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| [April 1.] |
178. Observations on the Instructions to George, Earl of
Orkney, Lt. and Governour General of H.M. Colony of Virginia.
1–3. mention of certain Acts omitted. (4) Whenever the Kingdom
of England in mencon'd. to be Great Britain, and instead of
English Mariners, British. Endorsed. Recd. (from Col. Spotswood)
1st. Read 3rd April, 1710. ¾ p. [C.O. 5, 1316. No. 43.] |
April 1.
St. James's. |
179. H.M. Warrant to Geo. Lillington, Councillor of Barbados,
for 20 months' leave of absence, etc. Countersigned. Sunderland.
[C.O. 5, 210. p. 206.] |
| April 2. |
180. Mr. Jackson to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
I heartily condole with yr. Ldships. the present miserable state
of Newfoundland, and hope that some man of honour and
probity may be sent Officer in Chief, who will not be bribed to
betray it, nor afraid to defend it, etc. Nothing but treachery or
cowardice could have made the enemy possessors of it, for that
place and garrison as we left it could never have been thus
surprised unless a profound lethargy had seized on both officers
and soldiers all at once, etc. Praises Capt. Moody, and Mr.
Colin Campbell in the former defence, etc. Signed, John Jackson.
Addressed. 2¾ pp. [C.O. 194, 4. No. 127.] |
| April 2. |
181. Same to Mr. Popple. Enclosing preceding. Signed,
John Jackson. Endorsed. Recd. 3rd, Read 4th April, 1710.
Addressed. ½ p. [C.O. 194. 4. No. 128.] |
April 4.
Whitehall. |
182. Council of Trade and Plantations to Governor Handasyd.
Acknowledge letter of Dec. 17. We are sorry to perceive that
the sickness you mention has swept away so many of the
inhabitants and soldiers. However we hope the loss of the latter
will be made up by the recruites lately sent, for, as we have been
informed by Capt. Gardner, there are more gone than will compleat your Regiment. What you write touching the bad
condition of the men of war, and the Island's being infested by
the enemies privateers, has been laid before the Commissioners
of the Admiralty. You would have done well to have transmitted
to us a copy of the Proclamation you issued for granting a pardon
to the pyrates on the Spanish coast, etc., that we might thereby
have been more particularly informed of the said pirates. We do
not understand that any of the members of Councill who trade in
negroes on their own account are disqualifyed from sitting on
Appeals, so they do not act as Agents or Factors for others in
that trade. We are somewhat surprized to hear of the arrival
of the flotilla at Cadiz, under the convoy of only two French men
of war, and wonder that they should escape the observation of
the Queen's ships, and your privateers, so as to have no manner
of intelligence of them from you. P.S. Enclose Order confirming
Acts, March 30. [C.O. 138, 13. pp. 102–104.] |
April 4.
Whitehall. |
183. Mr. Popple to Mr. Carkesse. Explains, for the information of H.M. Commissioners of Customs, why the Council of
Trade do not think it necessary to make the corrections proposed by Col. Spotswood in the Earl of Orkney's Instructions
(v. April 1). "As to the alteration of ye word England for Great
Britain, it is not used otherwise than as a reciteals out of Acts
pass'd before the Union." [C.O. 5, 1363. pp. 169–171.] |
April 6.
Whitehall. |
184. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Lord High
Treasurer. Enclose accounts of incidental expenses of the Office,
and pray for payment of six months' salaries of Secretary and
under officers. v. Journal of Council. [C.O. 388, 76. Nos.
96–98; and 389, 36. pp. 457–460.] |
April 6.
Whitehall. |
185. Mr. Drift to Col. Spotswood. Encloses packets from
the Council of Trade for New York, New England, Maryland,
and Col. Jenings. Signed, Adrian Drift. [C.O. 5, 1363. pp.
171, 172.] |
April 9.
Spanish Town. |
186. Governor Handasyd to Mr. Popple. Acknowledges
duplicate of letter of Sept. 14th, the originall being not comed
to my hand, etc. One of our privateers has brought in about 6
days agoe a brigantine and a sloop taken from the French loaden
with tobacco, talloe, hides, sugar and Maderay wine, etc. Signed,
Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed, Recd. 4th, Read 5th July, 1710.
Addressed. Holograph. 1 p. [C.O. 137, 9. No. 9; and 138,
13. p. 142.] |
April 9.
Spanish Town. |
187. Same to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Since
my last (duplicate enclosed), here has happened some alterations.
