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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… coming after, whereat the Governor, who believed a frigate or two would have been sufficient, and never desired … Pro clamation, and has excepted 18 persons whose names or crimes the Commissioners do not yet know. Mem."This P.S. … that government will acknowledge to His Majesty, or that His Majesty's officers may be there received and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the use of the people, as in the Act, but of the person or persons concerned. Act for surveyors.Power must be … of Jamaica for maintenance of fortifications, little or nothing has been applied to the intended use, orders that … time to fill the place of those who die, leave the Island, or otherwise become unfit. Signed, Fr. North, C.S., Halifax, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… care and justice at Whitehall nothing has been received or insisted on that has not arisen from some unwarranted act of your General Court or some great and continued neglect of the King's orders in … are to be trusted no more. The present agents have little or no authority, and their instructions are to concede …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… hunters and dogs. Every man killing a negro to have 20, or, if a servant, his freedom; every man taking a negro to … from London with about twenty-three more to serve here or at Nevis for a term of four years only, as is usual in … the cost of his passage. On arrival he remained for nine or ten days unmolested, until apprehended by the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… country is called Cape Gratias de Dios, in latitude 15 20' or thereabouts) have been here with me and have told me that … I. and that they earnestly desired the King's protection or they must fall under the French or Dutch. I am told that the pirates Yankey and Jacobs have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the prejudice and weakening of the whole. They may be 15 or 20 to one against the French, yet being without a head in … this the only means left to us for their preservation or for any attempt on the enemy. We do not conceive the thing … by the uniting of the several Governments under one head, or by such other means as you think fit. Twenty-nine …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… you the King's order that no pirates shall be entertained or sheltered in his dominions under the severest penalties. … if possible, to find them out. But whether they are found or not, we hope that you will improve this example of the … King has given orders that no pirates shall be sheltered or entertained in the Colonies under the severest penalties. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… but to this day he has not shewed, nor acquainted myself or President Fryer and the Council of any commission for the … his company, being suspended, must be restored by signet or sign manual or by virtue of a new commission, but no such instrument for …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in by stress of weather, to be permitted to lade sugar or rum. [ Board of Trade. Barbados, 65. pp. 193194.] Feb. 22. … associates, and endeavour to discover any of the villains, or others involved in the like guilt, lurking about the … They will take on board 500 soldiers at Portsmouth, or as many as they conveniently can without being pestered. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the militia, to prevent the escape of white men, negroes or slaves in boats, and an additional bill for quartering the … must shortly fall into the hands of the enemy from abroad or of the negroes within. This must certainly happen soon, if … trade nor income, so that I do aver to you it costs me 600 or 700 a year more than I receive by all incomes to support …