expense in riding express to New York; to be paid out of the £1,000 appropriation.

Advised, That Mr James Woodside be placed in Capt George Steward's company as his second lieutenant.

Advice for the

disposition of the lieutenants'

and ensigns'

commissions.

Advised, That the following persons be appointed to the officers hereafter mentioned, viz.: M William Foye, lieutenant, and M: George Wadsworth, ensign, in Capt Daniel Goffe's company.

M: Jonathan Houghton, lieutenant, and M William Partridge, ensign, in Capt John Prescot's company;

M: Josiah Flagg, lieutenant, and M Christopher Goffe, ensign, in Capt? Thomas Phillips's company; and

Mr John Vryling, ensign in Capt George Stewart's company.

And then His Excellency delivered to Lieut! William Foye, Lieut* Josiah Flagg, Ensign William Patridge, Ensign Christopher Goffe, and Ensign John Vryling, His Majesty's commissions for their said offices.

And then the said William Foye, Josiah Flagg, William Patridge, Christopher Goffe, and John Vryling took the oaths appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, repeated and subscribed the test or declaration in the said Act, together with the oath of abjuration.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Thursday, the 14th August, 1740.

captain of a John Winslow, Esq., appointed

a captain.

Advised, That John Winslow, Esq, be appointed a company of volunteers in the present expedition against the Spaniards, in the room of Capt" Joshua Barker, who has resigned. Coll William Blakeney having signified to His Excellency that those officers that could not have His Majesty's com- Form of a certimissions here should have a certificate from His Ex-ficate of the captains approved. cellency of their appointment,

The Secretary prepared the form of a certificate for the captains accordingly; which was read and approved of by the Board.

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Voted, That the Secretary advertise in public prints His Excellency's pleasure that the officers and soldiers repair to their posts in order to a general muster and review of to be made of a the troops raised for the present expedition on such day general review. as His Excellency shall appoint.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Monday, Sept. 8, 1740. Sitting the General Assembly.

His Excellency, by the advice of the Council, appointed Joshua Barker lieutenant, and Nathaniel Eeles ensign, of the officers company of volunteers under the command of Capt John appointed for Winslow, and delivered them their certificates accordingly, Winslow's and thereupon

Captain J.

company and

sworn.

The said Joshua Barker and Nath! Eeles took the oaths appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, and repeated and subscribed the test or declaration in the said Act, with the oath of abjuration.

Advised, and consented that a warrant be made out to the Treas£430 to Captain urer to pay unto Captain John Winslow the sum of four John Winslow. hundred and thirty pounds in bills of the old tenor, for the bounty of eighty-six men enlisted under him for the present expedition, pursuant to an order of the General Court; to be paid out of the £17,500 appropriation.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1740. Sitting the General Assembly.

Colonel Blakeney's letters read.

His Excellency having communicated to the Board the letters he had received from Coll. Blakeney, paymaster of His Majesty's forces for the expedition against the Spaniards, relating to the payment of His Majesty's subsistence to the officers and soldiers of the companies raised within this province, and desired the opinion of the Board thereon;

Advice referring to the payment of His Majesty's subsistence.

Advised, That His Excellency order the payment of His Majesty's subsistence to the said officers and soldiers according to the direction of the said letters, viz., the officers from the dates of their commissions or certificates, and the soldiers from the day of their enlistment to the twenty-fourth day of this instant September.

Vote for a com

His Excellency having moved to the Board that a committee be appointed to assist him in paying His Majesty's subsistence to the forces raised for the present expedition,

mittee for paying the troops.

Voted, That Edward Hutchinson, Francis Foxcroft, John Jeffries, Anthony Stoddard, and Sam' Danforth, Esq., be a committee for the purposes aforesaid.

Advised, and consented that a warrant be made out to the Treas£70 to Captain urer to pay unto Captain John Winslow the sum of sevJohn Winslow. enty pounds in bills of the old tenor, being the bounty allowed by the General Court for enlisting, to be paid to the remaining fourteen men not before paid; to be paid out of the £17,500 appropriation.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1740.

The troops

Advised, That His Excellency order that the troops raised within this province for His Majesty's service in the expedition against the King of Spain's dominions in the West Indies Majesty's to the receive His Majesty's subsistence or pay to the twentyfourth day of October next.

to receive His

24th of October.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Friday, the 10th of October, 1740.

Vote for

His Excellency communicated to the Board a letter he had received from Mr William Bollan, informing him of a young Spaniard, who was entertained at Capt Oliver's house at inquiring about Chelsea, who, he supposes, was sent to make a discovery Chelsea. of the country and give intelligence.

a Spaniard at

Whereupon, Edward Hutchinson and Anthony Stoddard, Esq, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace, and members of this Board, were appointed to convent the said Capt? Oliver and the said Spaniard before them, and examine into the affair, and make report thereon to this Board.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1741. Sitting the General Assembly.

His Excellency having informed the Board that a number of Spanish prisoners last night ran away with a large sailing- Advice of boat, being furnished with arms, and that there is great Spanish prisondanger of their surprising some of our coasting vessels and doing much damage on the coast,

ers deserting.