I told you that I hop't in 10 dayes the Assembly would have
finished both to the satisfaction of themselves as well as me;
but as commonly our temper is here not to be very study, oftentimes troubled with a great deal of air and emptiness, blown up
by the misunderstanding that has happen'd betwixt Mr. Beckford,
who is Collector for foreign dutyes, and the Gentlemen here who
believes the Island has suffered a great deall by it, as certainly
it has, as your Lordshipps will see by the enclos'd coppyes. The
originall of which was sent by a Bristoll runner named the Elton
gally, it was signed by the Clerk of the Council, the Speaker of
the Assembly Mr. Beckford and myself, in behalf of the whole
Island; but this misfortune which I shall give you the following
account is the reason why the duplicate is not sign'd as well as
the originall, but I do assure your Ldshipps. that they are true
coppyes. On Monday night last being the 3rd inst. the Assembly
at an unusuall hour betwixt 9 and 10 a clock at night, meet
at the Assembly house, and their ffell into such warm debates
about turning out their Speaker, that they put the whole Town
in an uproar and murder was cryed out in severall places. Upon
which alarum I run with all speed towards the Assembly house,
in my way I heard a voice and a man comeing towards me, which
I took to be Col. Beckford, altho' at some distance, who said that
the Assembly had or was goeing to murder his sonn the Speaker,
to which I answer'd, that I hop't to God I should come time enough
to prevent, if not already done; upon which I heard a noise,
which was the poor old Gentleman that ffell; by which he dy'd
in 2 or 3 minutes, notwithstanding there was severall hundreds
of people abt. him, and endeavour'd all they could to bring him
to life again, but nothing to the purpose. When I came at the
Assembly house, haveing no Provost Marshall nor anybody with
me, I resolved to prevent what mischeifs might happen, finding
them all in an uproar and confusion, I rusht in amongst them, and
in H.M. name commanded the house to adjourn till next morning,
which I must say they immediately obeyed, nor did I see any
sword drawn. The next morning I endeavour'd to send for the
cheif of them to reconcile matters betwixt them, but found
they had divided in relation to the chuseing of a new Speaker,
one party pretending they would continue for the old, and the
other for a new one; but finding the party for the old to be the
majority, and finding they had done all the bills they designed
to doe for this Sessions, that is to say, the quartering Act, an
Act for the maintenance of prisoners of war, an Act for the
raiseing of £5000 for fitting out 2 sloops for the security of the
coast, an Act for raiseing an additionall duty and appropriateing
severall summs of money. The Councill did unanimously
advise me since they resolv'd to goe upon noe other business,
and that the heat and divisions amongst them was grown to such
a height, that it would be of evill consequence to keep them any
longer together; I sent the Provost Marshall for these in the
house, the other party being out of doors, for them immediately
to attend at the Councill Chamber, where these four bills was past,
where both these that was with the old Speaker, and these with
the new one came immediately. I took noe notice of the disputes
that they had had amongst themselves nor named neither of
their Speakers, but thank't them for their quick dispatch, and
dissolv'd them as customery, which I found was very much to
all their satisfactions. I have likewise sworn into the Councill
in the place of Col. Beckford decd. according to H.M. Privy Seal
Capt. Francis Oldfield. I shall take care to get the Acts as also
the minutes of the Councill and Assembly ready to send by H.M.
man of warr the Kingston, who will be ready to saile against the
middle of the next month; but cannot possibly get them ready
to send by this pacqt. boat, neither do I think them safe, by
reason she has been 11 or 12 weeks in her passage, etc. The pacqt.
has brought me 37 recruites, the Capt. told me there was 70 put
on board, but cannot give any acct. what's become of the rest,
which I think is very hard usage, altho' the men says their was
but 3 dy'd in their passage. P.S. the poor Sergt.'s pardon I have
hourly expected, but as yet have not receive(d) it. Signed and
endorsed as preceding. 3 pp. [C.O. 137, 9. No. 10; and 138,
13. pp. 142–147.] |
April 9.
Spanish Town. |
188. Governor Handasyd to the Earl of Sunderland. Duplicate
of preceding. [C.O. 137, 51. No. 20.] |
April 11.
Dartmouth. |
189. Mayor of Dartmouth to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Our traders at Newfoundland, upon promises of
an early convoy, have fitted their ships for Fishing voyages, and
unless they forthwith proceed, they are in noe manner of hopes
to gett a Farthing, for the fishing season will be spent, etc. They
pray your Lordships' assistance, they having laid this matter
before the Lds. of the Admiralty, but find noe redress, etc.
Signed, Tho. Newman, Mayor. Endorsed, Recd. 15th, Read 19th
April, 1710. Addressed. ¾ p. [C.O. 194, 4. No. 129.] |
| April 17. |
190. W. I'anson, Gunner at Fort William, to the Council
of Trade and Plantations. Encloses following. The memoryalls
relating to Quebeck, etc., in Canada, and to ye barbarous usage
of English prisoners there, are what Major Lloyd delivered
to mee att Renes in France, where hee still remaines, to bee layne
before yr. Lordshipps, etc. He prays to bee specially demanded
from France, and that yr. Honors will suspend judgment upon
him, etc. Recommends a pilot for those coasts. Signed, Wm.
I' Anson. Endorsed, Recd. Read April 20th, 1710. Addressed.
1½ pp. Enclosed, |
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190. i. Narrative of the state of Fort William and the surprise
thereof. In ye night between Dec. 21 and 22, 1708,
and between ye hours of 4 and 5 of ye clock, Fort William
was surprised and taken by 160 French, Canadyans
and Indyans, there being att that time 13 soldiers and
19 inhabitants with a sergt., corporal and gunner on
guard, besides others present in ye Fort, Major Lloyd,
Lt. Tym. Gullye, Lt. Tho. Phillips, Wm. Chalmers,
Surgeon, and 40 or 50 soldiers more. 16 guns were
mounted on the ramparts, and one fronting ye Maine
Gate and Bridge. Arms and ammunition were ready
and in good order. New pallasades had been sett upp
near ye trench. In ye New Fort adjacent to Fort
Wm. was another guard (of ye Militia), about 40 men,
besides abt. 400 men more nott on guard but within
ye sd. Fort. The enemy, with scaling ladders, one
to every 6 men, wch. they had made ye day before in
ye neighboring woods, approacht within musquett
shott of ye outward pallasades before discovered; ye
first centrye yt. challenged ym. was that on ye S.W.
