Resolved, That Major Proctor be directed to parade the Artillery under his Command at Fort Island, on Friday morning next, when Mr. Blewer & Col. Humpton, at the request of this Board, will attend in order to review them.

Resolved, That Commodore Seymour be directed to Issue orders immediately for every Officer of the Fleet to repair on board their Respective Vessells, to have them manned and fitted in the best manner possible, and to order the whole Fleet to Rendezvous opposite Messrs. Willing & Morris's Wharf, at 11 o'Clock to-morrow morning, in order to their being Reviewed.

Resolved, That Col. Matlack be directed to take into his immediate Care the Blankets & other Clothing for our Army; that he provide a convenient Store for the purpose, & a Clerk to attend the same, if necessary.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Jno. Little's acco't for Nails d'd Mr. Brigs, for Mr. Savage, £31 13 4.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Mr. Wm. Evans £77 8 11, for Blankets & coarse woolens Purchased in Chester County, for this Council. VOL. XI.-1.

An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Col. Wm. Cook, or Capt. Miller, for 2000 Dollars, to be charged to Col. Cook, of 12 Battalion.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Amos Strattell £1784 7 9 for Block Tin, Copper & Sulphur.

Resolved, That Messrs. Rittenhouse, Matlack & Cannon, be a Committee to draw up a memorial to be presented to the Honorable House of Assembly at their next meeting, setting forth the dangerous Consequence that will attend the refusal of the Continental Currency.

Resolved, That Robert Levers, Esq'r, be appointed Paymaster to the 12 Pennsylvania Regiment in the Continental Service, commanded by Col. Wm. Cook.

The Council adjourned to 3 o'Clock.

S. C. Morris,

Joseph Blewer,

Henry Kippele.

Resolved, That Capt. Blewer & Mr. Sam'l C. Morris be requested to fitt out the Armed Boat Convention, Capt. Rice, with all Possible Expedition, and that they be desired to apply to the Marine Committee for such Stores belonging to Congress as may be wanted for that purpose..

The Council proceeded to the appointment of Captains in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, in the Continental Service, Commanded by Col. Richard Humpton, when the following Gentlemen were appointed, vizt: Doct'r Jno. Coates, Wm. Ilenderson, Samuel Dawson, Adolph Wm. Hedrick, Geo. Calhoun, Wm. McKissack, Wm. Bradford, jun'r, & John Douglass.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Rob't Smith £3 6 8, for riding Express for the Convention to give notice to the Militia to march to New Jersey.

Resolved, That John Simpson, Esq'r, be appointed Paymaster. to the 8th Penn'a Regiment, in the Continental service, commanded by Col. Eneas McCoy.

Agreeable to a resolve of Congress, the Following Commissions were granted for Letters of Mark, vizt:

To Thomas Bell, Commander of the Ship Speedwell, of the Burthen of Tons, navigated by 25 men, Ten Carriage Guns, owned by John Maxwell Nesbitt & Co.

To Robert Collings, Commander of the Sloop Friendship, about 30 Tons Burthen, navigated by Twenty men, 6 Carriage Guns, owned by John Wilcocks & Co.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay the Following Accounts, viz: Mr. Robert Towers' Acco't for Workmen's Wages, making Cartridges, &ca, £56 6 8.

William Shaw's Acco't for cooperage of Powder, &ca., £15 13 9, £217 to be charged to this State, the Remainder to Congress. Bowyer Brooks Acco't for Oars & repairs for several of the Armed Boats, & for Building a Guard Boat, £106 0 11.

Thomas Shoemaker, for 1700 Flints delivered Mr. Towers, £3 8 0.

Daniel King's order to Mr. Jos. Turner, for £4 10 0, for Iron Hoops, for the Use of the Brass Cannon Foundery.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Robert Jewell £48 14 1, for Wood &ca., for the Use of the Prisoners in the State Jail, to be charged to Congress.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Joseph Wilson for repairing Arms for the Armed Boat Congress.

Intelligence was rec'd by express that several hundred Transports had sailed from New York, & steered their Cource to the Southward, & expected to be intended for this City; whereupon, the Council wrote a Circular Letter to the Commanding Officers of the Battalion of Militia, earnestly requesting them to march their respective Battalions to this City Immediately.

Adjourned to 3 o'Clock.

The Board of Warr was requested to send for Captain Strohbogh & the Company of Artillery under his Command, lately sent to Fort Montgomery, in New York Government.

Resolved, That Col. Bayard be requested to get ready immediately as many of his Battalion as are necessary to guard the State Prisoners to Lancaster & Reading.

The Commodore was ordered not to suffer any sea Vessell to Pass through the Chevaux-de-Frize.

Ordered, That Commodore Seymour do Immediately station one of the Armed Boats belonging to this State at or near Glocester Point, and exert their Utmost Vigilance in preventing all shallops from Passing down the river. Wood Boats are to be permitted to pass and repass.

An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in fav'r of Elijah Dow, for £120 0 0, on Acco't of Work done for this State, to be charged to his Acco't.

Mr. Robert Towers was directed to Deliver Col. John Dickenson 150 Stand of Arms, & 150 Cartouch Boxes & Bayonet Belts, for the use of the 1st Battalion of the City & Liberties of Philad'a Militia, taking his receipt.

Resolved, That Jacob Gerard Dyrohs, William Scull, & Matthew Henderson, be appointed Captains in the Continental Service. An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Thomas Dundas, £500; & charge the Same to his acco't.

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Ordered, That the owners of Cattle and other stock near the river side, make the necessary preperations for removing the same, at least five miles from the river, on the Shortest notice, as it is Probable that this board may be under the disagreeable necessity of giving the most peremptory orders for their removal, and to see that the same be punctually & suddenly complied with.