Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698/9. 69

    a hurry) and that it may be Corrected and not Insisted upon        Lib. H. D.

    from Capt Whitehorne who never had any more then 320

    Runletts &c Capt Greenwell thank God is Safely Arrived

    and now in Holland discharging his Loading Capt Harbin,

    Sen house, Smith, and Watts, are all thats now yett Come

    from Maryland but more daily Expected Tobbacco Trade

    is att prsent not very brisk the Dutchmen being very incred

    ulous and will not believe the Scarcity with you so long as all

    Ships that Coms yet are quite full Laden and doubts not but

    will be so, all that we Affirme here Availes nothing without

    further prooff the Weather now is extream hott So that we

    all are in hopes of a Greater fertillity this year then has been

    for Some years past, His Maty the King yesterday im

    barqued from Margett Town for Holland where he designes             p. 168

    to spend this Summer this Coms p An Accidentall Ship via

    Pensilvania p Capt Mitchell which I hope will find your Excel

    lency and Lady well that it may it the fervent prayers of me

    who att all times shall be thankfull of your Excys Comands to

    shew my readiness for your Selfe and Governmt of my being

                        Yor Excys

                 Most humble & most obedt

                   Servt Isaac Millner

     There is Two Shells one is fixed for Service and the other

    hath onely a fuse in it so you may pull them out and See

    how to fix them but the fusees must be cutt of the Same

    length as those tht are in the Shells and when you fix them

    you must fitt your fusees very well to the hole of the Shell as

    you see by this that is sent you you must lett your fuse be

    driven in a little tite with a Small Mallod and then it will not

    blow out with the blast of the Morter and when you Load

    your morter putt the shell in after the powder without any

    thing of Wadding and lett the fuse lye to the Music of the

    Morter and take Some meale powder and put in the head of

    the fuse and there you may fire the Morter piece Safely

     Your Morter piece Should lye att 45 Degrees or as near

    to that as you Can when you fire it by the reason it is the

    least straine to her and will throw furthest

     Your Composition for fuzees and true proportionabie

    quantities is

              Meale powder       3 l— 1/4

              Salt peter         2

              Sulpher            1

     You must fill your shells with fine powder