Agreeable to adjournment, the following Members Met:

JAMES BIDDLE, Chairman.

Samuel Howell,

Alex'r Wilcocks,

Owen Biddle,

Jno. Cadwalader,

Daniel Roberdeau,

Samuel Morris, jun'r.

Upon application made to this Board by the Colonels of the several Battalions of this city for the use of the arms and accoutrements now in the possession of the Commissary,

Resolved, That the Commissary distribute 215 Provincial arms now under his care, and a like number of Cartridge Boxes and Bayonet Belts, equally between the four Battalions in this city, taking Receipts of their several Colonels for the same, and the Colonels are requested to deliver them to their several Captains, for the use of their Companies, which arms & accoutrements are to be returned to the Captains and kept in a proper place, immediately after they are discharged from duty, that they may be allways ready to be delivered to the order of this Board.

Lewis Nicola, Barrack Master, was this day directed to deliver Colo. St. Clair & the other officers of the Battalions, what necessarys they may want belonging to this Province that are under his care at the Barracks, taking Receipts for the same.

Resolved, That Capt. Thomas Forrest be ordered to raise thirty able Bodied Men for the Marine service of this Province.

That he be allowed ten Shillings per Man, in lieu of his recruiting Expences, and ten Shillings per week for the subsistance of each recruit, until they are provided for by the Commissary.

That he pay the greatest attention to the behaviour of the Men while in quarters, and see their quarters discharged at least once in every week.

That no bought indented servants or apprentices be inlisted without the consent of their Masters in writing.

That the Company consist of one Captain, two non-commission'd officers, and thirty Privates.

That a sum not exceeding twenty Shillings, be advanced to each Recruit.

That £50 be advanced Capt. Forrest for the recruiting service. That the pay of the privates be six dollars per month, and to continue in the service of this Province until discharged by the Assembly or this Committee.

By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Jno. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, in favour of Capt. Thomas Forrest, for £50, which is directed to be charged him for Recruiting a Company of Marines.

Upon application of Colo. Anthony Wayne, for a sum of money for the use of his Battalion in the service of the United Colonies, By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Messrs. Mease & Caldwell for £2000, for the use aforesaid, in fav'r Colo. Wayne.

Upon application of Colo. Robert Magaw, for a sum of money for the use of his Batt'n in the service of the United Colonies, By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell for £2000, for the use aforesaid, in fav'r Colo. Magaw. Resolved, That the Commodore, or Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Armaments of this Province, be allowed sixty dollars month, and six Rations of Provisions per day.

That the second in Command of the Naval Armaments of this Province, be allowed £10 month, & 3 Rations of Provisions per day.

That the 1st. Lieutenants on Board the Provincial Ship, be allowed 17 dollars per month, & 2 Rations of Provisions.

That the 2nd Lieut's on Board said Ship, be allowed sixteen Dollars per month, & 2 Rat's of Prov's.

That the 3rd Lieut. on board said Ship, be allowed 14 Dollars per month, two Rat's Provisions, & to Rank with the 2nd Lieutenants of the Armed Boats.

That the Master of the Provincial Ship be allowed 16 Dollars per month, & 2 Rations of Provisions per day.

That the Master & Carpenters of the said Ship, be allow'd 14 Dollars per month, & two Rations of Provisions per day.

That the Gunners & Boatswains of said ship, be allowed 12 Dollars per month, & two Rations of Provisions per day.

That the Midshipman on board s'd ship, be allowed 10 Dollars per month.

That the Surgeon to said ship be allowed 25 Dollars per month, & two Rations of Provisions per day.

That the Surgeon's mate to the said ship, be allowed 18 Dollars per month, & 2 two Rations of Provisions per day.

Mr. Johnston Smith having acquainted this Board that he has purchas'd, agreeable to permission of this Board to Mr. Innes some time past, a Number of Fire Arms for the use of the Colony of Virginia, and that he is apprehensive the Committees of the differ

ent Counties will not suffer him to take the said Arms to this City, without permission from this Board; Therefore,

Resolved, That the Committee of Inspection & Observation of the different Counties, be requested to suffer Mr. Smith to send the Arms to Virginia; That he has purchas'd previous to the date hereof.

Resolved, That Commodore Caldwell give directions to the Officers of the Boats for the Chevaux-de-Frize now sunk at Fort Island, to be examined, and make Report of their Situation to this Board, by Tuesday next.

