500 Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765.

Endorsed R. Ridout y^r remittance to me the 29^th of May
last, I hope the Bill is safe to you. £26:10^s: 0

The Earl of Loudon is recall'd his Conduct is greatly dis-
aproved. Major Gen^l Abercrombie has the Comd in his stead.
Admiral Boscawen is sail'd from Portsmouth Com^dr of the
Squadron destin'd for America on Board Col. Anstruther's
& Amherst's Regiments S^r Cha^s Hardy Rear Admiral has
been some time sail'd from Inland with Transports, on
Board some Troops destin'd tis said for Hallifax & to wait
the arrival of Ad: Boscawen. God send Success to His
Majesty's Arms & may all Happiness attend you & Mary-
land.

Y^rs Sincerly

Cecil^s Calvert

Post Mr Franklin of Pensilvania has as yet brought no procedure agt Messrs Penns. He seems Groundless at a Loss How & where to begin

Mr Farquier Lt Govr of Virginia & Mr Bernard Govr of the Jerseys sail soon undr Convoy

Pos^t Inclosed are Magazines & decimal Papers of con-
siderable Events, Especially of one Glorious Battle gained
by Col. Give in the East Indies, over Sureja Dowla Nabob
of the Provinces of Bengal, Baker & Orieca, assisted by the
French: whom he Dethroned and Entered the City of Maxa-
davad & placed Jaffier Ally Cawan in the Ancient Seat as
Nabob of them Provinces. The Sum stipulated by the
Treaty to be paid by the new Nabob is computed ab^t three
Mills sterling, with Surrender of a considerable Country
round Calcutta, Besides presenting the Colonel 300000£ for
his own use & of w^h in part he has Actually remitted his
Father by Bill value 183000£ drawn on the Dutch East
India Company, & is Accepted by M^r Van Neck the Dutch
Merch^t resident in England. I am inform'd His Majesty
has sent for M^r Give the Father who is an Attor^y at Law,
Wish'd him Joy & thank'd him for his Brave son & was
graciously pleased to Express himself with high Considera-
tion for his son & his Services. The Loss of Vice Admiral
Watson is much Lamented, he was buried the 17^th of Aug^t
at Calcutta, was greatly Assistant to Col. Clive's Success.
Our affairs are Illustrious in the East, no Laureated Letters
from the West. M^r Carrol who has been sometime here, I
am told designs by the present Convoy for the Province.
The intercourse we have had has not been much. As a
Romanist he seems Jessuitical, Crafty & of Tergiversation
Subtil, tending ag^t the New Administrators who have been
Admitted by the Present Proprietor & have proved them-