the bill for the more speedily completing the quota of troops to be raised in this State for the Continental army, and have appointed Messrs. Cantwell, Bassett, and Collins, on the part of the Council, a committee for the purpose aforesaid.

Ordered, That Mr. Bassett wait on the House of Assembly with the the forgoing message..

Who, being returned, reported that he had waited on the House of Assembly according to the order aforesaid.

A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and delivered to the Chair a verbal message appointing Messrs. Ridgely, Finney, and Clowes, on the part of that House, a committee of conference respecting the amendments not acceded to.

Which, by order, was read.

Adjourned till to-morrow morning, 10 o'clock.

SATURDAY, A. M., May 10th.

Council met.

Mr. Vandyke appeared and took his seat.

A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and delivered at the Chair

"A supplement to an act entitled 'An act for regulating innholders, tavern-keepers, and other publick house keepers within this Government, and impowering the Justices to settle the rates of liquors.'

Also returned the resolution of this House as to the Act of Independency of the United States of America.

On motion, by order,

The "Supplement to an act entitled 'An act for regulating innholders, tavern-keepers, and other publick house keepers within this Government, &c.,' was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table for consideration.

The Council took into consideration their 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th amendments proposed by them to the bill entitled "An act for the more speedily completing the quota of troops to be raised, &c.," and do recede from the same.

On motion,

Ordered, That a committee be appointed to draw up a message to the House of Assembly assigning the reasons for proposing said amendments, and Messrs. Vandyke, Bassett, and Cantwell were appointed a committee for that purpose.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock, P. M.

EODEM DIE, P. M.

Council met.

The committee appointed to draw up a message to the House of Assembly laid one on the table, which was read, and, after some amendments made, was transcribed and signed by the Speaker, and is as follows, to wit:

A MESSAGE FROM THE COUNCIL TO THE ASSEMBLY.

Gentlemen:

As the committee of conferees appointed by the two Houses on the subject matter of the four first amendments proposed by the Council to the bill for the more speedily completing the quota of troops to be raised in this State for the Continental army have come to no determination thereon, and the advantage which might arise to the United States by the filling up said quota of

troops must be totally lost should no mode to effect the same be adopted by the General Assembly at their present sitting, the Council think it necessary to recede from their said proposed amendments; but at the same time, in justice to themselves, deem it their duty to inform your honorable House of the reasons which induced them to propose said amendments, and which still strongly impress their minds, to wit:

That the exemptions from all service in the Militia on a recruit being procured by any two persons will induce many to offer considerable sums in addition to the bounty allowed by Congress, which will effectually put an end to the enlistment of men by any commissioned officer of said battalion, except for such who may wish to purchase exemptions.

That such exemptions will tend to discourage the Militia, as the procuring recruits in that mode can only be adopted by those who may be in easy circumstances. This will occasion dissatisfaction and murmuring among others who are not so fortunate as to be able to take advantage thereof.

That every step having a tendency to discourage the bulk of the people, or lessen their confidence in a number of their fellow-citizens, ought to be carefully avoided, as the success of the present righteous struggle chiefly depends on unanimity and confidence being supported among all ranks of people. The mode prescribed in the bill may, for many reasons, not be so injurious in a large and populous State. Our case is different. We have a long and extended frontier and few to guard it. Every exertion must be made to spirit up that few. The numbers are such that they will not bear much diminution, particularly of those of whom most may be expected.

That if a number of suitable persons in this State, in addition to the officers of the Delaware Battalion, were authorized to recruit and a bounty given to them, with a further allowance for the subsistence of recruits, the quota of troops for this State might be made up, and a defection in the Militia not risqued.

Ordered, That Mr. Baning wait on the House of Assembly with the bill and forgoing message.

Who, being returned, reported that he had waited on the House of Assembly according to order.

A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and delivered at the Chair

"A supplement to the act entitled 'An act for establishing a Militia in this State,'

Which, by order, was read the first time.

On motion, by special order,

The supplement to the act entitled "An act for establishing a Militia in this State," was read the 2d time, and, after some time spent therein, was agreed to.

Ordered, That Mr. Baning wait on the House of Assembly with the bill.

Who, being returned, reported that he had delivered the bill according to order.

On motion, by special order,

The bill entitled "An act for holding the General Assembly at Dover, in the County of Kent," was read the 2d time, and an amendment being proposed the same was transcribed and sent to the House of Assembly for their concurrence.

The supplement to an act entitled "An act for regulating innholders, tavern-keepers, and other publick house keepers within this Government," was read the 2d time and concurred in.

Ordered, That Mr. Vandyke wait on the House of the Assembly with the two foregoing bills and amendment proposed to the former.

Mr. Vandyke, being returned, reported that he had waited on the House of Assembly according to order.

A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and returned the bill entitled

"An act for the holding the General Assembly at Dover, in the County of Kent,"

With the amendment thereto proposed, to which the House of Assembly agreed.

The Council consent that the said bill be enacted into a law.

A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and delivered to the Chair a message from the President to the General Assembly, inclosing sundry resolutions of Congress, to wit:

"Gentlemen:

"I herewith send you some resolutions of the Honorable "Congress of the 19th ultimo, transmitted to me by the Presi"dent, recommending measures to the Legislative and Executive "authorities of this State and the State of Maryland to avert the "imminent danger of an insurrection in the Counties of Somerset "and Worcester, in the State of Maryland, and to prevent their 'being joined by disaffected persons in the County of Sussex, in "this State, and to enact laws appointing commissioners to take "charge of the estates of such as may be removed. In consequence whereof, with the advice of the Privy Council, I wrote "to some principal gentlemen in the County of Sussex and to "the commanding officers of the Militia adjacent to Worcester "County, desiring them respectively to make the most speedy "and strict inquiries respecting the danger apprehended from "Sussex County, and that they would, as soon after as possible, "let me know the result. In answer to which, I have been in"formed by those gentlemen severally that the inhabitants of "that county are very quiet, and that they imagined the sus"picion as to them was not well founded, save one of the gen'tlemen, who refers me to be informed by Mr. John Clowes, a "member of the House of Assembly, with whom I have had an opportunity to converse on that subject, but from whom you can much better immediately receive that information.'

Also, sundry resolutions of the House of Assembly, founded upon the report of their committee to whom were referred the foregoing message and its inclosures.

Also, a verbal message informing the Council that the House of Assembly propose to adjourn to-morrow morning till the 2d June next.

On motion,

Ordered, That the resolutions of the honorable House of Assembly, founded on the message of his Excellency the President