. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-1776. my Condu(5t, fhallbe made Ufe of with Frugality, for the Service its intended. I am under much Concern for the barbarous Behaviour of the French andtheir Indians, in murdering and robbing our Fellow Subjedls on our Frontier Settle-ments. Gentlemen, I am in great Hopes, before this, that General Braddock is in Poffeffion ofthe Fort on the Ohio, that the French took from us laft Summer; but it is to be feared,that flying Parties of French and Indians will invade our Country, and repeat their Bar-barities. I therefore heartily recommend
. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-1776. my Condu(5t, fhallbe made Ufe of with Frugality, for the Service its intended. I am under much Concern for the barbarous Behaviour of the French andtheir Indians, in murdering and robbing our Fellow Subjedls on our Frontier Settle-ments. Gentlemen, I am in great Hopes, before this, that General Braddock is in Poffeffion ofthe Fort on the Ohio, that the French took from us laft Summer; but it is to be feared,that flying Parties of French and Indians will invade our Country, and repeat their Bar-barities. I therefore heartily recommend to you, to prevail with the Officers in the differentCounties, to mufter and exercife the Militia, which under the Divine Prote(5lion, is ouronly Safety, and is what I have already commanded them. I wifh you an agreeable Recefs, and I think proper to prorogue you to the SecondTuefday in Odoher next, and you are accordingly prorogued to that Time. THE I JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE O F BURGESSES, MD CCL V. Being The Seventh SESSION of this PrefentGENERAL W I L L I A M S B U R G : Printed by William Hunter. 1755- THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES. Tuefday, A uguft 5 th, 1755. yc^^^ MESSAGE from the Governor was delivered by M- Walthoe; ){( A )!^ M, Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, U ^i*f J The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of your Houfe in iL^^M ^j^g Council Chamber: Accordingly M Speaker with the Houfe went up to attend the Governor; And being returned, he reported, That the Houfe had attended the Governor in theCouncil-Chamber, and that the Governor was pleased to make a Speech to the Counciland this Houfe, of which he had, to prevent Miftakes, obtained a Copy, which he readin his Place, and afterwards delivered it in at the Table, where it was again read, and isas follows; Gentletnen of the Council, M Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, I AM truly forty for the Occafion of calling you together fo fuddenly, but the un-expedted
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