mouth, directed to Earl of Dunmore, dated Whitehall, 2 August, 1775:1

Ordered, That the same be referred to the Committee of Intelligence.

The delegates of South Carolina laid before Congress two letters from T. Bee, lieutenant governor of South Carolina, one of the 2d and the other of the 5th instant:2

Ordered, That the letter of the 2d be referred to the Board of Treasury, and that the letter of the 5th be referred to a committee of three:

The members chosen, Mr. Richard] H[enry] Lee, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, and Mr. [Henry] Laurens.3

Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder, a delegate from New Jersey, attended, and took his seat.

On motion of Mr. Gouverneur] Morris, seconded by Mr. [James] Searle,

Resolved, That the Marine Committee be directed to purchase the vessel called the Jason, lately captured and carried into Boston.

Resolved, That the reports of the Board of Treasury and Board of War be postponed till to morrow.

Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and after some time spent thereon,

Resolved, that the report on Foreign affairs and the charges reported with the evidence against the present and former Commissioners be taken up and considered, for the purpose of ascertaining

1 Compty's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, V, folio 345; that of Livingston, in No. 68, folio 441, and that of Dartmouth, on folio 445.

2 These letters are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 72, folios 485, 489. On April 28, Richard Henry Lee, for the Committee, wrote to Washington submitting "to your Excellencies wisdom, and better knowledge of military affairs and intended operations, the following measures: That the 2000 new recruits now in Virginia be forthwith regimented and ordered to join the southern army. That a sum of money be sent to Col Bland, with orders to reinlist the men of his regiment, and proceed without delay to the same destination." See under May 7, 1779, post.

whether the said evidence affords grounds to induce Congress to order the attendance of the said Commissioners or any of them to be heard on the said Charges.1

Adjourned to 10 o Clock to Morrow.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1779

Mr. [Roger] Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, attended, and delivered a resolution of the general assembly of that State, respecting the powers of their delegates, which was read as follows:

At a general assembly of the governor and company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, by special order of his excellency the governor, on the 7th day of April, 1779: Resolved by this assembly, that any one of the delegates of this state in Congress be, and is hereby fully authorized, in the absence of the others, to represent this state, until the articles of confederation are fully ratified, so as to be made the rule of proceeding in Congress. A true copy of record, examined by

GEORGE WYLLYS, Secretary.

Mr. [Daniel of St Thomas] Jenifer, a delegate of Maryland, attended, and took his seat in Congress.

A petition of B. Arnold;

A letter, of 15, from J. Trumbull, governor of Connecticut and;

One, of 17, from Major General Heath, were read: 2

Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury. Another letter, of 17, from Major General Heath; one of 7, from W. Greene, governor of Rhode Island, and one, of this day, from S. Deane, were read.

1 This undated motion by William Paca, seconded by Meriwether Smith, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 18. It is endorsed, "April," and I have inserted it in this place as probably presented after the decision was taken to mention specifically each minister or agent, and before the presentation of the so-called Paca-Drayton report.

'Trumbull's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 66, II, folio 9; those of Heath, in No. 157, folios 254, 269.

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A letter, of 23d, from the Board of War was read, enclosing a letter from T. Bradford, deputy commissary of prisoners, respecting J. Connolly: 1

Ordered, That so much of the said letter as relates to J. Connolly be referred to a committee of three:

The members chosen, Mr. [Richard Henry] Lee, Mr. [John] Armstrong, and Mr. [Roger] Sherman.

On motion of Mr. [Richard Henry] Lee, seconded by Mr. [Samuel] Atlee,

Ordered, That the Board of War confine J. Connolly to the new prison and the yard thereof until the committee make report.

Ordered, That the remainder of the letter from the Board of War, respecting the defence of the river Delaware, be referred to the delegates of Pensylvania.

The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,

Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joseph Carleton, pay master to the Board of War and Ordnance for sixty dollars, in specie, to be by him transmitted to Major General Schuyler, one of the commissioners of Indian affairs for the northern department, the said commissioners to be accountable.

That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. Whitmill Hill and Mr. Thomas Burke, delegates for the State of North Carolina, on their application, for four thousand dollars; the said State to be accountable.2

That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [Samuel] Atlee, delegate for the State of Pensylvania, on his application, for fifteen hundred dollars, the said State to be accountable.

1 Greene's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 64, folio 434; that of the Board of War, in No. 147, III, folio 223, and that of Bradford, on folio 227.

2 This report, dated April 21, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 263. The Indian appropriation granted was based upon a letter from Major General Schuyler of April 8.

That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of the delegates of Virginia, on their application, for ten thousand dollars, the said State to be accountable.

That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joseph Carleton, paymaster to the Board of War and Ordnance, for five hundred thousand dollars, to be transmitted to Thomas Reed, Esq. assistant paymaster general at Albany, for the use of his department, to be charged to William Palfrey, Esq. paymaster general, who is to be furnished with a copy of this resolution.1

That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Isaac Forster, Esq. deputy director general of the hospital in the eastern district, for one hundred thousand dollars, to be paid agreeable to his request to John Adams, for the use of the hospitals in that district, the said Doctor Forster to be accountable.2

The Board of Treasury having reported, that an additional auditor should be appointed for the army, and recommended Captain Joseph Howell to that office; and that the pay of the several auditors of the army be increased to eight dollars a day:3

On the question, Resolved, That an additional auditor be appointed for the army;

Congress proceeded to the election: and the ballots being taken, Captain Joseph Howell was elected.

On the question to agree, that the pay of the several auditors of the army be increased to eight dollars a day, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Meriwether] Smith,

1 This report, dated April 20, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 261.

2 Based upon Forster's letters of March 9 and 10, 1779.

* This report, dated April 26, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 271.

That there is due to Thomas Bradford, his account, for printing 3000 auditors certificates, 1000 recruiting accounts with certificates, and for paper, six hundred and fifty three dollars and 30/90ths.

That there is due to Jeremiah Trexler, his account of expences for conducting six indians from Easton to Philadelphia, in July, 1777, thirty two dollars and 60/90ths, to be paid as per order to Joseph Deane.

Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.

The commissioners farther report that they have re-examined the account of John Dunlap, and having consulted the