New Bern 30 April 1758.

My Lords,

I herewith inclose to Your Lordships the Speech Addresses and Answers I made this Session, as we have but three Companies of 50 each on foot, I have ordered them if possible to make them up 100 each, and to have 3 Officers and what they want after them. My orders from Mr. Secretary Pitt I did not receive until the 9th. instant, and that Day issued a Proclamation for them to meet the 25th. but a sufficient Number did not attend until the 28th. It is impossible to raise more Men in Time, and even these we have no Credit to pay out of the Province, and have been obliged to write to Brigr. Genl. Forbes to advance their pay and to take a Credit out of the Proportion we are to have of the £50000 granted to us by Parliament. I sent you large Packet and Duplicates of what Proceedings were in the Novembr. Sessions, but for want of an Opportunity the first Packett did not leave this Bar until the Beginning of January ^February,^ and the Duplicates by various Accidents in the Ship that carried them did not get from the Bar 'till the Beginning of this Month. I long to hear if either are got safe. I received your Letter of the 9th. November last March which gave me great pleasure. I hope the Boundary Line is by this Time fixed, and impatiently expect it.

No. Carolina.
Letter from Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Govr. of No. Carolina to the Board dated 30th April 1758, respecting the raising of Troops for the publick Service & inclosing.

Reced
Read Janry. 17, 1759.

D.29.
6 Papers.