212 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1740.

Lib. C. B.

Commissioners or Trustees for emitting Bills of Credit estab-
lished by Act of Assembly the Sum of 2562: 10: 0 Current
Money in Bills of Credit to be applyed for the Encouragem^t of
Persons voluntarily enlisting themselves in his Majestys
Service, for the Use of the several Agents therein appointed

At a Council held at the House of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor in the City of Annapolis on Monday the 30^th day of June
in the twenty sixth year of His Lordships Dominion Annoq
Domini 1740
Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Letter received by him from his Grace the Duke of
Newcastle, One of his Majestys Principal Secretarys at State,
as also His Majesty's Instructions to him in the following Words.

Whitehall 5^th April 1740
Sir
I acquainted you, by my Letter of January 5^th with his
Majestys Intentions to send from hence a large Body of Forces
under the Command of my Lord Cathcart, in order to make
an Attempt upon some of the most considerable of the Spanish
Settlements in the West Indies; which are to be joined by
such a Number of Troops, as may be raised in his Majestys

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Colonies, and Islands in America, And at the same [time], I sent
you his Majesty 'sDirections to be making the necessary Disposi-
tions, in order to facilitate, as soon as possible, the raising the
Troops within Your Government; and I informed you, that
Col Blakeney, who is appointed Adjutant General in this Ex-
pedition, would set out from hence as soon as possible, with
the Kings more particular Instructions, and Directions to you,
and the other Governors in America, relating to this Matter;
and his Majesty doubts not, but that, in Consequence of these
Orders you will have taken the necessary Steps to get the
Levies in as much Forwardness as possible
I now send you inclosed His Majestys Instructions, under
his Royal Sign Manual, containing particular Directions for
Your Conduct in every thing relating to the Performance of
this Service, which are so full, that they leave me Nothing to
add, but to recommend to you the utmost Care and Diligence