Mr. Thomas Bedwell proposes to refine Crude Sulpher upon the following terms, Vizt. :

To Erect Furnaces proper for that purpose at his own Expence, to be allowed 20s. per hundred weight for good Sulphur.

This Board to advance him £25 for that purpose, which he is to repay at the Expiration of one year, provided he be fully employed during that time, otherwise this Board to pay so much of the expence of said Works as will amount to the said twenty-five pounds, and, in the latter case, the said works to be the property of this Board.

That this Board be at the Charge of sending the Crude Sulphur to the works, and taking it away when refined.

Resolved, That this Board agree to the above proposals of Mr. Bedwell for refining Crude Sulphur, and that he immediately erect the proposed works.

By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Jno. Nixon & others, the Committee of accounts, in favor of Thos. Bedwell, for £25, being so much advanced him to erect works for the refining of Crude Sulphur.

Upon application of Capt. Esmion Williams for the payment of 15 Firelocks purchased by him for the use of his Comp'y of associators of this City, By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Messrs. Jno. Nixon & others, the Committee of accounts, for £47 17, being the Cost of said Arms.

Resolved, That Capt. Thomas Forrest. be allowed a Drummer and Fifer to his Company of Marines, to be employed on board the floating Battery.

Mr. Nixon having occasion to leave this Board, Mr. Alex'r. Wilcocks was appointed Chairman.

Resolved, That the Committees of the different Counties of this Province be requested to furnish the persons who may be appointed to review and pass the Recruits raising for the service of this Province, with so much powder & Lead as may be necessary to prove them to be marksmen, not exceeding two Rounds each Man.

Resolved, That Jacob Myers, employed as armourer in the Service of this Province at Fort Island, be allowed six pounds per month, & two Rations of Provisions per day.

Resolved, That Commodore Caldwell order Capt. Alexander, & Lieut. Hennessy on the Recruiting Service to New York, agreeable to the Instructions of this Board.

By order of the Board, an order was drawn on John M. Nesbitt, Esq'r., in favour of Charles Alexander for £150, being so much advanced him for recruiting Seamen to be employed in the Naval Armaments of this Province.

By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Messrs. John Nixon and others, the Committee of accounts, in favour of Capt. Francis Wade, for three hundred and fifty pounds.

Upon application of the Commissioners of Lancaster County for a sum of Money towards the payment of arms & accoutrements making in that County, for the use of this Province,

By order of the Board, an order was drawn on Mich'l Hillegas, Esq'r, Treasurer, for £300 in favour of William Bawsman, one of the said Commissioners, for the purposes aforesaid.

Resolved, That Robert Towers, Commissary, deliver to Capt. Loxley, for the use of his Artillery Company, what necessarys he may want to compleat his Company for actual service.

Resolved, that the Wages of the Pilots employed in the service of this Province, be ten pounds per month, to commence the 21st and continue for one Month.

Resolved, That John Hennessey, Lieutenant of one of the armed Boats, be appointed first Lieutenant to the floating Battery.

Resolved, that William Bradford be desired to print 1000 of the Rules, Regulations and articles of Associators, agreeable to the Resolves of Assembly.

This Committee having taken into consideration the situation of the several Battalions in this City, with respect to their ammunition and arms,

Resolved, That the Colonels of the several Battalions, be requested to call in all the ammunition now in the hands of the associators and deliver it to the Commissary, & the Commissary is hereby directed to deliver twenty-three rounds of new Cartridges to every associator in the several Battalions who have Firelocks fit for service, which Cartridges the associators are to deliver their respective Captains, to be put up in Bundles and marked with the names of the several associators.

The Commissary is to examine the arms of every associator before he delivers out the ammunition, and to take lists of such arms he as thinks ought to be proved, and return said lists to the Colonels of the several Battalions, who are to acquaint the owners of said arms that they cannot be supplyed with the ammunition until their Firelocks are proved by the Commissary, who is directed to stamp every Firelock with the number of Balls each will take to the pound.

Upon application of Capt. Falconer for a sum of Money for the use of the Committee appointed to fix Signals, &ca., in the Bay and River Delaware; By order of the Board, an order was drawn on John Nixon & others, the Committee of accounts, in favour of Capt. Nathaniel Falconer for £ 300.

Resolved, That Capt. Leeson Simmons be joined to the Committee for fixing Signals in the Bay & River Delaware.

Resolved, That Francis Feauss be appointed First Lieutenant to the Provincial Ship of War.

That Edward Yorke be appointed Second Lieutenant to the said Provincial Ship.