Advised, That His Excellency send letters to the officers in the several port towns to inform them thereof for the safety Proceedings of the coasting vessels, and that proper measures may be thereon. taken for seizing the said Spaniards.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Thursday, Oct. 1, 1741. Sitting the General Assembly.

Advised, That His Excellency direct Capt" Adam Cushing to search for Spanish prisoners among the islands in Boston Bay, and in the creeks near Hingham and Weymouth.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Friday, Oct. 16, 1741. Sitting the General Assembly.

His Excellency laid before the Board the draught of a proclamation for encouraging the raising of recruits for His Majesty's Proclamation land forces in the West Indies, under the command of the to encourage the raising of Honble Brigad! General Wentworth, which was read and recruits. approved of, and thereupon,

Advised, That His Excellency issue the proclamation Advised. accordingly.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, upon Thursday, Oct. 22, 1741.

His Excellency having signified to the Board that he is desired and empowered by the Honble Brigad General Wentworth, commander-inchief of His Majesty's forces in the West Indies, to draw bills of ex

change upon the Right Honble Henry Pelham, Esq., paymaster-general of His Majesty's forces, for supplying Capt" John Winslow with money for raising recruits for the said forces in the West Indies; and His Excellency expressing his desire that the bills he shall draw for the said service be negotiated at the best exchange,

Voted, That Anthony Stoddard, Richard Bill, and William Foye, Esq, be desired to make inquiry into the course of exchange between Boston and Great Britain, and what exchange may be just to allow upon the bills to be drawn as aforesaid; and that Captain John Winslow and Lieut John Vryling be desired to be present with the gentlemen aforesaid when they transact this affair. Report to be made hereupon from time to time, as occasion shall require.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, on Monday, Nov. 2, 1741.

The committee appointed to settle the exchange on the bills that may be drawn for raising recruits gave in the following report, viz.:We, the subscribers appointed for the purpose above mentioned, have made inquiry into the course of exchange between Boston and Great Britain, and upon consulting sundry of the principal merchants, find that four hundred per cent is the most that will be given for public bills, Captain John Winslow and Lieut! Vryling being present.

Report about exchange on public bills.

ANTO STODDard.

RICHARD BILL.

WILLIAM FOYE.

BOSTON, Oct. 22, 1741.

Vote thereon.

The foregoing report was read and accepted, and voted that the exchange on the bills now to be drawn for the payment of His Majesty's troops raised within this province for the expedition against the King of Spain's dominions in the West Indies, be stated at four hundred per cent accordingly.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Boston, on Saturday, Dec. 5, 1741. Sitting the General Assembly.

Information

His Excellency having been informed that there was a Spanish privateer on the coast, Zebulon Witham was sent for, and about Spanish declared upon oath what advices he had received from the privateers. Spaniards of a Spanish privateer ship designed for the coast of New England.

Mr. DEANE called attention to the Lynde diaries by the father and son of that name, who each filled the office of Chief Justice of Massachusetts, just printed privately by Dr. F. E. Oliver; and spoke of the light which they throw on the manners and customs of the period following the date of Judge Sewall's diary, which they fitly supplement.

Mr. G. B. CHASE spoke of the names to be found in the New England genealogies of persons who served in the Carthagena expedition, and Mr. WINSOR added that there are many materials in the State Archives for that history, and spoke of some interesting local memorials, among them the inn, the Admiral Vernon's Head, which stood in State Street, near the old custom-house. He also mentioned some memorials of the Boston architect, Charles Bulfinch, now belonging to a descendant in Cambridge, including a gold medal on which is engraved the façade of the first Boston theatre, and portraits of Mr. Bulfinch and of Sheriff Greenleaf.

Colonel LEE mentioned that the person who collected and published the Sartor Resartus papers in 1838, to which reference was made at the February meeting, was Dr. Le Baron Russell of this city.

Mr. FOOTE Communicated a manuscript furnished by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, D.D., of the Rev. James Freeman, D.D., rector of King's Chapel, 1787-1836, and Recording Secretary of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1793-1812. This manuscript is of interest from the fact that although Dr. Freeman was prominent in the theological history of New England, it is the only manuscript discourse from his hand which has survived. His important services to this Society as one of its founders and an officer during its first thirty-two years are partly recorded in the first volume of the Early Proceedings (1791-1855) passim. This document has value as a curious memorial of an interesting public occasion in Boston, in the solemn and festive celebration of the defeat of Napoleon's plans by the disastrous failure of his Russian campaign. At the time the strong Federal sentiment of this city found expression in services which were held at King's Chapel, and in a public banquet. These were described in the "Columbian Centinel" of March 27, 1813, by Major Russell in an animated account, as follows:

Impressed with these sentiments and feelings, a great number of the inhabitants of Boston associated for the purpose of solemnizing the glorious and important events which the Almighty has vouchsafed to bring to pass in Russia.

Having selected a committee of arrangements, consisting of the most respectable citizens, Thursday, the 25th instant, was set apart for this solemn and important festival. Intending, comformably to their impressions, to give as much solemnity and dignity to the proceedings as possible, and at the same time to afford to persons of both sexes an opportunity to join in their acknowledgments of the Divine