corner of ye new Fort; who (after 3 or 4 essays to fire
his peice in vaine) quitted his poste and ranne to alarme
ye next centrye on ye N.W. of ye new fort; crying
as hee rann, Fire, Fire, but ye other centrye, thinking
(as supposed) some of ye inhabitants' houses might have
been on fire, might turne his eyes that way, for hee
saw not ye enemye untill ye other centrye arrived,
and shewed him, when he fired on them, and killed one
man. After this, all ye centryes round both ye Forts
fired to alarme. But ye enemye, upon ye first challenge,
with all their speed rann upp to Fort Wm. in order to
scale ye same, insomuch yt. myself (being in less than
a minute after ye fire of ye first musquett on ye rampts.)
saw the foremost of their bodye descending ye trench
with their ladders. In my passage to ye rampts. I
had mett Fra. Neall (a Frenchman who had deserted
and by Engineer Vane ordered to doe dutye of gunner
instead of Wm. Mathews deceased, and for that night
was gunner on guard) from whom I recd. a lighted match
and a horne (as I supposed) wth. powder; hee going from
mee to allarm ye other gunners, and to unlock ye powder
chests (as I understood). Passing by ye guard house,
I saw a number of inhabitants without. I pray'd
some of them to goe and assist mee on ye plattforme,
but not one went with mee, some answering mee, it
was none of their buisness. When I came on ye
rampts. I lookt over, and saw ye enemy entering ye
trench, when I forthwith layd down a gunn and poynted
it towards ye enemye; butt (when I came to prime
ye same), I discovered affter sundrye essays yt. ye
horne (I recd. from Neall) had no powder in it, upon
which I ran to ye nearest powder chest, with hopes to
have torne ye same open, but could nott by reason they
had been lately fixt wth. new leather. Mr. Jno.
Huxford joyned mee, and I left him to trye his endeavours, while I went to ye barrack for another horne of
powder. When passing againe by ye inhabitants yn.
crowding under ye shelter of ye Guard-house chimney,
I taxed them with their cowardice. But none of them
did goe on ye ramparts, except two, who were both
killed or wounded. I was hasting back with another
horne and match, but perceived numbers of the enemye
allready within upon ye plattforme, and some of ym.
fighting even att ye foot of ye ramparts. I judged then
yt. ye onely refuge left was ye small armes. I went to
furnish myself therewith in ye Major's Hall, when I saw
Major Lloyd come in for ye keys, crying as hee rann,
To ye Gates, Open ye Gates! when perceiving yt.
hee wou'd have ye sallyport opened for ye inhabitants,
and that no person followed to assist him, I rann after
him, but was intercepted by a croud off our own men
flying before ye French and pressing into ye Hall,
by whom I was forced back againe, having been so farr
out as to see Major Lloyd in his runn towards ye sally
port to seize on a Fuzee in a Frenchman's hand, by
pulling which either ye Major or ye Frenchman fell.
The foresaid English after they had entered into ye
Hall, shutt to ye door; upon which I made my way
through the back doors for ye sallyport, speaking
for them in ye Hall to follow mee, but none did. I
heard some say ye Major was shott. I made my way
to ye sally port, and found myself amidst a number of
French cutting down an Englishman with their axes,
wch. occasioned mee to retire by the same way I came,
etc., etc., and was made prisoner with Major Lloyd
much wounded and bloodye; and this nott more than
3 minutes after ye first musquetts firing to alarm. Major
Lloyd and Mr. Huxford were ye onely officers I saw
abroad during ye time of action. The calling of the
centryes Fire! Fire! did, I believe, amuse ye soldiers
in bedd, with ye thoughts of some house in ye new
Fort to bee on fire, as had often happened. If they had
gott to their armes, they would have given a good
acct. of their enemyes, being known to bee generally
resolute bold fellows. But one of our most immedyat
misfortunes was yt. of those 19 inhabts. then on guard
in Fort Wm., so few would meet ye enemy on ye walls,
which had they done, they then had given time enough
for ye rest to have turned out. The South Castle
surrender'd two days after, etc. Signed, Wm. I'Anson.
