Braddock, at Alexandria, and aided in the adoption of the measures there concerted against the French, with whom hostilities had commenced.? Sir Charles Hardy, the new Governor, appointed in Sir Danvers Osborne's place, arrived and took command of the Province on Sept. 294, 1755 ; and Lt. Governor De Lancey resumed his seat upon the Bench as Chief Justice. Gov. Hardy was an officer of the Navy and not much accustomed to civil affairs. He depended chiefly on the Lieut. Governor, who supported all leading measures, except the ill-advised and unsuccessful attempt he was induced

'to make to vacate the Kayayderosseras and a few other land

patents. Preferring his professional life, Sir Charles, after a ten months' residence in New York applied to be allowed to resign his government and to re-enter the Navy.? A short time afterwards his request was granted, and being madea Rear-Admiral, he sailed from New York, with a command in the expedition against Louisburgh, on the second of July, 1757, just twenty-two months after his arrival in that city. By this resignation the command again devolved upon Mr, De Lancey. The war with France was then going on, and the Province was entirely engaged during this, and the two succeeding years, in military affairs and measures. During this period civil matters were very quiet, and the energies of the Lt. Governor were given to promoting, directing, and carrying out the various measures which the events of the war rendered necessary on the part of the Colony. He contributed greatly to the retrieving of the disasters of 1757, and to the success of the operations of 1758 and 1759; and especially to promoting the expedition which ended in the repulse at Ticonderoga, and that which followed it in the succeeding year.