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vernor is restrained by law, from granting any farthersupport to them, until the house is finished, they willgenerally turn out, and endeavour by their exertions to complete the building in a short time. We are of opinion, that logs be collected, and sawedinto pieces about four or five inches thick, and aswide as the timber will admit of, to be placed on thetop of each other, and pinned and dove-tailed toge-ther. The building then to be boarded on the outside,with boards to stand upright, not lengthways. Theseboards may be planed, so as they can be painted, ifthought necessary, at a future day. The roof to beshingled; the lower pieces of the building to be pitchpine or white oak, to prevent decay. The houseshould stand about eighteen inches above the ground,underpinned with brick or stone, and till this can bedone, it may remain, perhaps, till next year, supportedon blocks. The floor should be pitch pine plank, or,if not to be had, of white pine, and ceiled abovewith boards. The floor and ceiling should be grooved,but need not to be planed. On this plan we wish thee to procure as many menas can work, and to proceed immediately, and erecta house in the most convenient situation that can beobtained; and thou wilt readily see the necessity ofsending us an acoount of the cost thereof, as soon asit can be ascertained, which, if some part is done bythe job, may be done even before the building isfinished. Thou wilt please engage young Wampey, or some other, for a master, at a stipulated salary,until we can procure one that may be better quali-fied. The Governor agrees to advance us five hundreddollars towards erecting the proposed house; but thouwilt remember, no more can be got till the buildingis finished, or the cost thereof known, so as to reportit to the Governor. It will be also necessary, thatthou sendest us an account of articles purchased for, and supplied to, the Indians.