Endorsed, Recd. April 20, 1710. 7¼ pp. |
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190. ii. A small description what the Indians did to the
English prisoners six years agoe. There were about
300 Indians and 100 French, who came upon Dearfeild,
where they killed and took about 200 prisoners. Ye
Minister was taken with his wife and six childring,
one of them they knock his brains out against the wall;
his wife being a Gentlewoman bred and borne, daughter
of Mr. Mayther, Minister at Northampton, brother to
Mr. Cotton and Mr. Warram Walker, both Ministers
in Boston, was most cruelly murthred, for she being
bigg with child was not able to travail wth. her pack;
she was oblidged wrest herself; her Indian master
runs to her as she sat upon the snow and gives her a
blow with his hatchett and stunned her, and than
with all fury possible he strips her stark naked, and rips
her belly open and brings forth ye child, and then sculps
her, and when her husband came up, he took her sculp
and threw at his face, many others they most cruelly
put to death, this I speak not by hearsay, for I was a
spectator and prisoner with them, some were starved,
others was froz'n to death, others had their brains knock
out, and of 100 prisoners, there was not above 40 when
they came to Montryall. There was some that they
burnt, and some yt. they scalded to death in ketles
of boyling water, and made ym. suffer all sorts of
cruelltys imaginable. I shall give you an acct. of two
young men who suffered the cruelest death yt. ever was
thought of, one was Jno. Kunball, a very stout-hearted
man, being taken by the Indians he was condemned
to be scalded to death; he was sent out with an axe
to cut and gather wood together to heat the water;
it was a great ketle that held nigh a barrell, ye Indians
thought to have a brisk bout of dancing that would last
4 or 5 days, but as it happned they were greatly
cheated, for whilst he was dancing round the boyling
ketle with an(d) Indian boy, as it was the custome (and
as it fell out was his master's son, he being a chief
Captain) he hopping and skipping befor the Englishman, playing all sorts of his impish bastardly tricks
till at last the english man perceived that the water
was boyling hott, he catches up the little imp by his
heels and flings him headlong into ye boyling ketle,
the Indian Capt. further [? father] to ye boy, with some
others takes up the Englishman and flings him after
him, so he not only saved himselfe from an languishing
death but he took revenge by sending a little whelp to
Tophet headlong. They have a maxime among them
yt. he yt. is to be burnt, is sett out in the feild and all
the Indians make a ring round him, and there comes
one of the old segnors and strips him stark naked, and
with a deale of their reeding stuff they reed him all
over as reed as blood, and that is to say yt. your to
be burnt without any hops, that being done they
give him an axe to cutt wood and gather it in together
for to burn himself, and for to aggravat his sorrow, they
will make him cutt a post and putt it in the ground to
be tyed to, yt. being done, they make him strick fire
and kendle it up himselfe, and then they tye him to the
post, then they take pieces and barr of iron and old
barrels of guns, and 1000 other instruments, which they
put in the fire, and whilest they are heating, they dance
round him. It may be that their is some hundreds to
be tormenters, and he yt. invents most cruellty is ye
best man. So when the irons be hott, each will take
his instrument, one passing ye same across his shoulders,
another will cast a gunn barrell betwixt his leggs, and
so burn his private parts, others will take their knifes
and cut gashes in leggs; others in his thighs and others
in their armes, and they will mix powder, salt and
brimeston and put it in their gashes, and sometimes
hot embers, and then they will cease and unty him,
and lead him to their wigwams, and give him some food,
and so the next day they will begin again with some new
inventions more cruell than the former, they will ty
to the stake, and they will have 4 or 3 axes chain'd
together which they heat reed hot, and then they put
them round his neck for a necklace of amber beads or
pearls, and with their hot irong which they will pass over
all his body, so that he will not have a place so bigg as
your finger but what is burnt and scorched, then comes
up the women, all the old devillish sq[u]aws and
childring and take their men's places, for they being
weary and their sport is begune to grow old. End by
tying his head between his leggs so yt. he will be quite
round and so burn him to ashes, etc. 4pp. |
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190 iii. Names and condition of all English prisoners taken
this year. Quebec, Oct 3, 1709. (1) The first prisoner
that was taken and brought to Cannada, Mamed
Mehumain Hindille belonging to Dearfield, brought to
Muntryall by some Cannada Indians, and much misused by these barbarous heathens, first brought to the
Governour and examined and brought to the Indian
toun, and forced to rune the gauntlett, where they beat
him as long as they would, and was given to the
Governour and putt into prison att Quebec, and lying
there about 6 weeks, the Indians was a going to warr,
they begune to call to mind of their damnabl practice
of burning an English prisoner before their departure to
warr, they sent for him for to be burnt, the Governour
readily gave him. We have had no news of him since.
(2) Mrs. Whiten, from Dunstable, sick at Quebec.
(3) One Moudy taken from Execter with his brother
and Jeremiah Killman and Saml. Stevens. Moudy
was burnt by the Indians near Willmarie, who suffere
manfully all the torments that the barbarous heathns
could inflict upon him. Sir Kilman his fellow martyre
was likewise burnt att the same time and did suffer
all the torments that those cursed Devills could inflict
on him. I have spoken with one Martin Kellog, a
very credible young man, weel known to all Northern
parts of New England, who buried him. (4) Joseph
Clesson and Jean Armjes, of Derfield, arriving in sight
of Mountryall, the Indians began to call to mind of
their damnable practise, which is when they come in
sight of a French place, they make a stope, and strips
their prisoners stark naked, and with their painting
stuff red them all over, and sett them before the company
that has been to warr, who have each of them a club in
their hands, who, when the word is given, they run
and their prisoners run, and what blows they can
give them befor they get into the fort they have for to
welcome them to their new habitation, and if they have
strenth for to gett into the fort in the favor of the
blows, there is att the entry of the fort gate a heap of
squaws and childring who stand ready for to receive
them with their sticks, clubbs, pols and fire—brands, who
lay on with all the force and might till he getts into the
wigwame where he is to live, and being once there, he
is safe from all their cruelties. The Indians carryed
Joseph Clesson and Jean Armes to rune the gautlett
(as above) and sett them befor their damned crue, and
the word was given to start. Clesson being a very
nimble man, seeing a horse that was feeding not farr
from the Fort, he runn att once and leapt up on the
horse, and away runns he streight to the fort, but the
Indians who seeing their prisoner fleed fort was in such
a rage and fury that some of them flung themselves on
the ground, and others out of madness pulled their hair,
and wrang and twisted their hands, in the same time
made crys that the very elements did thunder with the
echo thereof, but poor Jno. Armes, who being in doolfull
dumps behind, fearing that his turn wold come and
pay for all, which indeed likeways came to pass, for the
Indians sett him to running, and he had not run farr,
but these barbarous heathns struck him doun to the
ground, and beat him so pitifully that the young man
could neither stand nor goe, neither could he speake,
for he was carried into the Fort by two French men,
who lay'd [him] upon a bed, and there he lay from 1 p.m.
