The Cause of my calling you so suddenly together upon the shortest Notice is from his Majesty's Commands signified to me by Mr. Secretary Pitt by his Letter of the 30th. of December, last to consult with you immediately at this most emergent and Critical Juncture wherein the future Safety and Happiness of all his American Colonies depend. 

An Opportunity offers if you will now exert yourselves of getting rid for ever of your perfidious restless and inveterate Enemies the French from this American Continent, and of securing for the future our most holy Protestant Religion Liberties and Possessions, which if now neglected or slighted may never be recovered, but as the whole is so emphatically & specifically set forth in Mr. Pitt's Letter I shall forthwith lay it before you, with a Letter from the Earl of Loudoun our late Commander in Chief, and one from Brigr. Genl. Forbes who now commands under Genl. Abercrombie in these Southern Provinces, which will fully open to you what you may expect from a vigorous Exertion of your power immediately, and the little hopes of Safety hereafter if you neglect the present Critical Moment for if we fail now by our Neglect, Britain under it’s Load of Debts can't continue the Expence. 

God Almighty in his Providence has remarkably shewn his immediate Power and Protection of the protection of the protestant Religion and the Cause of Liberty by the Glorious Success of the Armies of the indefatigable magnanimous, and victorious King of Prussia against the greatest popish Powers and their Allies in Germany which will fully employ the French Arms and Finances and may prevent their sending great Supplies to America, and I have reason to hope after the Correction we have recd. from Providence for our gross neglect of his worship and our Sensualities and our Treatment of the Indians that God will now return and head our Armies & Councils in this Continent in Defence of the protestant Religion, and the Cause of British Liberties in America, but if we now neglect this critical time we must be given up to our cruel Enemies and submit to French Tyranny & Popish Idolatry and Superstition which God avert. 

 Mr. Speaker and Gent. of the Assembly

I shall but just mention your ill judged Parsimony in having lessen'd the few forces which we had in pay, but upon this grand Attack and Critical Juncture I am confident you will give such Supplies as may enable us to exert our force with the utmost dispatch as no Time must be lost since our all is at Stake if we fail in our present Operations, and that you will shew the same Zeal you have hitherto done upon the great Aid offered to us by his Majesty and Expectation of Reimbursement to enable us to raise troops and hope you will make more effectual Laws against the harbouring Deserters, and that you will enable me imediately to send out such troops as we have in readiness in pay, to assist and operate where commanded. I hope also that you will give some Aid to open the Navigation to Ocacock where the Channel is almost filled up. 

Gent. of his Majesty's Council Mr. Speaker and Gent. of the Assembly

I have nothing further to recommend to you at present but as you value your holy Religion Liberties & Possessions and the future Safety and Happiness of your posterity I hope and expect that you will not neglect this only Opportunity that Divine Providence has given into your Power and has put into the hearts of his Majesty and his subjects the Parliament and people of Britain to give you so chearfully such extraordinary Assistance will which if seconded by these Colonies will not fail by the Blessing of God of having the desired Success, and of putting an End to all future extraordinary Expences And You may be assured that I shall with the utmost Zeal and Oeconomy cooperate with you in all just and necessary Measures for your future Safety and Happiness.