298 Letters to the Governor and Council

June 17

Shelby, The Col^o order'd rations for the Waggoners and as I had
none was obliged to take 33^lbs out of one of the barrels for them.
I make a return of the Whole of the provisions Rec^d by M^r Bunberry
which I hope came Safe to hand. I shall have 121 bar: of flour in a
few days on Corsica ready to deliver

June 17
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 95

[Thomas Sprigg, Co'ty. Lt., Hagars Town, to the Council.]
(fav'd by Capt. Morgan)

I Rec^d Your Hon" favours by Captⁿ Ornorf of the 9^th and 10^th
before his return the Conspiracy was discovered and several persons
apprehended Among^t them the two persons mention'd in Yours of
the 9^th Henry Newcomer and Yost Pleacker, I've been busy exam^g
evidences for several days and find A great N^o are concernded in
this Co^ty Many in Virg^a some in Fred^k Co^ty there is about 30 in Goal
and expect the Guards every moment that are detatch'd for 50 or 60
more of those in prison their are 5 or 6 that Acknowledge them-
selves to be Captains that they have Misted and Admin'd the Oath
of Allegeance to many persons, one of them to the Amo^t of 42 they
Confess very freely they say they expect and deserve to be hang'd,
and I pray God they may not be disappoint'd, I expect their will be a
Considerable N^o more inform'd Ag^t, had the Law for trial by Court
Marshall PasS^td last Session, I should not be at any loss to proceed,
but at present I really am, Many of their Crimes have been Com-
mitd before the Meet^g of the Assembly, some of them since, I would
be Glad to be inform'd by Your hon^rs as soon as possible whether all
Laws pasS^td at the same Session are in force from the first day of
the Session, if so I shall imm^y call a Court proceed to trial and Exe-
cution of those that Came under the Law, the Militia in General dis-
cover such a desire to appr^d the trators that I think very few will
Escape, the Whigs are very desirous of hav^g a few of the principle
persons Execut'd I believe it would have a very good Effect. I but
this moment knew of this opp^y by Captⁿ Morgan that I hope Your
hon^rs will excuse my not giving a fuller Acc^t and the hurry in which
I write, as soon as the Offenders are all Apprehend^d and Exam'd
shall transmit the whole proceedings by Express, in the mean time
shall be Glad to receive Your Hon^rs Instructions when I return'd
from Annap^s I found one Comp^y of the select Mil^a had march'd to
assist in Guarding the prisoners besides a N^o of the Other Mil^a from
this Co^ty the whole of the prisoners Hessians and Brittish Consist^g
of 15 or 1600 was guarded by this Co^ty to York, and also finding we
were likely to be in much Confusion, and that a Guard would be
necessary in Town, I Order'd the Other select Comp^y not to March
until further Orders but to appear at This place to Guard the Goal
which I hope will meet with Your hon^rs Approbation
Agreeable to Your directions I prov'd 20 four pound Guns at
M^r Hughes works, empresS^td 10 wagons to haul them to Balt they