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WAR WITH TRANCE. 355
and recites " that their majesties' subjects had been invaded by the French
and Indians; that many of the colonists had been barbarously murdered, and
were in danger of greater mischiefs; and it proposed as a measure of prevention, that the neighboring colonies, and Virginia, Maryland and the parts
adjacent, should be invited to meet at New York and conclude on suitable
methods for assisting each other for the safety of the whole."1
Such was the first call for a general congress in America. John Coode,
who was then acting Governor of Maryland, in a letter dated May 19th, 1690,
wrote to the Hon. Jacob Leisler, Governor of New York, that it was the
■design of the Convention of Maryland to send arms and men to aid the
general defence; though the great distance between that province and New
York, the unsettled state of their " constitution " and the uncertainty respecting
his Majesty's intentions toward the province, so discouraged their councils that
they could come to no definite conclusion on this point; they had, however, sent
Mr. William Blankersteine and Mr. Amos Nicholls to the conference to act in
their name, and report to the convention the proceedings of the meeting.2
The commissioners of the four colonies met at New York, and on the 1st
•of Mayan agreement was signed in behalf of the five colonies, to raise a
force of eight hundred and fifty men to strengthen Albany, and resist the
French and Indian enemies. Of this number, Maryland promised to raise
one hundred soldiers.3
The congress resolved to attempt the reduction of Canada by two lines of
attack, one to conquer Acadia, and thence to move on Quebec, and the other
by the route of Lake Champlain to assail Montreal. Acadia and Port
Royal were taken, but beyond this the expedition proved a complete failure.
The French now waged a savage war on the remoter settlements. The
settlers felt equal to their defence against the French colonists, but as these
were reinforced by troops from France, they petitioned the home government
to help them with forces from England. The request was not granted, and
for seventy years the colonists had to rely on their own resources for their
defence. This was a period of hard trial, of frequent alarm and constant
anxiety, of heavy taxation, and of all the horrors that accompany warfare in
its most barbarous forms; but it served' to loosen the ties which bound the
colonies to England, to teach them self-reliance, and to prepare their minds
for the thought of independence. It is true that war was not waged incessantly during this time; but the persistence of France in her schemes of
>extension was a continued menace.
1 Frothingham's Pise of the Republic, p. 89. Cable, Josiah Hunt, Samuel Shered, Philip
2 New York Doc. Hist., ii., p. 249. Trauis, Loeling Philips, Thomas Brodgat, Rob-
3 Among those who served we have the names ert Graims, George Scot, James Camioll, John
of the following: Captain Gabriel Towson, Owen, Nathaniel Furbush, Sergeant Jonathan
Lieutenant Rodgar Barton, Ensign Ebennazar Horton, John Fergeson, Richard Feloo, Wrilliam
Wakeman, Sergeant Joseph Rumsey, Sergeant Danford, John Knap, Richard Cozens, Thomas
Thomas Sturgis, Thomas Hunt, Samuel Wail, Poor, Philip Galpin, Philip Prise, Joseph Cable,
Matha Randall, Abraim Brown, Joseph Boils, John Green, Isaac Rumsey, Thomas Mathias.
Samuel Couch, Daniel Gori, John Ogdin, John Ibid., p. 215.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000382 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | WAR WITH TRANCE. 355 and recites " that their majesties' subjects had been invaded by the French and Indians; that many of the colonists had been barbarously murdered, and were in danger of greater mischiefs; and it proposed as a measure of prevention, that the neighboring colonies, and Virginia, Maryland and the parts adjacent, should be invited to meet at New York and conclude on suitable methods for assisting each other for the safety of the whole."1 Such was the first call for a general congress in America. John Coode, who was then acting Governor of Maryland, in a letter dated May 19th, 1690, wrote to the Hon. Jacob Leisler, Governor of New York, that it was the ■design of the Convention of Maryland to send arms and men to aid the general defence; though the great distance between that province and New York, the unsettled state of their " constitution " and the uncertainty respecting his Majesty's intentions toward the province, so discouraged their councils that they could come to no definite conclusion on this point; they had, however, sent Mr. William Blankersteine and Mr. Amos Nicholls to the conference to act in their name, and report to the convention the proceedings of the meeting.2 The commissioners of the four colonies met at New York, and on the 1st •of Mayan agreement was signed in behalf of the five colonies, to raise a force of eight hundred and fifty men to strengthen Albany, and resist the French and Indian enemies. Of this number, Maryland promised to raise one hundred soldiers.3 The congress resolved to attempt the reduction of Canada by two lines of attack, one to conquer Acadia, and thence to move on Quebec, and the other by the route of Lake Champlain to assail Montreal. Acadia and Port Royal were taken, but beyond this the expedition proved a complete failure. The French now waged a savage war on the remoter settlements. The settlers felt equal to their defence against the French colonists, but as these were reinforced by troops from France, they petitioned the home government to help them with forces from England. The request was not granted, and for seventy years the colonists had to rely on their own resources for their defence. This was a period of hard trial, of frequent alarm and constant anxiety, of heavy taxation, and of all the horrors that accompany warfare in its most barbarous forms; but it served' to loosen the ties which bound the colonies to England, to teach them self-reliance, and to prepare their minds for the thought of independence. It is true that war was not waged incessantly during this time; but the persistence of France in her schemes of >extension was a continued menace. 1 Frothingham's Pise of the Republic, p. 89. Cable, Josiah Hunt, Samuel Shered, Philip 2 New York Doc. Hist., ii., p. 249. Trauis, Loeling Philips, Thomas Brodgat, Rob- 3 Among those who served we have the names ert Graims, George Scot, James Camioll, John of the following: Captain Gabriel Towson, Owen, Nathaniel Furbush, Sergeant Jonathan Lieutenant Rodgar Barton, Ensign Ebennazar Horton, John Fergeson, Richard Feloo, Wrilliam Wakeman, Sergeant Joseph Rumsey, Sergeant Danford, John Knap, Richard Cozens, Thomas Thomas Sturgis, Thomas Hunt, Samuel Wail, Poor, Philip Galpin, Philip Prise, Joseph Cable, Matha Randall, Abraim Brown, Joseph Boils, John Green, Isaac Rumsey, Thomas Mathias. Samuel Couch, Daniel Gori, John Ogdin, John Ibid., p. 215. |
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