It is expected that Connecticut will immediately raise 500 Men for the like purpose and the Governor is now writing to Governor Phips, desiring that the 500 Men which Governor Shirley recommends to be raised by this Goverment to attack the French Settlements on the River Chaudiere may be ordered forthwith to join you being clearly of opinion from the distance of the place that the diversion intended by that Measure will not have the Effect proposed, I am Sir

your most obed'.

humble servan

Geni. Johnson. Gw Banyar

Assembly Chamber City of New York August 6th : 1755.

The House according to order Resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on his Honour the Lieutenant Governor's Message of this Morning and the several other Papers Referred to the said Committee after some time spent therein M"". Speaker Resumed the Chair and M^. Watts Reported the Resolution of the Committee which he read in his place and afterwards delivered in at the Table where the same was again read and is as followeth Viz*

Resolved that it is the opinion of this Committee that there be forthwith raised and Subsisted by this Colony four hundred effective Men Officers included to Reinforce and Strengthen the Army

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 677

destined to Crown Point And the said Resolution being read a second lime

Resolved that the House do agree with the Committee in the aforesaid Resolution.

Ordered that M^. Watts and M^". Walton wait on his Honour the Lieutenant Governor with the aforesaid Resolution. By order of the General Assembly