Mr. Clark, to whom was referred a letter of 11th from the secretary at war Resolved, That the secretary at war take order for establishing good and sufficient magazines for the reception of the publick ammunition, at the following places, to wit: At Springfield, in the state of Massachusetts, at West Point, in the state of New York, at the Yellow Spring, in the state of Pennsylvania, and at New London, in the state of Virginia. The superintendent of finance having, in a letter of this day, enclosed the copy of a letter of the 4th of March from the honourable doctor Franklin, minister plenipotentiary of the United States at the court of Versailles, and a copy of a letter of the 6th February from count de Vergennes to doctor Franklin, together with a state of the moneys obtained in Europe for account of the United States, from which he says"Congress will perceive that every sous we can com"mand during the year 1782 is already anticipated; "that the pecuniary supplies of 1781 and 1782 66 amount, after deducting the expenses on the loan, to "twenty-five and a half millions of livres; and that "there are (including the two millions two hundred "thousand livres appropriated to the interest of loan "office certificates) near ten millions, besides the sum "expended in Holland, which have already passed, and "are now passing through the hands of doctor Franklin, "and of which not a livre has been or ever will be ap"plied to the current service. If to this be added "above two millions and a half due on Beaumarchais "bills, we shall have an amount of about twelve and "a half millions, being at least one half of all the mo 66 neys obtained abroad for the service of the years "1781 and 1782; and we shall find that this greater "half is totally consumed in paying the principal of some, and the interest of other debts, which have "been contracted before that period." The copy of the letter of 6th February, from count de Vergennes to doctor Franklin, being read, to which is annexed the following: Sketch of the account of Congress with the royal treasury. Brought forward, 11,139,109 20,000,000 N. B. Those for Virginia - N. B. There remains to be taken from that sumFirst, The price of goods bought for the state of Virginia. Second, The charges for the loan in Holland. Mr. Franklin must provide for the bills drawn by Mr. Morris on Mr. Le Conteulx. The letter of 4th March, from Mr. Franklin to the superintendent of finance, being also read, wherein is the following paragraph and postscript: 66 "Friday last the minister was so good as to inform me we should have six millions paid quarterly, of "which one million five hundred thousand would be "ready for us at the end of this month. I hope I shall 66 now be able to face the loan office and other bills, "and my acceptances in favour of Mr. Beaumarchais; "and I will do as much as I can out of the loan to"wards fulfilling your orders of paying and deposit 66 ing money in other hands. But when you observe "that the Dutch loan, which you conceived might be. "entire with me, and at your disposition, has suffered "such large deductions, you will not expect much; "and your hopes of twelve millions for the present "year falling short by one half, as far as appears at 66 present, you will arrange your affairs accordingly, “and prevail on our people, if possible, to do more "for themselves." "P. S. By the 15th of this month another million "of the Dutch loan will be consumed in paying bills, "&c. so that I fear it will be difficult for me to pay "those in favour of Mr. Ross; but I will try." The superintendent's account of the moneys in France being also read as follows: Due on the Dutch loan, ac cording to the sketch given |