462 Letters to the Governor and Council

August 30
Red Book
No. 28
Letter 24

of Maryland for the levee of a corps of lancers, but the Assembly
not meeting till October I desir'd the marquis in a letter from An-
napolis to make interest for my appointment to this corps who might
answer the same purpose and be of a greater service on this occasion
than it ever will At Savanah my troop was attach'd to count
D'estaing dragoons of defence and condi and found to be of great
service to them during that campaign as you may see by the incloS^td
certificat of the two Commanders of the french army after counts
D'estaing's wound. I wish the certificate could be sent to me back
again when peruS^td by the council

August 31

[Henry Hooper, Dorset Co^ty, to Gov. Lee.] (p^r Mr. Muir)

On Monday last two of the Enemies Barges landed a party of Men
at Vienna on Nanticoke River and plundered the Inhabitants of the
Town and captured five loaded Vessels in that river. We collected a
party of Militia as spedily as possible and retook three of the Vessells
and by posting some Militia on each Side the river cut off the retreat
of one of the Barges, on which the Enemy ran her on shore and de-
serted her, the Crew made their Escape but we are in possession of
the Barge. We took three of the Enemy prisoners, whom I send
forward to Annapolis by this conveyance; your Excellency will be
pleased to order payment to be made to the Bearer for their passage,
I believe a Dollar for each is as much as he expects to receive. M^r
Robert Morrain Prise master on board a Schooner taken by the Brigg
Susanna Cap^t Hayman Commander, with two other men after they
parted Company with the Brigg, ran the prize Vessell on shore and
delivered themselves up to the Militia; M^r Morrain has taken the
Oath of Fidelity to this State and now waits on your Excellency for
permission to settle in Baltimore Town.
Samuel Hooper 2^d Lieu^t and Walter Rawley Ensign of Cap^t Roger
A. Hoopers Company, mentioned in a Letter rec^d from your Coun-
cil have both resigned and Col^o Dickenson recommended John Steele
and Nimrod Newton as proper to succeed to fill up them Vacancys
and should be glad to receive these commissions when they can be
conveniently made out
NB. We have 2 Negroes in our Jail recover^d from the Enemy who
say they belong to M^r Sewall at the mouth of Patuxent and M^r Moor
in or near Bladensburgh

[August]

[The Petition of Daniel O Neill to His Excellency Thom^s Simley
Esq^r Governor & Commander in Chief in & over the State of
Maryland &c.]

Petitioner is an Intire Stranger & Quite Deaf, one of the now
Exiled Inhabitants of Charles Town, in South Carolina, out of which
as well as out of House & Home, he was Burnt by which he lost his all
above f 10000 Sterling, with what he could Scrape out of the De-