That the sum of dollars p' month be allowed to Colonel Bland during his command at the post of Charlottville to defray the extra expence he is necessarily subjected to from his situation there.1 Ordered, That the farther consideration of the said letter be postponed.

A letter, of 24 August, from Captain Geddes, of the Holker, a private armed vessel, was read. 2

Congress proceeded in reading Mr. A. Lee's letter of 20th April last, and some progress being made therein,

A motion was made by Mr. [John] Mathews, seconded by Mr. [Thomas] McKean, to postpone the farther reading; on which, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [John] Jay,

'This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, III, folio 603. Another letter, of the 27th, deals with the construction of barracks for the Convention troops at Charlotteville Va., and is on folio 607. It closes with the following proposed resolution:

"That the sum of thousand dollars be allowed to Col. John Harvie as an indemnification for his necessary expenditures in the public service during a space of six months, while directing the construction of the barracks at Charlotteville, superintending the Convention troops, and managing the whole business at the post."

2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, X, folio 157.

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

Congress proceeded to the consideration of the report

of the committee relative to finance:

On motion of Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, seconded by Mr. [Meriwether] Smith,

Resolved, That the farther consideration of the report be postponed.

A motion was then made by Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, seconded by Mr. [William Churchill] Houston, in the words following:

Whereas it is inexpedient to derive the supplies for a continuance of the present war from emissions of bills of credit: Resolved, That Congress will, on no account whatever, emit more bills of credit than to make the whole amount of such bills two hundred millions of dollars:

Nor will they emit the forty millions necessary to compleat that sum, provided a sufficient supply of money for the public exigencies can be obtained by other means.

A division being required, when the question was about to be put on the first clause, the previous question was moved by Mr. [Henry] Laurens, seconded by Mr. [Meriwether] Smith: on which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Henry] Laurens,

The main question was then put, on which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Meriwether] Smith,

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

Resolved, That the consideration of the second clause be

postponed.

Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.