The Upper House. 473

Friday Morning 31. of March 1758.
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Benjamin Tasker Esq.^r attended by the Members of this House
presents to his Excellency their Address which follows in these
Words.

To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq.^r Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.

The humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly.
May it please your Excellency

We return your Excellency Thanks for your Speech at the Opening
of this Session.

It is with the greatest Satisfaction we learn from your Excellency
that his Majesty has ordered vigorous and extensive Efforts to be
made in the ensuing Campaign to annoy his Enemies in America,
and particularly that an Expedition is to be undertaken under the
Command of Brigadier Forbes to reduce the Forts the Enemy have
been suffered to build on this Side of the Ohio : this is a Measure
we are convinced so essential to the future Happiness of this Prov-
ince that you may be assured We will do every thing in our Power
to promote the Success of it
His Majesty's Goodness in supplying Provisions and other Neces-
saries for this extensive Service and his most gracious Promise to
recommend to his parliament to grant a proper Compensation for

U.H.J.
Liber No. 35
Mar. 31

the Expence his American Colonies may be at in carrying on that
Part of it recommended to them is a fresh Instance of Regard for
his American Subjects, and we beg Leave to take this Opportunity
of expressing the grateful Sense we bear of his paternal Goodness.

B : Tasker President
March 30.^th 1758:

His Excellency is pleased to communicate to this House his
Answer to their Address which follows in these Words.

Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly

The Assurance you are pleased to give me in your Address that
you will do every Thing in your Power to promote the Success
of the Operations that are about to be carried on in this Part of
America is a Proof of your Gratitude to our most gracious Sov-
ereign for his paternal Goodness and Care, at this Time so remarkably
manifested to us, and shews that you have the Interest and Happiness
of this Province truly at Heart. Be pleased to accept my grateful
Acknowledgments for the same.
Horatio Sharpe.

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