till 7 at night without speaking. The Governor sent
for him to examine him for to know what news there
was, which was their only end and designe in sending
their Indianitish dogs for ym., but the poor man could
never speak a word to ym. The next day he was a
litle better, and the Indians carry'd him away into the
woods, but we have not heared of him since. Clesson
was by the French given to the Indians, which having
laid their claws on him, soon called to mind what a
trick he had served ym.,begune as it is a custome for
to take revenge; they fell on him with their clubs and
axes and some with their knives and others with stons,
and beat him in such a shamefull manner that they had
like to have killed him,they cut off his right hand and
his face was cutt and hacked to pices, but they did not
kill him as it happn'd, he is now with the Indians, but
it is much to be feared that they will doe by him as
they have done by many others. (5) Two Dutchmen
that belong to Albany was taken by their brother in law,
a Frenchman latly a liver in Albany, but these letter
years was become a traitor, who being out with a small
pairty of French and Indians, happn'ed to light of these
two men, and had very like to have been burnt, but were
put into prison att Quebec, and there they are both weel.
(6) The last prisoner that was made was brought to
Quebec about a week agoe, he was taken from Wels,
Saml. Russell by name, but they have misued him much,
for he being shott into the arme, and more then that it
was the Lord Intendant that sent them and gave them
600 livers for to take an English prisoner. He is now
att the Hospital att Quebec. etc. There never passes
a summer but there is a considerable number burnt and
most cruely murthered. I have been 6 years a prisoner
in Canada, etc. Endorsed, Recd.April 20, 1710. 6 pp.
[C.O.194, 4. Nos. 131, 131 i.–iii.] |
April 19.
Whitehall. |
191. Mr. Popple to Mr. Burchett. Enclosess letter from the
Mayor of Dartmouth concering convoys for Newfoundland
(April 11th). [C.O. 195, 5. p. 140.] |
April 19.
Admiralty Office. |
192. Mr. Burchett to Mr. Popple. Mr. My Lords of the
Admiralty are very much surprized at this application of the
Mayor of Dartmouth (April 11th, 19th), since there are convoys
appointed which have lain for some days under orders to proceed
to Newfoundland with the fishing ships,and to call at Dartmouth
and the several ports westward for the trade, and that nothing
but contrary winds can hinder their sayling from Spothead, where
ye convoys now are; and Capt. Aldred, Commander of the
Rochester,who is ye Commmodore, has directions to send notice
overland to the severall ports between that and Falmouth, by
what time he shalbe off the said ports, that so the Trade may
gett ready to joyne him upon his calling for them, and I believe
he has ere this sent notice accordingly. Signed, J.Burchett. Endorsed,Recd.Read April 20, 1710. Addressed. 1½ pp. [C.O.
194,4. No. 130; and195,5.p. 144.] |
April 20.
St.James's. |
193. Order of Queen in Council. Referring following to the
Council of Trade and Plantations. Signed, Chris.Musgrave.
¾p.Endorsed,Recd.Read May 11, 1710.1p.Enclosed, |
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193. i. Petition of Capt.Edward Cowley to the Queen. In
1698 and till the death of King William, Petitioner was
engaged with severall others, for the carrying on and
settleing a Colony on Tobago, of which he was unanimously chosen Governour by all the undertakers, and
that with H.M.Royall approbation, who was pleased
to declare that petitioner's charges in the carrying on
that design should be repaid, with a consideration for
his time and trouble, if it should not succeed. His late
Royall Highness, the Prince of Denmark was a great
promoter and favourer of that undertaking, as were
others of great quality, which to pursue he did his
utmost endeavour, and disposed above 500 families,
besides masons, carpenters and other handicraftsmen,
and a great number of fforeign Protestants to settle on
the said Island, and with his said late Majesty's consent,
officers commissioned for the Militia to be there, were
taken out of the half—pay officers of the English Army,
they desiring it. Which notwith standing, the French
Ambassador and the Dutch having put in their caveats,
Petitioner found himself oblieged to make a voyage into
Holland to attend H.M.on that affair; of which he conceived great hopes,for that the House of Commons had
desired H.M. to encourage as many as would make acquisitions in America. Notwithstanding all the trouble,pains
and care taken by Petitioner, and the expence of £600
with his being out of Commission 3 years, the undertaking fell by the death of his then Majesty, whom
petitioner had the honour to serve in the Household
for severall years, till his death. And besides that,
Petitioner was a great sufferer by the violence of the
Papists in Ireland, etc., etc. Prays for compensation.
Copy. 2 pp. [C.O. 28, 13. Nos. 23, 23 i.; and 29,
12.pp.101–104.] |
April 20.
London. |
194. The Four Indian Kings'[Sachems']Speech to the Queen.
Great Queen! We have undertaken a long and tedious voyage,
which none of our predecessors could ever be prevail'd upon to
undertake.We have been as a strong wall for the security of
H.M.children against her enemies the French, even to the loss
of our best men. The truth of which our brother Queder (Col.
