Subject: 10 OCT 1760 Fort Loudon Massacred, War With Vigor Resent-Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:38:35 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 01:38:12 -0400 From: "Steven J. Coker"Organization: http://members.tripod.com/~SCROOTS To: [email protected] Friday the 10th Day of October 1760. "... David Graeme, Esq., who was returned for the Parish of Christ-Church and the Parish of Prince William, made his election to serve for Christ-Church. William Vanderhorst, Esq., returned for the Parish of Christ-Church, appeared, and took the Oath appointed by the additional Act to the Election Act to be taken by all Members of the General Assembly; which was administred to him by David Graeme, Esq., one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace. Ordered, That Mr. Blake & Mr. Horry do accompany Mr. Vanderhorst, & see him take the Oaths before the Lieutenant Governor, and make and subscribe the Declaration, and take and subscribe the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Laws made for those purposes. A Letter to Mr. Speaker, and the House, from Thomas Lamboll, Esq., returned for the Parish of St. Andrew, was presented to the House, & read; signifying that he would not serve as a Member of the present General Assembly. Ordered, That a Message be prepared to be sent to desire the Lieutenant Governor & Council to issue new Writs of Election for such Parishes where Members had been chosen, & made their election to serve for other Parishes; as likewise for those Parishes where the Persons returned have refused to serve. A Letter from George Gabriel Powell, Esq., addressed to Christopher Gadsden, Esq., was presented to the House, by Mr. Gadsden, & read; in relation to eleven head of Cattle that were impressed and lost on the late Expedition. And then the House adjourned till Four of the Clock. P.M. John Moore, Esq., returned for the Parish of St. Thomas & St. Dennis, appeared, & refused to serve as a Member of the present General Assembly. And then he withdrew. Mr. Taylor reported from the Committee who were appointed to draw up an Address to be presented to the Lieutenant Governor, on the Resolution of Yesterday, that they had prepared an Address accordingly, which they had directed him to report to the House, and he read the Report in his Place, and afterward delivered it in at the Clerk's Table; where the same, being twice read, was, with several Amendments made thereunto, agreed unto by the House, and is as follows, vid. May it please your Honour, We, His Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Representatives of the Inhabitants of this Province, return your Honour our sincere Thanks for your Speech deliver'd to us Yesterday: And look upon your calling a new Assembly, so soon after the Dissolution of the former, as an Instance of your good Intentions towards this Province. It is with a Pleasure equal to the Occasion, that we receiv'd your Honour's Congratulation upon the Success that has attended the Valour of the British and Provincial Forces in the Reduction of Canada to His Majesty's Obedience: An Event long wish'd for, anxiously expected, and now happily accomplish'd by the Conduct of General Amherst; the importance of which is so manifest as to give us a clear prospect of the many Advantages to be derived from thence to all His Majesty's Subjects, and more especially to those upon this Continent. We are not surprised, that Your Honour has been disappointed in your expectation of an Accommodation with the Cherokee Indians by the moderate Measures that have been persued: And we trust, that, for the future, the most vigorous Councils will be adopted; as it is manifest, that all overtures of Peace from them have been calculated only to amuse & deceive this Government. We are extremely concern'd to find your Honour has not already acquainted General Amherst with our Situation; & as it is of the greatest Moment, that his Excellency shou'd be inform'd therewith as soon as possible, we depend that your Honour will lose no further Time in laying before him a full State of our Affairs: And we doubt not that, with his Assistance, join'd to the Aid we may reasonably expect from North-Carolina & Virginia, we shall make the Indians repent that they ever committed any Outrages on His Majesty's Subjects of this and the neighbouring Provinces. As the Indians, after their first Overtures for a Peace, to which your Honour listen'd, have most treacherously & barbarously massacred Part of the Garrison of Fort Loudoun, we cannot but look upon their repeating these Overtures as an Insult upon this Government; however, if your Honour has or shou'd agree to the Proposals of the Indians for a mutual exchange of Prisoners, & shou'd send the Indian Prisoners, now in our Custody, out of Charles-town, we hope it will be with a very strong Escort: For if the Party that guards them is weak, we have reason, from the repeated treachery of the Indians, to expect that your Honour's good intentions to procure the lives & liberty of a great number of His Majesty's Subjects will be frustrated; &, that, instead thereof, an additional number of our fellow Subjects will fall into their hands: Which we are under some apprehensions may be the fate of the neglected Garrison of Fort Prince George, when we consider how long they have been in the greatest distress for want of relief. As we are convinced, that nothing but the severest Chastisement will ever procure from that perfidious People a firm & honorable Peace, we assure your Honour that we shall not be wanting, on our part to the extent of our Abilities, to facilitate & forward those Preparations that have already been made, or such further Services as shall be necessary to be undertaken for carrying on the War with vigor; not to vindicate our honour only, but to support the common Cause of our Country, and effectually to secure the Province from the like Barbarities & Devastation for the future. Resolved, That the said Address be presented to the Lieutenant-Governor by the whole House. Ordered, That Mr. Mazyck & Mr. Parsons do wait upon the Lieutenant-Governor, & humbly know when his Honour will please to be attended by the House. And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning, Ten of the Clock...." Source: The Colonial Records of South Carolina The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly October 6, 1757-January 24, 1761 Terry W. Lipscomb, Editor Published by the SC Department of Archives and History Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 51-62239 ISBN: 1-880067-28-5 ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== List Your Services: http://www.flashbase.com/view/Services List Your Services: http://www.flashbase.com/forms/Services Password is "SCRoots" (case-sensitive) ______________________________________ / _\ \ \ (_/__________________________________/ \ \ \ SEND COMMENTS ABOUT THE FORUM TO: \ \ \ \ Steven J. Coker \ \ SCRoots Forum Manager \ __\ [email protected] \ / )_\ http://members.tripod.com/~SCROOTS \ \___/_____________________________________/