with those Ld Loudoun carried from New York & if they pro-
ceeded on the Grand Expedition against Canada, I fear the
Season is too far advanc'd, however if any Probability of Suc-
cess he certainly will put it in execution.

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