The Lower House. 237

Saturday, 15^th October, 1757.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday, except Mr. Hammond and Mr.
Carroll. The Proceedings were Read.
Col. Cresap, Capt. Cockey Deye, Mr. Earle, Mr. King, Mr. J. J.
Mackall, and Mr. Edward Gantt, have Leave to go home.
Ordered, That Mr. Waggaman and Mr. Plater do acquaint his
Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be pre-
sented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please to
receive it: They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the Gov-
ernor was pleased to signify he would be ready to receive the Address
in Half an Hour's Time in the Conference Chamber.
Ordered, That Alexander Williamson, Esq; with Three more, do
present the Address to the Governor.
Mr. Dulany brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Address to
his Excellency; which was Read, Approved, and Ordered to be
Ingrossed.
Mr. Dulany brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Ingrossed Address, viz.^t
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esquire; Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland :
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency,
We shall always chearfully give every reasonable Assistance in
our Power to any Squadron of his Majesty's Ships that may be sent
to protect the Colonies and Trade of his Subjects in America, but
as the Number of Seamen employed within this Province is incon-
siderable, and those chiefly out at this Season, it is impossible for us
to advise your Excellency to any Method of complying with Rear
Admiral Holburne's Request to you in his Letter of the Tenth of
July last, communicated to us with your Message of the Seventh
Instant, to procure Men for making up the Deficiencies in his

L.H.J.
Liber No. 49
Oct. 15

Squadron.

Nor do we think it could be of any Use to attempt a Compliance
with that Request at this Time, because, were it in our Power, we
presume these Deficiencies must have been long since supplied.
Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Mr. Gray and Mr. Lecompte do acquaint his
Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be pre-
sented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please to
receive it: They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the Gov-
ernor was pleased to signify he would receive the Address in a
Quarter of an Hour's Time in the Conference Chamber.

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