Schuyler) and Anadagarjaux, Col.Nicholson, can testify, they
having all our proposals in writing. We were mightily rejoiced
when we heard by Anadagarjaux that our great Queen had
resolved to send an army to reduce Canada; from whose mouth
we readily embraced our Great Queen's Instructions; and in
token of our Friendship, we hung up the Kettle, and took of the
Hatchet; and with one consent joined our brother Queder
and Anadagarjaux in making preparations on this side the Lake,
by building Forts. Storehouses, canouws, and baatows; whilst
Anadiasia. Col.Vetch, raised an army at Boston, of which we
were informed by our Ambassadors, whom we sent thither for
England, to join Anadiasia, to go against Quebec by sea, whilst
Anadagarjaux,Queder and we went to Mont Royal by land;
but at last we were told that our Great Queen, by some important
affair,was prevented in her design for that season. This made
us extream sorrowful, lest the French, who hitherto had dreaded
us, should now think us unable to make war against them. The
reduction of Canada is of such weight, that after the effecting
thereof, we should have free hunting, and a great trade with our
Great Queen's Children; and as a token of the sincerity of the
Six Nations, we do here, in the name of all, present our Great
Queen with these Belts of Wampum. In case our Great Queen
should not be mindful of us, we must, with our families, forsake
our country and seek other habitations, or stand neuter; either
of which will be much against our inclinations. Since we have
been in Alliance with our Great Queen's Children, we have had
some knowledge of the Saviour of the world; and have often
been importuned by the French; both by the insinuations of
their priests, and by presents, to come over to their interest,
but have always esteem'd them men of falshood. But if our
Great Queen will be pleas'd to send over some persons to instruct
us, they shall find a most hearty welcome, etc. Endorsed, April
20, 1710. Printed. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 1049. No. 157.] |
April 20.
Maryland. |
195. Mrs. Contee to Mr. Seymour. The duties of ships
cleared in Potomack, before your father died, and by vertue of
his order amounted to £56. I thought it was reasonable it
should belong to the Governor's estate, but Col. Lloyd commanded
the bills out of my hands, etc. cf. Aug. 14. Endorsed, Recd.
Read Oct. 27, 1710. Copy. ½ p. [C.O. 5, 717. No. 17.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
196. Mr. Popple to Thomas Newman, Mayor of Dartmouth.
Encloses Mr. Burchett's reply relating to Newfoundland convoys,
April 19. [C.O. 195, 5. p. 142.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
197. Mr. Popple to Mr. Burchett. Encloses Heads of Enquiry
(same as June 9, 1709) for the Commodore of the Newfoundland
Squadron. [C.O. 195, 5. p. 143.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
198. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of
Sunderland. Enclose extract from Governor Dudley's letter,
Jan. 31, relating to the desire of the Massachusetts Bay and
New Hampshire that the expedition against Canada may be
renewed, etc. [C.O. 5, 913. p. 203.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
199. Mr. Popple to Mr. Burchett. Encloses extract of Col.
Jenings' letter, Jan. 11, relating to the loss of H.M.S. Garland,
etc. [C.O. 5, 1363. p. 180.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
200. Mr. Popple to Mr. Burchett. Encloses extract of
Governor Dudley's letter, and representation of merchants
of the Massachusetts Bay relating to Naval Stores. v. Jan. 31.
[C.O. 5, 913. pp. 223, 224.] |
April 22.
Barbados. |
201. Council of Barbados to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. The favourable reception as well as justice, which
some of us have met with from your Lordship's honourable
Board, has encourag'd us to make fresh application to your
Lordships, etc. 'Tis not but with the greatest concern that we
finde ourselves oblig'd to lay before your Lordships some resolves
of the late Generall Assembly against us for not passing, as they
pretend, the Excise Bill, but in truth for our disagreeing to their
choyce of Mr.Downes, whom the Assembly had appointed
Treasurer by that Bill, for, excepting that appointment, the
Councill unanimously agreed to every thing elsse contain'd therein.
Your Lordships have very lately had an occasion of inquireing
into that Gentleman's conduct, and we have been soe happy to
have seen your Lordships' report thereon to H.M., and her Royall
approbation thereof, which was one of the greatest inducements
wee had to oppose be laid before H.M.in Council.Your Lordships will please alsoe to peruse the draught of a Bill which now
lyes before the Governor and Councill, the passing whereof we
hope will in a great measure take away the bone of contention,
and consequently put an end to our unhappy differences, etc.;
but if from private views this Bill should meet with opposition
in the Assembly,as we have great reason to apprehend, we hope
to stand fair in your Lordships' good opinion, having contributed
on our part everything for promoting the publick good. Signed,
Wm.Sharpe, Saml.Cox, Middleton Chamberlen,Alexander
Walker, Tho. Alleyne,Sam.Beresford,Jno.Pilgrim,Timothy
Salter. Endorsed, Recd. Read July 13th, 1710. 2 pp.
Enclosed, |
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201. i. Copy of resolves of the Assembly of Barbados, March
14,1709, against the Council, upon their amendment
to the Excise Bill, proposing to appoint a Treasurer,
Raines Bate, in place of the Treasurer appointed by the
Assembly. Same endorsement. 2 pp. |
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201. ii. Copy of reply of the Council of Barbados to preceding.
Signed as covering letter. Same endorsement. 2½ pp.
[C.O. 28, 13. Nos. 30, 30 i., ii.; and (without enclosures)
29, 12. pp. 111–113.] |
April 23.
