I hope I shall find no Parties or Divifions amongst you, but that the only Contention shall be, who shall beft approve bis Loyalty to his King, and Love to his Country: Such a Harmony will make you very happy, and me very eafy.

It is a great Honour and Pleasure to me, that I ferve the best of Kings; and I affure you, his Majesty's just and mild Adminiftration at Home, fhall be the Rule of my Government here, as far as I am capable to imitate fo great and perfect an Example. It is also my unspeakable Felicity, and yours, that I arrive here when his Majesty bath entirely defeated the monfirous and innatural Rebellion which hath been rais'd in Great Britain: So that now his Majesty's Perfon and Government, their Royal Highneffes the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the whole Royal Family, are fecur'd, and in them the Proteftant Religion, and the Happiness of us and our Pofterity

Gentlemen,

His Majefty has commanded me to acquaint you, That there is no Province in America, under the Crown of Great Britain, except this, where fated Salaries are not settled upon their Captain-General and Governor, and Lieutenant Governor I was also to recommend to you the Building of a House for the Governor; but I am prevented from it, by your having provided a very good One; for which I return you my Thanks. I am farther to observe to you, that notwithstanding there was an Act pass'd in England in her late Majefty's Reign, for encouraging the Importation of Naval Stores; and another for the Prefervation of White and other Pine Trees, growing in her Majefty's Colonies of America; yet, nevertheless, his Majefty hath been inform'd, that great Spoils are daily committed in his Woods in the Province of Main, and other Parts of the Malachufets, by cutting down, and putting to private Ufe, fuch Trees as are or may be proper for his Majefty's Royal Navy, I am therefore charg'd to acquaint you, that it is his Majesty's Will and Pleasure, that the faid Acts, and every Claufe, Article, and Provifo therein, be strictly and duly comply'd with: And if any Thing farther might be done by this Government, to enforce thofe Acts of Parliament, and to fecure his Majefty's Mafts and Timber, I most earnest ly recommend it to your Confideration; as alfo the refitting the Fort of Pemaquid, or the Building of fome Fort near that Place, that may be a greater Security to your Frontiers.

Gentlemen,

Gentlemen,

You have always been fo confpicuous for your Loyalty, that I make no Doubt of your ready Compliance in thefe Mat

ters.

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,

I shall depend on your Care to make the necessary Supplies. for the Support and Defence of the Province, in allArticles: And give me Leave to conclude, by promising you, That my own private Interest shall never interfere with the publick; which I hope may engage you to enable me to maintain that Station with Dignity, which his Majefty has been pleas'd to honour me with.

Samuel Shute.

JAMAICA..

Bout the fame Time, viz. in January last, there came

A Addrefles from Jamaica, to the King, full of Ex

preffions of Duty, and of Promifes to prevent, for the Future, fuch Diffenfions and Breaches among themselves, as they had of late fcandaloufly fallen into, and which the Government had very much refented: These Addreffes being fign'd by the chief Perfons of the Island, and giving us fome Light into the prefent State and Condition of that Colony, may in fome Measure be neceffary to the Publick, particularly inasmuch as they fpeak of Animofities and Divifions among themselves wwe therefore infert them as follows.

To the King's moft excellent Majefty.

The most humble Addrefs of the Merchants and other Inhabitants of the Town of Kingston in the Ifand of Jamaica.

Most Gracious Sovereign,

W 7E your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Merchants and other Inhabitants of the Town of Kingston, in the land of Jamaica, humbly prefume to address your Majefly, to affure you of our steady Zeal and Loyalty to your facred Perfon and Government. And as we have abjur'd the Pretender, and affociated against him, so we do daily more and more deteft and abhor all Attempts which have

been

been made in Favour of him, by stirring up an execrable Rebellion among your Majesty's Subjects.

We were always firmly of Opinion, that not only our Religion and Liberties, but the Trade of Great Britain, in all itɛ Branches, depended upon your Majefty's Eftablishment on the Throne. And we had too much Reason to fear, when we were treated as Robbers and Pirates in Trade, by the Enemies of your Majesty's Succeffion, that not only our Trade, but this your Majefty's Island, was defign'd as Part of the Sacrifice to their pernicious Schemes.

We have endeavour'd to fhew our Gratitude to your Majefty, by chufing fuch Members to reprefent us in the late Af fembly, as would effectually comply with what your Majefty was pleas'd to require by your gracious Letter. And we humbly affure your Majefty, that we will always chufe fuch as fhall endeavour to fupport your Majesty's Government with Honour, and provide an additional Subfiftance for the two Independent Companies, fo long as your Majefty fhall think fit to continue them, which we think at this Time fo neceffary and beneficial

to us.

