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any longer out. On the 8th I bore away and got in here, with the small schooner 

 as did the Ontario the Morning following. The weather continuing so bad, and 

 the time for my men to be discharged being nigh out, I am unrigging the Oswego, 

 in order to lay her up for the Winter. The Ontario I shall Order to keep ready for 

 Sea, in case there should be Occasion for her to go out, before the time is expired 

 that her men are to serve. Upon my Consulting with Major General Shirley, 

 Commander in Chief of his Majestys Forces in America, about the Naval Force 

 to be on the Lake next Spring; and about the stores, and Seamen for the Vessels 

 here; he told me it was absolutely necessary for His Majesty's Service, that I should 

 go down to provide them, which (as there can be no service for the Vessels from this 

 time untill the Spring) I shall do, and leave the Command of the Vessels here to 

 Captain Laforey and proceed to New York, where I hope I shall meet with some 

 Orders from you concerning them. Inclosed attends you the Weekly Accounts of 

 his Majesty's Sloops the Oswego, and Ontario. 



I am, Sir, 



Your most humble servant, 



HOUSMAN BROADLEY. 



To the Honble. Edward Boscawen, (Copy). 



Vice Admiral of the Blue, &c, &c. 

 Endorsed : 



Letter from Capt. Broadley at Oswego. Dated 20th Octr., 1755. 



p. 1371. 



New York the 14th Jany., 1756. 

 Sir 



I received your Letter of the 13th of Deer, and with it an Order, to put myself 

 under your Command. 



At the Congress of the American Governours here, they came to a Resolution 

 to Build three more Vessels at Oswego, which Resolution they came to, upon having 

 Intelligence that the French were Building some Vessels at Quadroque. 



They are to be two Brigs and a sloop, the Brigs to have twenty five seamen 

 each, and the sloop twenty, which with the Complements of his Majesty's sloops 

 Oswego, and Ontario, Amounts to upwards of a Hundred Seamen, that will be 

 wanting, which I am afraid shall not be able to get here, or if we do, it must be at 

 the wages the merchants give at this Port, which greatly exceeds the Kings Pay. 



General Shirley who sets out for Boston to morrow, desires I will let you know 

 he has received your Letter, and that he will send an Express to you upon his Arrival 

 at Boston in which he will Acquaint you of the Building these Vessels, and leave 

 it to you in what manner they are to be Commanded. 



Inclosed attends you a Copy of Mr. Keppels' Orders which are directed to 

 Captain Owen, as he was first appointed for this Service, upon his being removed, 

 I had an Order to receive them from him: I likewise Inclose you the Dimentions 

 of the Vessels that are to be Built, which we are Obliged to conform to, as there is 

 but between Seven and Eight feet Water in the Summer and Fall of the year, at 

 the Entrance of Oswego Harbour. 

 I am 



Sir 



Your most humble Servant 



Housman Broadley. 

 Richd. Spry Esqr. (Copy — R. Spry) 



Endorsed; 



Capt. Broadley's letter dated the 14 Janry., 1756. 