Barbados. |
202. Governor Crowe to the Earl of Sunderland.Since
my last (March 6) Capt.Spann arrived here with the Jamaica
Fleet, who bringing me no orders from your Lordp., nor advice od
any of H.M.ships to conduct me home, and least any delay
should be numbered among the many crimes I am censured with,
I intend to embarke on a merchant ship, Capt.Swann,who is
now a loading and will sail in 15 dayers for London, being the
instructions with Major Lillington who is the first in H.M.Council,
etc. No signature or endorsement. 1 p. [C.O. 28, 43. No.
39.] |
April 24.
Admiralty Office. |
203. Mr.Burchett to Mr. Popple. Acknowledgesletter of
April 21.My Lords Commrs.of the Admiralty have sent the
Heads of Enquiry to Capt.Aldred of the Rochester, who is
Commander in Chief of the ships going to Newfoundland, and
given him directions thereupon accordingly. Signed,J.Burchett.
Endorsed, Recd.25th,Read 26th April, 1710.Addressed.
¾ p [C.O. 194, 4. No. 132.] |
April 24.
Antigua. |
204. Governor Parke to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Encloses petition from the soldiers, upon which I have
had them before the Generall Councill, and everyone upon oath
examined in the presence of Col. Jones and the officers, and it
appeared to me and the Councill their condition is very deploreable, and rather worse then sett forth by their petition. I have
carryed Col. Jones with me from Island to Island, and muster'd
the whole Regiment, and find in the whole but 260 effective
men, tho' the severall Lt. Governors (whose business it was to
muster them) have constantly muster'd them full. The Islands
have been very healthy ever since the Regiment came, that few
or none have died but for want of necessarys, some of the men
have been sold to the Planters by the Coll. and many have chose
to desert rather then perrish. I have often writt about the
abuse of this Regiment, but have not been so happy to receive
any answer, and what officers I have placed have been superceded,
though in so doing I am not only warranted by my commission,
but by the particular establishment of this Regiment signed by
the Queen and Lord Treasurer, so that some Gentlemen have been
superceded 10 months after they have done duty and ventured
their lives. If this be Justice, I leave your Lordshipps to judge.
I have so often writt upon this and other affaires, I should hereafter be silent did I not think the lives of so many poor wretches
that perrish would lye at my doore, if I neglected endeavouring
their reliefe to the utmost of my power. This is the originall
quarrill of Col. Jones, who in revenge, has joined with Codrington's
faction, and has vanity to think he shall (with his intrest and
their money) remove me, and gett into my place. But I hope I
am secure your Lordshipps and the Ministry will protect me whilst
I do my duty, and I desire no more. There is an old maxim,
Truth may be trampled underfoot, but never trodd out. And
notwithstanding the vast summs raised and expended to procure
friends, to remove me, and blacken my reputation, I shall (at
long runn) be able to expose those that have espowsed their cause.
I have religiously followed my Instructions, maintained H.M.
Prerogative, and increased her Revenue, and those are my
crimes, lett them pretend what they will to the contrary, and I
don't doubt but to make the same apeare. The Generall Assembly
has done nothing, but I am oblieged to the news brought whilst
they were sitting, for they had yielded to my putting in their
Clerk, and sent me a message writt by the Clerk I putt in, and was
going to enter on business, but a Bristoll man arriveing that
night at Nevis, Col. Jones, who was there, sent them word I was
put out. The next morneing they insisted anew to choose their
owne Clerk. I shall send the Minutes home, and leave it to your
Lordshipps then to judge, whether I have acted well or ill. Signed,
Daniel Parke. Endorsed, Recd. 19th, Read 20th June, 1710.
Addressed. Postmark. 3 pp. Enclosed, |
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204. i. Petition of the poor and distressed soldiers belonging
to Col. Jones' Regiment to Governor Parke. Some of
us formerly belonged to Col. Whetham's regiment, and
upon the officers being recall'd, we were here left
without being paid, tho' we were in hopes after your
Excellency had promised we should have our case
represented home, we should have been paid, and been
allow'd for the cloaths we had due to us. But to this
day we have received neither. And for us that came
from Ireland, 'tis now above 3 years since we came
from thence, and dureing all this time wee have received
hardly any pay, and only one coat, one capp, one shirt
and one course lining jackett and breeches, one pair of
shoes and one pair of stockings, all which were sent over
by Col. Lillington, since which time, what shoes we have
had from our officers, are charged to us at 12s. per pair,
and course yarn stockings at 7s. the pair, and whatever
we have had of them is charged proportionably, so
that our whole pay is thus discounted; and to subsist
us, wee have allow'd some of us 7lb. of beef, and others
but 4lb. all the week, without any bread, and others of
us have no allowance at all. All this great misery has
befallen to us since Col. Jones had the Regiment,
for before we had some cloaths and some money. But
since he was our Col., which is about two years, we have
had neither cloaths nor money. Our Officers tells us
that they receive none from their Colonel. All provisions (such as we want), ever since Coll. Jones has
been Coll., has been and still continues so cheap, that
if wee were cloathed and paid, we might live comfortably without being obliged to the charity of the
people, and lay up so much mony out of our pay, as
to buy fresh meat, to relieve us when sick, for the
want of which great number of us has perrished, and
are already reduced to less then half a Regiment, and
we are all like to perrish in a litle time, except your
Excellency and Honours will recommend our sad and
deplorable condition home to the Queen. We had
long since laid this our condition before your Excellency,
but for fear of our officers, from whose fury wee now
begg protection. 110 signatures. Copy. Signed, Wm.
Martin, Clerk of the Genl. Council. Endorsed as preceding. 1 large p. [C.O. 152, 9. Nos. 21, 21 i.; and
(without enclosure) 153, 11. pp. 51–54.] |
April 24.
