514 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

No. 41.

[Council to Nicholson.]

To Captain James Nicholson.
Sir. Captain Montagu of the Fowey Ship of War has broke
the Truce, and we are directed by the Convention to apprise
you of it, and to send you the enclosed resolve which you will
conduct yourself agreeable to.
24^th June 1776

Original.

[Galloway to Council.]

To the Hon^ll the Council of Safety, the Petition of Samuel
Galloway on behalf of himself and James Cheston humbly
sheweth that on Sunday evening of the twenty third instant,
Hugh Job, a Taylor, James Brooke a Painter, Robert Skinner
a Carver, John Kelly a Gardener and Thomas Wilkinson,
waiting man made their escape from your Petitioners house at
West River in a Battoe, and that your Petitioners have great
reason to entertain a Suspicion that they have or will endeav-
our to get on board the Fowey ship of War, now lying off this
city. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray this Honourable
Board, that they will immediately take such steps as they shall
think most proper for the apprehension of the above men-
tioned servants and your Petitioners as in duty bound will
ever pray :
June 24^th 1776. Sam^l Galloway.

C. S. C.

[Eden to Barrister Carroll.]

His Maj^ys ship Fowey, June 24^th 1776.
Sir. In answer to your letter by Captain Stone which I
have just received, relative to the application made by M^r Gal-
loway and others, on account of some runaway servants, I can
only say that Captain Montagu's orders to receive, on board,
and give protection to all, British well affected subjects are
positive; and that he does not consider its in his power, con-
sistently with those orders, to comply with your request. He
says that you cannot consider this refusal as any violation of
the peace; That the Fowey has not, and will not receive any
runaway slaves on board, that he is bound by, and must fol-
low, his instructions; That all vessels belonging to this place,
now along side he intends giving up; And that he has never
sent ashore to bring servants off or encourage deserters. I
can add no more than that every exertion of my interest, or
interposition on this subject, must prove ineffectual against the
Kings orders: I hope we shall get away tomorrow and not be
delayed by any obstruction to the baggage, or stock, of the