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      His Exncy says he has already sent his Directions to Capt St   Lib. W. B.

    Low Comandr of his Matys Shipp Valour Who in few hours           p. 43

    will be ready to saile for Virginia according to Col Spotswood

    Desire And as to that part relating to Arms and Ammuni

    tion His Exncy says he has sent Col Spotswoods Lre to the

    Comander of his Matys Ship Valour Capt St Low, and desires

    the Opinion of the Board: what Quantity of Arms may be

    sent from hence in the said Ship for the Assistance of his

    Matys Subjects in that Province. To which they say they can

    not at prsent Answer, beleiving there is not any great Quan

    tity of Arms and Ammunition in the Publiq Magazine at

    Annapolis, the rest being dispers'd in the Several Countys

    for their imediate Defence and Safety.

      Capt. John Young Master Gunner & Storekeeper of the

    Publiq Magazine being sent for made Report of the State

    of the Publiq Magazine and particularly as to the Ammuni

    tion therein.

      That there was but thirty halfe Barrells & One hundred and

    fourteen Quarter Barrells of Gun Powder twenty small

    Casques of Swan Shott & thirty small casks of Ball.

      whereupon the Board are of Opinion that this Province p.

    cannot Spare any Arms or Affiunition.

      But resolved that Some Arms and Ammunition be forth

    with sent to the Frontier Settlemts of this Province on Poto

    mack for the better Security of his Matys Subjects there. And

    His Exncy was pleased to declare that he would speedily visit

    those Frontiers for their better Incouragemt

      Att the Council held the 12th Day of July in the first Year

    of his Matys Reign &c. Annoq Dni 1715

                         Present

                        His Exncy the Govr &c

                Col Edwd Lloyd Lt       Col Saml Young

    The honble  Col Wm Holland          Col Thos Addison &

                Col Wm Coursey          Philn Lloyd Esqr

      His Exncy is pleased to put the Members of his Matys Coun

    cil in Mind of what had been offered at this Board on the

    third of June last, concerning the Indian Invasion on South

    Carolina, And now acquaint them he had received a Pacquett       p. 45

    from the Northward for Col Spotswood Govr of Virginia And

    a Letter from Mr John Moore his MatYs Collector at Philadel

    phia dated the 4th of July 1715. which He was pleasd to read,

    expressing the great Distress His Matys Subjects at South

    Carolina are now in, The Women and Children being re

    treated to Charles Town, which is one continued Hospitall,