NAVAL DEPARTMENT, dissatisfaction in, 680. ware officers, dc, 731. Negroes and Mulattoes, imported duty on, 72. New Jersey, letter from to Congress considered, 628. Northumberland county erected, 32, 43; petition from the inhabi- OBSERVATION & Inspection committee, copies of instructions to Officers' commission, form of recommended by Committee of Safe- ty, 321, 444, 447, 448, 444, 450, 451. ty, how to be commissioned, 295. PATROLES, of Associators for Philadelphia, 630. boats, 329; weekly allowance, 329. Paymasters appointed for the army, 356. Payne, Ralph, Governor of the Leeward Is'ands, letter from, 57. Peon, Richard, his commission revoked, 91; letter from to Dr. W. Peon, John, appointed Governor, 91; his being commissioned pub. lished with solemnities, 92; his Proclamations, 92, 93, 95, 99, 105, 153, 174, 199, 206, 213, 220, 229, 246, 258, 269; his letters to the Connecticut Commissioners, 123, 130; to Arthur St. Clair, 145, 194, 202; to Lord Dunmore, Governor of Vir. ginia, 149, 176, 193; to Governor Trumbull of Connecticut, 152, 156; to Smith, and others, 171; to William Crawford, 171; to Sir William Jobnson, 192; to Lord Dartmouth, 221, 236; to Eden, Governor of Maryland, 242, 247; to William Plunket, Peters, Richard, his letter to Henry Wilmot, 177.. Pikes, as weapons of defence, recommended to the Associators, 322, 653. Pitching axes used by the Flying Camp, 727. Pilots on the river and bay of Delaware, directed to avoid being — appointed for the Delaware, 377. Plunket, William, letter from, 86. Port of Boston, Parliamentary act respecting, noticed 180. Powder mills, encouraged by advancing loans of money, 459, 467; certain conditions observed and suitable places selected, 482, 488; money allowed for building, 501; furnished with saltpetre, 626, 665. 541, 776. vernor John Benn, 92, 95, 99, 105, 153, 174, 199, 206, 213, 229, 246, 269. Profane swearing prohibited in the army, 309. Provincial manufactory of gun-locks, 506. Provision made to supply family of poor men in actual service, 646, 'RANGERS on the frontier settlements dispersed, 215. establishing adopted, 316, 318, 319, 320, 334. Reading, a guard to be kept at, 714. Reed Henry, bis deposition, 168. Redoubt to be erected at Billingsport, N. J., 601, 604. Reports from Lord Commissioners of Trade and Plantations, 103. Resolutions by the Council of Safety, 279. Road, from William Masters to the old Germantown road, 46, 47; on the line between Vandyke & Holmes, 51; from the Schuyl. kill to the Conestoga road, 55, 69, 112, 193; from Northampton Rules and regulations for the artillery companies, 391. for the government of the Continental army to be printed, 636. SAFETY COMMITTEE, appointed for the province of Pennsylvania, 280. 748, 751; Salt purchased by Council of Safety and distributed, 780. ten consent from the owners, 723. land to the People of Connecticut, 179. 514. Taxes to be levied on all estates in Pennsylvania, to carry on war, 282. vania & Virginia, 181; his letters to Lord Dunmore, 183, 186. 164. . U. Venus, Brig, on a voyage for arms & ammunition, 642. prisal, to furnish a statement of tonnage, &c., 590. 158, 161 165, 171, 176, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, . 188, 202. WAR, a general one with the Indians anticipated, 192. Weekly allowance to men employed in armed boats, 329, 331. Welsh, Francis, letter from, 280. Westmoreland county, disturbances in, 165, 166, 167, 234, 235.. - Sundry murders prostrated in, 180. - people of purchase one hundred fire locks, 417; received money Wipey, Joseph, a Delaware Indian, murdered, 199. YORK COUNTY, Military Associators in, letters touching them, 300, 335; a committee of the county purchase powder & lead, 344 ; supplies Westmoreland county out of the public stock, some pow- der and lead, 346 ; prisoners on parole allowed to reside at MINUTES OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF PENNSYLVANIA. At a Council held at Philadelphia in the Council Chamber, on Fryday the 18th of October, 1771. PRESENT : Thomas Cadwallader, 7 Esquires. William Logan, Andrew Allen, Richard Peters, Edward Shippen, Junior, J The Governor having yesterday received a Message from the Assembly, acquainting him that they propose to present him an address, and to claim the usual priviledges of the House, and his Honour having appointed this day for that purpose, about twelve o'clock he directed the Secretary to acquaint them that he attended his appointment in the Council Chamber, and was ready to Receive the House with their Speaker. The whole House immediately waited on him, and the Speaker delivered the following address, Viz' : “ To the Honourable RICHARD PENN, Esquire, Lieutenant Go. vernor of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware. The Address of the Assembly. “May it please your Honour: “The Representatives of the Freemen of the Province of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, sincerely congratulate your Honour on your safe Arrival and accession to this Government. “The appointment of a Gentleman who has resided several , years among us, and acquired a knowledge of the Circumstances of VOL. X.-1. |