Ordered, That the Secretary do write to the Hon'ble Tho's Urie Esq'r, & enquire into the circumstances of the Election, & report' to Council as soon as may be.

Council having received information that divers Officers in the Militia stand charged with Misbehavour, & that there is a necessity of a Court of enquiry being immediately held; thereupon, Ordered, That a Court of enquiry be appointed.

Ordered, That the Court of enquiry consist of William Bradford, Esq'r, Col. 1st Bat'l, President; Sharpe Delany, Esq'r, Col. 2d Bat'n; Will'm Will, Esq'r, Lieu. Col. 3d Bat'l; Boyd, Esq'r, Maj. 4th Bat'n; Jos. Copperthwaite, Esq'r, Col. 5th Bat'n; Rob't Allison, Esq'r, Lieu. Col. 6th Bat'n; Tho's Nevill, Esq'r, Lieu. Col. of Artillery; Capt. Robert Smith, 1st Bat'n; Capt. Will'm M'Culloch, 2d Bat'n; Capt. Cha's W. Peale, 4th Bat'n; Capt. Lieu. Wm. Leonard, of the Artillery Bat'n; Lieu. Henry Moyer, of the 3d Bat'n; Lieu. James Skinner, of the 6th Bat'n; And that a Commission be issued under the Seal of the State.

Petition of Peter Dehaven was read; Thereupon,

Ordered, That Peter Dehaven be appointed & Commissioned to be Health Officer for the Port of Philadelphia.

Application was made by Mr. Blair McLenaghan, for the following Stores for the Ship Gen'! Green, Viz.:

800 round Shot, 600 d'ble-headed Shot, 200 round Shot for 3 Pounders, 100 d'ble-headed do., 50 round of Shot for Six Pounders, 50 d'ble-headed do., 5 Sheets Copper, 300 lbs. of Sheat lead & 2 Drums & Fifes.

Ordered, That Capt. Stiles make immediate enquiry whether the above articles, or any of them, can be had from the Continental Commissary of Military Stores, & if so, to apply to the Hon'ble Board of War for an order, it being to replace Articles of the same kind lent to the Continent to go to South Carolina two Months since.

The Council met.

PHILAD'A, Thursday May 13, 1779.

PRESENT:

His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.

Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.

Joseph Hart,

John Macky, & Esq'rs.

Jacob Arndt,

And Mr. Thompson attended again & took his seat.

A Letter from the Hon'ble John Jay, Esq'r, President of Congress, dated 12th ins., enclosing Resolves of Congress of the fifth instant, respecting Commissary Trumbull's account.

A Letter from Col. Bartram Galbraith, dated 5th instant, respecting the Militia of Lancaster County.

Memorial of Samuel Story, praying to be appointed an Officer in Col. Proctor's Regiment, was read. On consideration of his recommendations,

Ordered, That Sam'l Story be appointed a Third Lieutenant in Colonel Proctor's Regiment of Artillery.

Ordered, That Mr. Vice President, Mr. Jas. Read, & Col. Hart, be a Committee to enquire into the legality of the late Election of Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital, & report to this Council.

The Council Met.

PHILAD'A, Friday May 14, 1779.

PRESENT:

His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.

John Macky,

James Read, &

Jacob Arndt, &
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Thompson, Esq'rs. The President having laid before the Board a very complete & elegant draught of the proposed Fortifications for the defence of the River Delaware & the City, made by the General De Portail & his Assistants, at the joint instance of Gen'l Washington & this Board,

Resolved, That the thanks of this Council be given to General De Portail, for his important services in this respect; & that, as is customary on such occasions,

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the said General De Portail, for Two Thousand Dollars, which he be desired to accept, as an additional acknowledgement, for his time & labor spent in the service of the State.

Resolved, also, That an order be drawn in favor of Col. La Radine, assistant Engineer to Gen'l De Portland, for One Thousand Dollars, & for Six Hundred Dollars in favor of Ville

panche, to be delivered in like manner, for their services in the same, business.

A Petition from the Officers & Men of Col. Eyre's Battalion of Militia Artillery, now in Garrison at the Posts on the River, was read & considered; Whereupon,

Resolved, That the Board is fully convinced of the Justice & Truth of the facts set forth, & the sentiments therein expressed; & that they will recommend the said application to the Hon'ble House of Assembly, at the next Sessions for proper attention & relief; & that in the meantime, from a desire to do equal Justice, &

to encourage all those brave Men & true Patriots who turn out to defend & protect the Country in time of danger, Mr. Crispin, the Commissary of the State, be directed to supply them with Rum, Tea, Sugar, Soap & other Articles furnished the Continental Troops, agreeable to a Resolve of Assembly of the 5th of December, in the same proportion & at the same Rates as the same are furnished to any Troops in the service of the State; The same to be issued at the respective Posts, and to such only as are on actual duty

Resolved, That Col. Bull do proceed to execute the Plan of Fortification delivered in by Gen'l D. Portail, with all expedition, & that the same be not in any respect departed from, without the concurrence of this Board.