Whitehall. |
205. Mr. Popple to Mr. Solicitor General. The Council of
Trade and Plantations having received frequent complaints of
great waste committed in H.M. woods in New England, which,
if not timely prevented, may be a great hindrance to the supplying
of H.M. Navy with masts, send you enclosed Charter of the
Massachusetts Bay. You will find a clause marked, by which
all lands etc., formerly granted to any person or persons, towns,
colleges, etc., are confirmed, and another clause whereby all
trees of a certain diameter, growing upon any lands not heretofore
granted to any private persons are reserved to the Crown. By
this last mentioned clause the Crown is restrained from the cutting
of masts growing upon the lands of private persons. But there
has been a doubt made upon the meaning of those words private
persons. Their Lordships desire your opinion whether by the words
private persons mentioned in the last clause the lands granted
to body's politic, towns, villages, colledges or schools, are to
be understood. [C.O. 5, 913. pp. 234, 235.] |
April 24.
Virginia. |
206. Lt. Governor Jenings to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. It is with a particular gratitude that I have had
the honour to receive from your Lordships in your letter of Oct.
12 H.M. royal commands for settling the boundarys between this
Colony and the Province of Carolina, together with H.M. Order
in Council for removing those illegal interruptions that Government had given to our Indian trade, both which will prove as
great a satisfaction and benefite to this country, as they are indeed
of importance for H.M. service. The sudden departure of the
ship, by which this is design'd, while the General Court is sitting,
will not give me leave to enlarge upon what has been resolved
on, in obedience to H.M. Commands, but I shall take the first
safe opportunity to transmitt the same to your Lordships. I
can only now acquaint your Lordps. that upon the arrival of
Captain Smith last week in H.M.S. the Enterprize, I find that
the sloop (v. March 10) is on the account of private persons, and
so I have been obliged to discharge her: but the arrival of that
ship, tho' she be in a bad condition (as having suffered very much
in her passage) will be of great service to secure us against the
privateers. There hath of late been very happily discovered
an intended insurrection of the negroes, which was to have been
put in execution in Surry and James City Countys on Easter
Day; but the chief conspirators having been seasonably apprehended, their design is broke. There are two of them tryed this
General Court, found guilty, and will be executed, and I hope
their fate will strike such a terror in the other negros as will
keep them from forming such designs for the future, without
being obliged to make an example of any more of them. I am
sorry to informe your Lordps. that diverse parts of the Countrey
continue still very sickly, and that a great many are dead of
that distemper which has in some degree or other gone through
almost the whole Country. As to anything else, I thank God the
country is in perfect quiet, and enjoys a greater plenty than
could have been expected from the last years cropps. Signed,
E. Jenings. Endorsed, Recd. 3rd, Read 7th July, 1710. 1¾ pp.
[C.O. 5, 1316. No. 47; and 5, 1363. pp. 189–191.] |
April 25.
Whitehall. |
207. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of Sunderland. Enclose for H.M. signature draft of warrant to the
Governor of Jamaica to use the new Seal for the Island prepared
by Mr. John Roos, H.M. Seal cutter (cf. July 17, 1708, July 12,
1710.) [C.O. 138, 13. pp. 107, 108.] |
April 25.
Admiralty Office |
208. Mr. Burchett to Mr. Popple. In answer to you
letter of 21st inst., my Lords Commrs. of the Admiralty have
ordered the Tryton's prize, a ship of the sixth rate, to be forthwith
fitted for a voyage to Virginia, and to proceed and joine the
Enterprize cruizing between the Capes there, in the roome of
the Guarland. Signed, J. Burchett. Endorsed, Recd. 25th
Read 26th April, 1710. Addressed. ¾ p. [C.O. 5, 1316. No
45; and 5, 1363. p. 181.] |
| April 27. |
209. Mr. Campbell to Mr. Popple. Desires to see the draugh
of the Representation upon his petition, etc. Signed, Ja. Camp
bell. Endorsed, Recd. Read April 27, 1710. Addressed. 1 p
[C.O. 194, 4. No. 133]. |
| April 28. |
210. Minutes of the Society (?for propagating the Gospel in
Foreign parts). Reported from the Committee, that upon consulting Col. Nicholson, Col. Schuyler and the Indian Sachems
themselves, for the more effectual prosecuting the design of
converting the Indians. (i) That the Society should begin with
sending two ministers, single persons, and an Interpreter. (ii)
who should reside at Tynderooghe, the principal village of the
Mohawks. (iii) £150 per annum to be allowed to each minister, and
£60 to the Interpreter. (iv) That a chapel and house should be
prepared in the said village for the missionaries and an Indian
fort for their defence. (v) The Ministers are to perswade the
Indians to permit their children to be instructed in our tongue,
etc. and by help of those who have the education of the English
youth in those parts, they are to take care to have some of them
learn the Indian language. (vi) That a brief History of the Bible
or New Testament, a catechism, some prayers, psalms, etc.
be translated into the Indian language, and printed and copies
thereof disperst among the Indians, and therein notice taken
occasionally of the errors in the Quebec catechism, publisht by
the French. (vii) That it be recommended to the Govrs. of New
England and New York, strictly to put the laws in execution,
against selling rum, brandy and other intoxicating liquors, to
the Indians, this being the earnest request of the Sachems
themselves. Signed, W. Taylor, Secretary. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 9.
No. 51.] |
