202 Journal and Correspondence

December 8

Evangels of Almighty God deposeth and saith That early in the

Morning of Thursday last he was taken in a small Schooner Loaded

with nine hh^ds of Tobacco off Poplar Island by a small Pilot Boat
with a white Bottom that carries a Gib that the Boat was owned and
Commanded by Joseph Whaland and manned with twelve men
armed with Muskets, Cutlasses and Pistols that the Boat was with-
out Guns

December g

[Patrick Macgill, Elk Ridge Landing, to His Excellency,
Thomas Sim Lee, Esqr.]

Sir There has been two Gun Caridges upon my Warfe at this
place ever since M^r Long moved them from Annapolis, If they are
to be sold I will give the same price as such sold for at Baltimore
Fort at Vendue, there is a number of the Irons stole from them since
they came here if it is agreeable I will remitt the Cash for them by
the first safe hand

December n

[Don'1 Yeates, Elk, to Gov. Lee.]

Hon^d Sir having informed you of my situation in the Quarter
Masters department in regard to forage, I was in hopes as the Gen^l
Assembly is setting of meeting assistance; still in hopes a Supply
may be procured; the situation I am in obliges me to renew my ap-
plication; I am informed the State supplys is all the dependance;
I have not rec^d any short forage or pay from this State tho' the
season is thus far Advanced, the Perishable part of the property
now in my Possession is suffering much for want, on the draught
horses the business of forwarding the Stores and provisions both to
the Northern and Southern Armys solely depends; much business
is now required in transporting Stores to the southw^d by Orders
from M. G. Green; I am entirely out of forage at this Post and
Baltimore where there is the greatest necessity of supplying the wag-
gons passing on to Alexandria. Permit me to Appeal to you for
your Aid and Assistance in this matter. I am Apprehensive owing
to the want of money and other dificulties that it won't be in my
Power ere long to forward the flow'r and other Provisions unless
I can gain forage soon; to keep up the teams and Supply some Pri-
vate teams willing to hire if forage is found them. Agreeable to
your directions I have forwarded all the cattle that has been deliv-
ered me; but have been Embarrased in the delivery in Philad^a on
acco^t of the Cattle coming in poor and unfit for present Use Col^o
Hollingsworth informed me he had orders not to deliver on terms
of discrimination at this Post, the Board of Warr has taken up this
matter; and ordered all that is unfit for use to be disposed of, as not
being Agreable to the requisition of supply for this State I have
Just rec^d twenty two head that came in from S^t Marys County all
Poor I refer you to Col^o Hollingsworth for a report of them