That the Refugee line at Billingsport, be repaired, at the least expensive mode of completeing that Work.

Ordered, That the Commissaries of Stores, supply Col. Bull with such Tools & other Articles as they may have, & he may want from time to time, in carrying on said Works, taking, his Receipt therefor.

Resolved, That Col. Bull do confer with Capt. Boys, & other Captains of the Gallies, on the proper places to sink the new Chevaux-de-Frize, & determine the numbers necessary.

Resolved, That Col. Bull be allowed at the Rate of Twenty-four Dollars day, for his trouble & service for Superintending & directing said Work, & that the same do commence from the time the said Col. Bull was engaged by this Board to attend said Work, & collect materials, under a former Resolve; to Wit: the 27th February last.

Whereas, the purposes intended to be answered by the embargo on all Ships, &ca., has not yet been fully answered,

Resolved, That the Embargo on all Shipping be further continued for fifteen days, or until otherwise ordered by this Council.

"Pennsylvania, ss:

"A PROCLAMATION.

"By His Excell'y Joseph Reed, Esq'r, President, & the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

"WHEREAS, We, by our Proclamation, dated on the Thirtieth day of April last, did lay an Embargo on all Vessels within this Port:

And Whereas, The purposes of the said Embargo are not yet fully answered: We do therefore, think proper, & do hereby far

ther continue the said Embargo until the first day of June next, unless sooner revoked by the Authority of this Board.

"Given by order of the Council, under the hand of his Excellency, Joseph Reed, Esq'r, President, & the Seal of the State at Philadelphia, this fourteenth day of May, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy-nine.

"JOSEPH REED, President.

"Attest: T. MATLACK, Sec'y."

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Snyder, for the Sum of £233 2 1, (Two hundred & Thirty-Three Pounds, Two Shillings & one Penny,) amount of his account, including his Pay to the 12th instant, inclusive.

Charles Hil, Esq'r, Assist't Q'r M'r Gen'l, having applied to the Board for the approbation & Warrant to call out a number of Teams for the transportation of Provisions and Stores for the Supply of the Troops ordered to the Western frontiers,

Resolved, That the same be complied with, & the Waggon Masters of Lancaster, York & Cumberland, (in which Counties the said Provisions are) do furnish the number required with all expedition, & that the same be as follows, Viz:-from Lancaster 40, York county 30, Cumberland 25.

Gen'l St. Clair, Commanding officer of the Pennsylvania line, having certified that Adam Hubley, Esq'r, Lieu. Colonel of the Reg't of the Troops raised by this State, is the oldest Lieu. Colonel in the line, & therefore entitled to succeed to the vacancy made by the resignation of Col. Hartley, in the 11th Reg't.

Ordered, That the said Lieu. Colonel Hubley be recommended to the Hon'ble Board of War for the Commission of Lieu. Colonel Commandant of the Eleventh Regiment.

The Council Met.

PHILADA, Saturday May 15, 1779.

PRESENT:

His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.

Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.

Joseph Hart,

John Macky,
Ja's Read,

Jacob Arndt, &

Thompson, Esq'rs.

An application from William Crispin, Esq'r, Commissary, for One Thousand Pounds; Thereupon

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Will'm Crispin, Esq'r, Commissary, or his order, for the sum of Ten Thousand Pounds, to be charged to his acco.

A certificate signed by Holker, certifying that the Schooner Swan, Capt. James Robinson, is freighted to transport Three Hundred barrels of Flour to St. Pierre of Martinique, for the use of the Fleet Commanded by His Excell'y, the Count d'Estaing, & application by George Meade, &ca, Owners of the said Schooner, for permission to clear out for St. Pierre accordingly..

Ordered, That the Naval Officer do clear out for St. Pierre, Martinique, The Scho. Swan, Capt. Ja's Robinson, freighted with Three hundred barrels Flour, for the use of the Fleet commanded by His Excell'y, the Count d'Estaing.

Ordered, That the State Treasurer be requested to furnish the Council with an account of the Monies paid by him upon orders drawn by Auditors of accounts.

The Petition of John Taylor, a disabled soldier of the Flying Camp, was read; thereupon,

Ordered, That it be recommended to the Justices of the County of Northampton, to enquire whether the Petitioner has been wounded in an engagement, or whether he has been disabled by natural sickness; if the former be the case, the said Justice will provide for him, according to the Act of Assembly for the relief of disabled soldiers & seamen, passed 18th September, 1777; if disabled by natural sickness, it is recommended to the Overseers of the Poor to make provision for the Petitioner, according to his circumstances & necessity.

Letters from Gen'l Du Portail; & from Board of War, dated instant; from Col. Henry, with return of officers of Militia elected, with the date of their election.

Ordered, That Commissions be accordingly issued.

The Council met.

PHILAD'A, Monday May 17, 1779.

PRESENT:

His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President..

Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.

(Col. Smith having this day resumed his seat, in his return from a visit to his family.)

A Letter from Lodowick Sprogell, Muster Master General of Pennsylvania.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Lodowick Sprogell, Muster Master General, or his order, for the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds, to be charged to his account.