182 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1704.

            Lib. C. B.Annapolis Tuesday Febry 20th 1704.

              p. 21    Att the Councill Present

                       His Excellency the Governour

                    The honrble Thomas Tench Esqr Robert Smith Esqr Coll

                  John Hamond James Sanders Esqr Lt Col Wm Holland

                    His Excellency acquaints the Boarde that he has lately

                  viz, the 16th day of Ianry received Severall Royall Comands

                  from her Majesty together with divers pacquetts from the

                  Right hont the Lords of Trade and forraigne Plantations

                  which necessarily Require the Present meeting of the Boarde.

                  And thereupon was Produced and read Her Majestys Royall

                  Instructions of the of July 1704 to his Excellency with

                  a Copy of a Clause in an Act of Parliament for raising

                  Recruits for the land fforces and for enlarging &c the Num

                  ber of Saylers Saving only the Mar and one Moyety of

                  Mariners English Ordered that the Clarke of the Boarde

                  give Notice thereof to the Severall Collectors and Navall

                  Officers. And Lres were wrote to thm

                 The Lords Letter of the 29th of June 1704

                  Signifying her Majestys Pleasure that her Subjects here

                  should be cautious how they give Accounts of the Publiq

                  State of this Province, Least their Letters fall into the

                  Enemyes hands and that all Masters of Shipps put all such

                  Letters in a Bagg with a Weight and Sinke them before

                  they are taken. Advised that Proclamation Issue to give

                  Caution to the Inhabitants not to give such Account Which

                  was issued accordingly

                22 And that the Navall Officers give Directions to Masters

                  of Shipps as to Sinking of the Letters.

                    The Lords Letter with her Majestys Proclamation for a

                  Day of Thanksgiving for her Majestys Com pleat and glorious

                  Victory over her Majestys Enemys neare the Danube under

                  the Conduct of his Grace the Duke of Malborough and

                  Directions to his Excellency to appoint a proper and Speedy

                  Day to be kept by all her Majestys good Subjects here in

                  like manner as prescribed by the said proclamation being

                  read His Excellency was Pleased to Say that he not being

                  able to gett a Councill together by reason of the hard

                  Weather before the Receipt of her Majestys Comands and

                  their Lordshipps Directions had uppon the first Advice

                  thereof Issued a Proclamation to that End Which was read

                  and approved of by the Board and thought fully to Answer

                  her Majestys Pleasure therein.