At a Council of War held at the citadell in the city of Louisbourg, July 6th, 1745. Advized, that, as the Comtees appointed to weigh the vessells & search for and secure the plunder cannot attend that service, the following gen' be chosen to weigh the vessels sunk in this harbour, and to search for and secure all the plunder belonging to the army, taking to their assistance herein a suitable number of men belonging to their respective regiments who are to [be] exempted from doing other duty in the mean time, and to make report of their proceedings as soon as may be. Of the General's regt Col. Burr's Col. Moulton's Col. Willard's Col. Moore's Col. Richmond's Cap. Pearson. Cap. Richardson. Ct Eastman. Col. Hale's Cap. Byles. Col. Gorham's At a Council of War held at the citadel in the city of Louisbourg, July 9th, 1745. Present M The Honble W" PEPPERRELL, Esq', Presid N. DONNELL, Esq E. EVELITH, Esq' J. DWIGHT, Esq J. MOULTON, Esq' T. CHANDLER, Esq S. WILLARD, Esq J. CHOATE, Esq S. MOORE, Esq Advized, that a committee be appointed to make provision for quartering the officers and other soldiers of the army in the houses of Louisbourg till further order. That said committee consist of the Majors of the several regiments, and in case of the Major's being absent the eldest captain of that regiment to act in his stead. That said committee be directed to allot two convenient houses for the commanders of his Majesty's ships and their officers, and one other convenient house for the commanders of the Colony cruizers and their officers. · That the Biscay ship and snow in the harbour be libelled, in order to their regular condemnation in the Court of Admiralty for the benefit of y° army. That in case of an alarum by the appearance of ships, eighty men out of each regiment, wth suitable officers; be put on board his Majesty's ships in the harbour, for their assistance in resisting any attack from the enemy on the sea side, in case no attack be apprehended by land. Upon the following petition of Col. John Choate, Lt Colo. Will Williams, & Major Nath. Thwing, it was resolved that the expedition is not to be deemed at an end, and that Col. Choat's regt are to be esteem'd part of the army. Adjourned to 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. The petition: To the Honble William Pepperrell, Esq', Lieut General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's land forces from New England, in the expedition against the French settlements at Cape Breton and islands adjacent : The representation and memorial of John Choat, William Williams, and Nath. Thwing, field officers of the eighth regiment raised for said service, humbly sheweth : That on earnest application for that purpose made by your Honour in concert with the Honble Peter Warren, Esq, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships of war, to the government of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, for raising a number of additional troops to join the said army and assist in the reduction of said settlements and islands, the sa government passed an order for the raising of four hundred men for the sa purpose, for the commanding and ordering of wch in one regiment the subscribers received commissions from his Excellency Wm Shirley, Esq, Cap General and Commander in Chief of said province, on or about the first day of June last, and accordingly, under the command of ten captains, raised ab that number of effective voluntiers, and with them were actually proceeding on said expedition before the reduction of the town, city & castles of Louisbourg, and on & about the fifth instant arrived at the harbour of Louisbourg with eight of said companies, and the other two are hourly expected. But so it is, may it please your Honour, to our inexpressible joy, on our arrival we found the sa town, city, & castles of Louisbourg had surrendered to his Majesty's arms, and so the said expedition may be supposed or construed to be over, and of consequence the business of said eighth regiment and the commanding power of said officers, which by their commissions is confined to the expedition, to subside and discontinue, together with the terms and conditions on which said men inlisted, and they deemed no part of said army. Wherefore your memoriallists, in behalf of themselves, their officers and men, pray y Hon' to determine in your Council of War whether said expedition is over and whether the said eighth regiment are to be considered as no part of the army in the reduction of said places, that so by y' Honour's leave they may return home, to which they are truly willing, or if it is not over, and they are to be considered a part of the army as aforesaid, they may according to their hearty desire, in obedience to such orders as they shall receive from y Honour, discharge the duty of their trust with the utmost vigour, and as in duty bound shall pray. LOUISBOURG, July 8th, 1745. JN° CHOATE. WM WILLIAMS. NATH' THWING. At a Council of War, held by adjournment, at the citadell in the city of Louisbourg, July 10th, 1745. Advized, that whereas the committee appointed yesterday to make disposition for quartering the army decline that service, the members of the Council, exclusive of the general officers, forthwith proceed to make such disposition. Advized, that the commissaries be ordered forthwith to purchase rum here, if to be had, or for want thereof brandy sufficient for the army for one month from this time, and draw on the commissary general for the same, also what molosses and provisions of any kind they can purchase here at reasonable rate for bills on the commissary general. Advized, that the commission officers of each regiment be directed to make choice of some person to be an agent for their respective regiments, and that those agents choose a Treasurer and Clerk in order to take care of the plunder belonging to the army. Advized unanimously, that the Biscay ship & snow, after being condemned in the Court of Admiralty, be forthwith sent to France on the acct of the army, with as many of the French here as they can conveniently carry. At a Council of War held at the citadel in the city of Louisbourg, July 15th, 1745. Present The Honble W J. CHOATE, Esq W. WILLIAMS, Esq PEPPERRELL, Esq', Presid1 J. BRADSTREET, Esq' J. STORER, Esq A. NOBLE, Esq (The Honble Comte Warren being also present.) Advized, that notes or bills under the hands and seals of Gen' Pepperrell and Come Warren be made to the value of ten thousand pounds, New England currency of the old tenor, to pay off the workmen employed on the repairs till money can be had here to exchange them. That said notes or bills be of the denomination of 5/, 10/, 15/, 30/, & £3,— two thousand pounds of each, and of the folls tenor. The possessor of this bill issued for service done on the repairs and for contingent charges of this garrison is intitled to New England currency of the old tenor, from us. SEAL. Name. SEAL. Name. |