224 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 28-Dec. 16, 1757.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 49
Oct. 7
p. 29

Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
I think proper to inform you, that, upon the Application of Captain
Chapline, a Member of your House, and a great Number of our
Frontier Inhabitants, I did, the 3d of August last, order Captain
Delashmutt and Captain Moses Chapline to march Part of their
respective Companies, and to patrole on the Frontiers for their
Protection. The Time for which they were ordered out, is now
expired; but they tell me, that if other Parties are not sent to
relieve them, the Settlement of Conococheague will, in all Probability,
be immediately broke up, the People being thrown into the greatest
Consternation by an Account that they have received from the
Mouth of Opeekon River in Virginia, near which Place it is said
that Seventeen Persons were killed and captivated by a large Party
of Indians the 3Oth of last Month, while the Garrison of Fort
Frederick is too weak and sickly to send out so many and such large
Parties as the Inhabitants think necessary for their Security. I
do not choose, at this Time, to order out any more of the Militia
without your Advice; but, if you think it necessary, I will issue
Orders for that Purpose.

7th of October, 1757. Hor.^o Sharpe.

Which was Read, and Ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Oct. 8

Saturday, 8^th October, 1757.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except Mr. Fraser, Mr. Benjamin Mackall,
and Mr. Rasin. The proceedings were Read.

On Motion, That an Address be prepared to his Excellency, to
return him the Thanks of this House, for favourably Representing
to the Earl of Loudoun the great Inconveniencies that would result
to (and the Inability of) this Province, to accommodate more than
Ten Companies; Ordered, That Col. Tilghman, Mr. Carroll, Mr.
Murdock, Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Edward Dorsey, and Mr.
Dulany, do prepare and bring in such Address.

Mr. Murdock brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Address
to his Excellency; which was Read, Approved, and Ordered to be
Ingrossed.

Mr. Carroll brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Ingrossed Address, viz.^t