320 Assembly Proceedings, June 17-July 8, 1746.

L. H. J
Liber No. 46

The following Message, prepared by the Committee of Laws, was
sent to the Upper House by M^r Stoughton and M^r Bond. (See
page 288. )
Benjamin Young Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled, An Act for issuing And taking out of the office of
the Commis^rs or Trustees appointed for emitting Bills of Credit estab-
lished by Act of Assembly the sum of Four Thousand Five Hun-
dred Pounds &c Indorsed
Which Bill was here read, and Passed for Ingrossing
M^r Nicholas Goldsborough from the Committee of Laws delivers
M^r Speaker a Bill entituled An. Act for the Trial of all matters of
Fact in the Several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise ;
which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table
The House adjourns 'till To-morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.

June 24

Tuesday Morning June 24. 1746.

The House met According to Adjournment, and the Proceedings
of Yesterday were read
M^r Lecompte appears in the House The House having considered
the several Letters from the Governors of New York and Province
of the Massachusett's Bay in New England communicated to them
by his Excellency, Resolved That this House will Address his Excel-
lency in relation thereto and ordered, That the Committee of Laws
prepare and bring in An Address Accordingly
The Letters are as follows Viz.

Sir Boston May 12^th 1746
As his Excellency Governor Clinton of New York has sent cir-
cular Letters to the Several Governors on the Continent, as far as
Virginia, to propose a Convention of Commiss^rs from each Govern-
ment to consult measures for carrying on the War against the com-
mon Enemy, and I find no other Fruit of this seasonable Proposal,
so much for the Honour of His Majesty's Government, and the
Safety of his Subjects but the Chearful and ready Compliance of this
single Province (who have chosen Commissioners for this Purpose)
I think myself obliged, in common Humanity to my Fellow Subjects
(who are daily suffering under this bloody and savage war) as well

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as in Duty to his Majesty to second these Proposals of M^r Clinton
with my earnest Solicitations that this affair may be once more

seriously considered by the several Governments in all its Circum-

stances It is well known that such is the Situation of the French in
these Northern Parts (where they have not one single Port) and
such the Superiour Strength of the English, that by the Ordinary
Blessing of Providence upon our Vigorous Endeavour their Destruc-
tion would be inevitable But the Places that are now free from any