Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 527

Capital & Interest his Banker at Paris is Bankrupt with
several others, this Occasions Bankruptcy in Holland, Eng-
land & of Merchants like Nine-pins they throw one another.
A Subscription, open'd for Eight Millions here at 4 p^r C^t with
a Lottery Ticket the Interest for 21 years at 4 p^r C^t after at
3 p^r C^t it fill'd in three Days (Englands Security is in full
Credit) the above Money on Malt 3^d p^r Bushel additional
Duty. Here's talk of Peace, what can France do? she has
Lost her Trade & closed her credit, protested all her Lost
Colony Bills & most of her Valuable Islands & Colonies are
in our Kings Possession, her Navy taken, Sunk & destroyed.
Left with not thirty of the Line; her Alliances & Corruption
how will she maintain? she has Lost the source of Riches
the Nerves & Sinews of War, is become a Bankrupt. What
Effort can she? As to Hanover she has been twice Bravely
foil'd in the Attempt, if she got Possession what then? it
would not answer her nor would the Germanic Body allow it
her. By the War the Counter Ballance is ag^t her, it is with
our Soveraign. Goree, Senegal, Guadalupe and Quebec, im-
mense gain by Traffick & pronounces she must submit to
British Terms. M^r Sec^y Pitt has Pit her, & she must be
Humble e'r she gets out. No Provincial Laws nor Assembly
Journals are come to hand. In mine Sep^r the 6^th to you My
Lords desire is to have laid out 10000 Acres in Frederick
County reserved Manor Land the best soil & Scituation. The
inclosed to M^r James Richard is in Answer to his to My
Lord ab^t ill treatment of receipt of his Lord^ps reserved &
Manor Rents, he is refer'd to you for advice concern^g Note
From all parts congratulatory Addresses are to his Majesty
on this Years Success of his Anns. What am I to expect
from M^r Comiss^y Dulany. M^r Tasker favour'd Me, I hope
from him the same favour, 'tis his Lord^ps Desire; I mention
this because not hearing relative from M^r Dulany.
To His Excell^y Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Lieu^t Decem^r 27^th 1759.
Governor of the Province of Maryland.

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London Jan^y 19^th 1760
Sir.

My Packet inclos'd the 18^th of Nov^r has long been y^rs for a
Passage & tho' I may send Antiquity & as most things grow
stale by keeping, yet mine is Enrich'd by the Proprietors
Let^r to you with his Elegant Gold Snuff Box, May you
long enjoy. Peace is talk'd, seems not likely this year; 'tis
hinted when, Act of Parliam^t will be moved for amendment
of Government & a Standing Force in America & that the