north of Sullivan's Bridge by Perkiomy Creek. The Regimental Paymasters are to give in their abstracts for the month of April for examination.

At a Genl. Court Martial Col. Febiger president, Lt. Adams143 of the 10th Pennsa. Regt tryed for ungentlemanlike behaviour in propogating a report that an officer in the Regt had behaved cowardly in the action at Germantown, and when desired by Col. Hubley to name the officer, answered in an unbecoming manner; unanimously found Guilty of the charge exhibited against him, being a breach of the 21st Article 14th Sect of the Articles of War, and sentenced to be discharged the service. The Commander-in-Chief approves of the sentence and orders it to take place immediately.

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The Col. hopes that the commanding officers of Regts has paid particular attention to the Gen1 Orders of the 23 Inst with respect to applying for arms and accoutrements to compleat their men

Adjt of the Day from the 1st Regt.

HEAD QUARTERS VALLEY FORGE May 26th, 1778.
Brigadier for tomorrow

Poor

Field Officers, Col. Grayson144, Lt. Col. Wissing-
felt.

Inspector from Gen1 Woodford's Brigade.

For Detachment Major Gaskin.

143 Francis Adams.

144 Col. William Grayson, formerly on Washington's staff. Retired, 1779. Commissioner Board of War, resigned 1781; died March, 1790.

The Commander-in-Chief perceiving that the Regimental returns Materially Differ in the number of the sick absent from the Hospital Reports, notwithstanding these were lodged with the Adjt Gen1 that the regimental returns might be rectifyed & adjusted by them calls upon the commanding officers of the Regts to make returns tomorrow to the Adjt Gen' specifying the names of all their sick absent, places where they are, and the time they were sent to them; that the difference above mentioned may be satisfactorily accounted for. In doing this, the strictest regard is to be paid to the Hospital Reports.

The Independant Corps commanded by Capt Sillen are immediately to bury the offal and carrion near the Black Bull, the Commissary Gen' of the Staff will in future apply to the commanding officer of that Corps for a party to bury any offal that may be near his stallA sub., serjt corp' & eight men with the Commissary from each brigade, are to be sent immediatly into vicinity of their respective Brigades to seize the Liquors they may find in the unlicenced tipling houses; the Commissarys will give recpts for the liquor they may seize and notefy the inhabitants or persons living in the vicinity of the Camp, that unconditional seizure shall be made of all Liqurs they shall presume to sell in futureA Flag goes into Philadelphia tomorrow

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Adjt of the Day tomorrow from the 7th Regt.

HEAD QUARTERS VALLEY FORGE May 27th 1778. Brigadier for tomorrow

Field Officers

Brigade Major

Varnum

Lt. Col. Reed, Major Murry.
Fynacke

Inspector from Gen1s Brigade

The commanding officers of Regts are to make returns on Fryday next of the arms that were in possession of their respective Corps the 1st of Nov. last, of those they have since delivered in, of those they have since drawn, and of those they have now actually in possession. It is expected that they always have exact accounts of arms, clothing, Camp utensils &c. furnished to their men as they must be responsible for their due application—

Major Gen1 Miflin having been permitted by Congress to report to, and serve in this Army, he is to take the command of the Division late Lincoln's. The field officers of Regts. who have drawn money from any of the publick offices for Recruiting their respective Corps, are desired as soon as possible to furnish the Auditors of the Army with lists of money advanced by them to their officers for that service. Capt. Furbiddle is appointed aid de camp to Major Gen' Lee, till further orders, and is to be respected accordingly. Officers to see that the Mud plastering about the Hutts be removed, and every method taken to render them as airy as possible; they will also have the powder of a Musquet Cartridge Burnt in each Hutt daily to purify the air, or a little Tar if it can be procured. The Commissary of Military Stores will provide blank Cartridges for ye purpose.

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The Col. wishes the officers to read the orders of the 23d instant, and hopes they will by future punctual attention at parade, prevent his taking such measures tho exceedingly disagreeable to him, as his indispensable duty requires. The Officers of the 2d and 10th were particularly reported this morning as being chiefly absent.

The Commanders of Regts will order Regt Court Martials to try such prisoners as are in the Brigade Guard, who do not come under the Cognisance of a Brigade Court Martial.

Proceeding of the Brigade Court Martial whereof Co1 Miller was president, is to be put in execution this afternoon.

Adjt of the Day tomorrow from the 10th Regt.

[COLONEL HENRY BICKER.-Henry Bicker, son of Victor Bicker and Johanna Krigier, was baptized July 28, 1723. (See Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, vol. 2, page 443.) He married Sophia Hyer Dec. 11, 1745. (See Collections of N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Society, vol. 1, page 174.) He was buried Sept. 7, 1801. (See Record of burials in the Dutch Church, New York, in Holland Society Year Book, 1899, page 145.) Colonel Bicker had several sons and one daughter. His son Henry was born about 1749, was a Captain in the Revolution, and a charter member in the Society of the Cincinnati in Pennsylvania. The facsimile of his autograph is among those given, vol. 11, ser. 2, of the Pennsylvania Archives.]

NOTES OF A VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA, MADE BY A MORAVIAN SISTER IN 1810.

CONTRIBUTED BY A. R. BECK.

[These notes, written by "Sister" Catherine Fritsch, who with "Sister" Renata Opitz, filled official positions in the "Sisters' House" of the Moravian town of Lititz, Lancaster County, Penna., have been translated by Mr. A. R. Beck, a well-known local antiquarian, from the original Mss. in German. The other members of the party were friends and also residents of the town.]

When Renata and I, dressed for travelling, came out of the Sisters' House, at 4 o'clock in the morning of May 29th., 1810, the robins in the square were singing gaily— happy, as we were, too. Almost at the same moment Christel's [private] stage drove up to our porch with the rest of our party inside; namely, Christian Blickensderfer and his wife Barbara, Polly Blickensderfer, "Mother' Steinman, "Mother" Muecke, Magdalene Goettman, Renata Opitz, and myself, Katy Fritsch.

In high spirits we rode away and down through the town. A few miles below Lititz we saw a house where under one roof were the family, a weaver's shop, and the cow's stable: what a sight that interior must be! At six o'clock we sang a few verses with an accompaniment of trombones-Polly B. and her father having a cunning knack of imitating those instruments by putting a leaf between their lips.

At 7 o'clock we held in sweet remembrance our dear ones at home, wondering what they might be doing at that moment. In the meantime I had my quiet enjoyment in observing the growing corn and wheat, and in the delicious perfume that came up from the lovely clover fields.

In Henry Carpenter's woods we saw the effect of last year's dreadful storm; scores of mighty oak and hickory trees lay on the ground, lengthwise and crossways, like