542 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

let me know per return of Bearer, the necessary dimensions
&^c And am with great respect your most Obedient Humble
Servant George Wells.
Please to send me up a copy of M^r Stewarts contract.
Daniel of S⁽ Thomas Jennifer Esq^r
Chairman of the Council of Safety, Annapolis.

[Ennalls to Council.]

Cambridge July 2^d 1776.
Gentⁿ
On Saturday the 25'" Ulto. I received information by Express
from Co^l W^m Travers (of the Corps of the lower part of this
County) that there were five Tenders then in Hoopers Straights,
that they had landed on Hopkins's Island & had taken upwards
of sixty head of Cattle from that place, together with two
young men and every thing else that was valuable on the
Island, that they had committed considerable depredations on
the Somerset Shore, and thrown that County into the utmost
confusion,' and he expected they would commit further rav-
ages in this County. In consequence of this information I
ordered Col. John Ennalls & Major Robert Harrison to go
down to that neighbourhood (it being forty miles from this
place) to get further information respecting these circumstances
and to take such steps as should appear to them to be neces-
sary on the occasion. They immediately went down and I am
informed by them that on their arrival there, they found affairs
circumstanced as above related. The Tenders had gone
down the Bay w^th their plunder a few hours before they
arrived but the Militia of that Corpse were still upon duty,
many of them being much fatigued and anxious to go home,
they were all discharged except about forty who were left to
keep a look out. In the evening of that day there appeared
in Nanticoke Sound, one large Ship and seven other Vessels
supposed to be tenders. This gave the Inhabitants great
uneasiness and anxiety, they therefore ordered such part of
the Militia as cou'd readily be collected to assemble to pre-
vent the Enemy from committing further damage. I am
further informed by them that they found many of the people
in that part of the County very lukewarm in the opposition,
difficult to be got together, and when collected in such bad
discipline they are not (in their opinion) to be relied on, paying
but little regard to the instructions of their Officers. Things
being in this situation, I have thought it advisable to order
part of the Militia under my command to march down to their
assistance, & I flatter myself we shall be able to prevent their