Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1750. 483

Whereas a Ship lately belonging to the King of Spain or
his Subjects hath been by the Violence of a Storm which hap-
pened on the 26^th day of August last Past driven on or near
the Shoar of the said County And hath been deserted by the
Commander Officers & Mariners thereof after they had Saved
all they could of the Rigging Equipment & Cargoe of the said
Ship, And Whereas I arn well Informed that Several Evil
Minded Persons have contrary to all Law and Justice taken
into their Possession and converted to their Own Use Several
of the Guns Tackle Apparel Equipment and other Materials
of the said Ship and Several Parcells of Money and other
Goods and Effects of the Cargoe which was in the said Ship,
These are therefore Strictly to Charge & Command you the
said Sheriff to Seize and take into your Possession and Safe
keep the same untill the Right thereto shall be Lawfully deter-
mined all the Guns Tackle Apparel Equipment and other
Materialls of the said Ship and all and every Part of the Money
Goods Wares and Effects of every kind & quality whatsoever
of the Cargoe of the said Ship as can be found in whose hands
or Possession the same or any Part or Parcell thereof shall be
and to call to your Assistance such and so many Persons as
shall be Necessary even the Power of your County if needful
for the Better and more Effectual Execution of what is herein
required And that you diligently enquire by all Lawful ways
and means Whereby the Truth may be best known who and
what Person or Persons hath or have had or taken into his her
or their hands or Possession or hath or have Converted or
disposed of any of the Materialls, Guns Tackle Apparel or
Equipment of the said Ship or any Money Goods Wares Mer-
chandizes or other Effects which were left in the said Ship by
the late Commander Officers or Mariners thereof or which did
belong or were on board the said Ship or were Part of the
Cargoe which were on board the same, hereof you are not to
fail as you shall Answer the Contrary at your Peril Given
under my hand and the Great Seal of the said Province this

Lib. C. B.
p. 410

13^th day of Septem^r in the 36^th year of his Lordships Domin-
ion Annoq Domini 1750

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Monday the
24^th Day of September in the 36^th Year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1750

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

p. 411

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Cha. Hammond

Daniel Dulany Esq^r
Benedict Calvert Esq^r