Correspondence of William Pitt: When Secretary of State, with Colonial Governors and Military and Naval Commissioners in America, Volume 2Macmillan, 1906 |
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¹ See note Account acquaint Admiral Saunders Amherst Army arrived ARTHUR DOBBS Artillery Assembly Attack Barrington Basseterre Batteries beg leave Boats Brigadier Campaign Capt Captain Colonel Colony Commander in Chief Commodore Moore compleat Country Crown Point Detachment Dispatch effectually Enemy Enemy's England Expedition Expence Fleet Forces Fort Edward Fort Royal Garrison Governor Guadalupe Guadeloupe Halifax honour hope Hopson humble Servant hundred inclosed Indians inform Inhabitants judge King King's Pleasure Lake land Leeward Islands letter of January Levi Lord Rollo Louisburg Majesty Majesty's Arms Majesty's Pleasure Majesty's Service Majesty's Ships Martinique Monckton necessary North America note to letter Number obedient Officers ordered party PITT PITT¹ Port Possession Posts Prisoners proper Province Provisions Quebec raised Rangers received Regiments returned River S Lawrence Royal sailed sent Sloop soon Squadron Stanwix taken Town Transports Troops utmost Vessels WHITEHALL Wolfe York Zeal
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Page 158 - I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, Sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, J.
Page 232 - New Jersey ; The Southern Governments are also directed to raise Men in the same Manner, to be employed in such offensive Operations, as the Circumstances and Situation of the Enemy's Posts, and the State & Disposition of the Indian Nations, on that Side, may point out, & require.
Page 158 - By the list of disabled Officers (many of whom are of rank) you may perceive, Sir, that the army is much weakened. By the nature of the river, the most formidable part of this armament is deprived of the power of acting, yet we have almost the whole force of Canada to oppose. In this situation there is such a choice of difficulties, that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain...
Page 156 - Admiral's dispatches and mine would have gone eight or ten days sooner, if I had not been prevented from writing by a fever. I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers to consult together for the public utility.
Page 231 - Government, in order that the same may be employed, as far as They will go, in this Exigency, I am at the same time, to acquaint you, that a reasonable Supply of Arms will be sent from England, to replace such, as may have been lost, or have become unfit for future Service. I am further to inform you, that simular Orders are sent, by this Conveyance, to Pensylvania, Virginia, N° Carolina, and South Carolina.
Page 231 - King is further most graciously pleased to permit me to acquaint You, that strong Recommendations will be made to Parliament, in their Session next Year, to grant a proper Compensation for such Expences as above, according as the active Vigour and strenuous Efforts of the respective Provinces shall justly appear to merit.
Page 15 - Room of it, of sufficient Strength, and every Way adequate to the great Importance of the several Objects of maintaining his Majesty's Subjects in the undisputed Possession of the Ohio; of effectually cutting off all Trade and Communication this Way between Canada and the Western and Southern Indians; of. protecting the British Colonies from the Incursions to which they have been exposed since the French built the above Fort, and thereby made themselves Masters of the Navigation of the Ohio; and...
Page 158 - In this situation, there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain, I know, require the most vigorous measures ; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there is some hope of a favourable event.
Page 152 - Townshend had, by a superior fire, prevented the French from erecting a battery on the bank of the river, from whence they intended to cannonade our camp. I now resolved to take the first opportunity which presented itself of attacking the enemy, though posted to great advantage, and every-where prepared to receive us.
Page 367 - Majesty is farther most Graciously Pleased to permit me to Acquaint you, that Strong recommendations will be made to Parliament in their Session next year, to grant a proper Compensation for Such Expences as above, according as the Active Vigour and Strenuous efforts of the respective Provinces shall justly appear to merit...