Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 373

    repossession of this ffort of Cadaracqui they will force or fright Lib. H. D.

    them into a complyance (I am of oppinion it is absolutely

    necessary for his Mats service to support the ffive Nations of

    Indians) the service they perform against the ifrench cannot

    be easily done by Christian forces without a charge greater

    than the Province can bear the Revenue whereof being

    exhausted by the dayly charge of the Warr and notwithstand

    ing an Additional Duty raised for payment of the Debts of

    this Governmt the Emergencies that happen dayly are so great

    that all is expended and the province some thousand pounds

    indebted and this I cannot avoid vnless I have some assist

    ance of Men or Money.

      I see the sad experience of an Indian Warr in New Eng

    land at this day where notwithstanding the English are very

    numerous have many Towns and the Enemy (as is said) not P. 279

    above 300 yet these Infidels gain dayiy vpon them.

      I dont question your Excells Zeal for his Mats service & the

    publick good and hope by your influence the next Assembly

    of your province may be induced to a consideration of their

    Neighbours hardships and the ill consequences of a ifrench

    power growing & incroaching vpon his Mats Subjects, not

    only of New-York, but of all the rest of his Mars Territories &

    Dominions of this Main of America.

      I send inclosed the Copyes of the last intelligence I had

    from New-England When any News comes to me it shall be

    communicated to yor Excell by

                          Yor most humble Servant

                                     Ben:   ifietcher

      The Intelligence from New-England follows, Vizt

                           Copy

    Intelligence Sr

       from New England In my last I gave you an Accot of the Arrivall of

           a Vessell from Canida, which was dispatched from

    hence to fetch home our prisoners there, and also sent you a

    Copy of Count ifrontiniacks Letter directed to my self received

    by the said Vessell, since which Mr Mathew Carey, who was

    imployed vpon that occasion has delivered a further informa

    tion in Writing vnder his hand of some things which occurred Whitehall

    whils't he was at Quebeck, of considerable import, a Copy

    whereof I here inclose for your Exncies satisfaction & advisemt

    what improvemt may be made thereof I have at present kept

    it private here, its only with my self & the Secretary; he had

    the Account thereof from severall Officers there, principally

    from the person whose name & quality is mentioned in the

    Marjant of the said Information, he also told him that he was