We humbly hope your Majesty will be graciously pleas'd to give fuch Directions, that Measures may be taken for the better Peopling this your Majesty's Island, by an equal and impartial Method, by which no particular Man, or Body of Men, may be opprefs'd more than others; which had now been our own Cafe, by the Ruin of this your Majesty's Town, had we not been deliver'd, upon our Petition, by your Majesty's Council of this Ifland.

We think our felves oblig'd, on this Occafion, to affure your Majefty of our great Satisfaction in the Justice and Integrity of the Lord Archibald Hamilton, our prefent Governor, who has always encourag'd and contenanc'd every fair Trader, and whofe fingular Prudence and Moderation in his Government, will, we hope, restore Quiet among us; and when approv'd by your Majesty, put an End to all our unhappy and unreajonable Divifions.

That your Majefty may long reign in Triumph over all your Enemies, and in perfect Love of your Subjects; and his Royal Highness after you, and his Pofterity in perpetual Succeffion, is the most fincere and hearty Prayer of

May it please your Majesty,

Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects.

To

To the King's most excellent Majefty.

The humble Addrefs of the Governor and Council of

Moft gracious Sovereign,

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Jamaica.

E your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Governor and Council of your Majesty's Iland of Jamaica, beg Leave, with Hearts full of foy, to congratulate Tour Majely upon the fignal Success of your Arms, in fo Speedily and effectually fuppreffing an unnatural and causeless Rebellion, rais'd in Favour of a Popish Pretender to your Crown.

This happy Event, which fecures to us our Religion, Liberty, and what elfe is valuable to us, attack'd in so desperate a Manner, by the Enemies of our Conftitution, can only be attributed, under the Divine Affiftance, to your Majesty's stea dy Conduct in the Difpofition of Affairs, and to the prudent Use of that entire Confidence, which has been fo feafonably and fo wifely repos'd in your Majesty by Parliament, beyond any of your Royal Predeceffors.

As no part of your Majesty's Dominions has more fenfibly felt the Miferies and Calamities which Invasions cause, or have had a more entire Dependance for their future Profpect of Security upon your Majefty's Succeffion; fo none can more truly Share, or be more fenfibly affected with the happy Confequen ces of this Succefs, than your loyal Subjects 'f this Island.

Nor has our Remoteness from the Throne, ever been so disagreeable to us, as at such a functure, which has furnish'd Jour Majefty's faithful Subjects in Britain with an opportunity of fhewing, by their Actions, a Zeal and Emulation for your Service, whilst all that we have been able to do, has been, as foon as we heard of the Rebellion, to enter into an Associa tion in Defence of your facred Perfon and Government; of which we are oblig'd thus late to beg your Majefty's graciou Acceptance.

When we last prefum'd to Addrefs your Majefty, we could not think it poffible that the immediate Regard your Majefy bad fhewn to this Ifland, by confirming to us most beneficial Laws, and fuch as we had many Years defir'd in vain, accompany'd with your Majesty's most gracious Letter, could have fail'd of establishing fuch an Agreement amongst us, as would have induc'd every real Friend to the Proteftant Succeffion, chearfully to have comply'd with all that your Majefty had re

his Colony, which was so necessary for its own Haps, Safety..

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with the utmost Concern and Regret, we are acquaint your Majefty, that unhappy Divifions, by fome few Perfons with private Views, difquis'd. nces of publick Service, and fomented by groundons, have prevail'd, to the Obftruction of what y has fo jufly expected from this Island, We com es with Hopes, your Majefty will not find Reafon to Mifcarriage to us, who have endeavour'd to make y's gracious Letter, and royal Inftructions, (which ably of Opinion have been most wifely calculated d and Welfare of your Subjects) the Rule of our which, however, having prov'd ineffectual, we are eceffity of reforting again to your Majesty's Good-1 y beseeching your Majefty to take fuch Measures as m fhall judge most proper, for the Honour and Supur Government, and the Security of fo valuable, elefs an Ifland.

e most obdurate of your Majefty's deluded Subjects, gth difcern and confefs the invaluable Bleffigs, the. of your Majefty's illustrious and royal Houfe has the British Empire; that your Majesty's known nay never again be provok'd, but that you may long Delight of all your Subjects, and a Terror for ies, and tranfmit your Virtues, with your Crown, =l Highness and his Posterity, is the fincere Prayer

Turks were fo little difcourag'd at the ill Suces they met with the laft Campaign in Hungary, withstanding the Destruction of their Army near adin, the Taking of Temefwaer, and the Difap ent they met with in Corfou, they fhew'd not the lination to Peace, On the Contrary, the Grand.. having held a Great Divan [Council at Constanto have their Advice, whether he thould make with the Chriftians, or continue the War, all the rs unanimously declar'd for. War: But of the Re-: is taken in that Divan, and of the Measures there