Act of Parliament, and that consequently the importation thereof was contrary to the Continental Association, he answered that he did not know, nor had he been informed that any duty was to be paid on the Wine thus imported, and intended to be exported in the same bottom to London.

It appearing to the Committee that the above enumerated articles of goods were shipped contrary to the Continental Association,

Resolved unanimously, That the said goods cannot be landed, but be sent back forthwith.

The question being put, whether Capt. Henzell should be permitted to land his Servants? Resolved in the affirmative.

Captain Henzell, together with Mr. James Hutchings, Jun., to whom the Servants were consigned, then engaged and pledged their honour to the Committee that the goods should be sent back forthwith.

Signed per order of the Committee:

G. DUVALL, Clerk.

GENERAL SCHUYLER TO CONGRESS.

[Road in Congress, July 3, 1775.]

New-York, June 28, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: I do myself the honour to acquaint you that I parted with General Washington yesterday, at ten o’clock, at New-Rochelle, at which place we were met by Brigadier-General Wooster’s and Colonel Waterbury’s Regiments. Those arrived to within two miles of this Town, about eight this morning, and got sheltered in barns and out-houses. As soon as the weather (which is at present wet and stormy) will permit, I propose to encamp them on the south side of Sand Hill, which is nearly two miles from hence.

I have been so little in Town since my first arrival here, that I have not yet had an opportunity to inform myself of the Provincial Congress, of what progress has been made in the execution of the different orders you were pleased to send them. Individuals of that body inform me there is very little powder in any part of this Colony; that about sixteen hundred barrels of flour have already been sent to different ports in the Massachusetts-Bay; that the remainder will be despatched with all possible speed.

I have prepared a letter, which I hope to forward to-day to Colonel Hinman, requesting a return of the Troops under his command; their condition; the post they occupy; a minute return of the stores of every kind, which he is possessed of; and I have pointedly urged the necessity of gaining intelligence from Canada, and cultivating a good understanding with that people and the Indians. Reports prevail here that the latter have accepted the hatchet offered them by General Carleton, and that considerable bodies of them have been seen going to Montreal; and that even the Oneidas made part of them. Should this be confirmed, too much despatch cannot be used in the appointments of proper persons to counteract the meditated evil—an evil of the most alarming nature. Some of those accounts are said to have been made by Mr. Swift, a young gentleman from Philadelphia, who passed through here a few days ago on his way from Canada.

Eight transports with Troops are now at Sandy-Hook. It is whispered by some that they mean to land. Others affirm that they are going to Boston. I have taken measures to procure intelligence of their intentions, and shall take every possible precaution to secure this City against the evil consequences that would attend their landing, should they be able to effect it.

General Washington, before we parted, desired me to inform your Honours, that he thought it most advisable that the commissions for the officers in the New- York Department should be directly sent to me to be filled up.

I foresee, that unless a Commissary-General and a Quartermaster-General be appointed for this Department, that the service will not only suffer, (from disputes already rising,) but the waste of provisions that will be occasioned by the want of the first, and the extra expenses in having the necessary supplies forwarded to the different armies through such a variety of hands, for want of the last, will enhance the expenses far, very far indeed beyond what their appointments will be. On this head I can speak with confidence, because I have had long experience.

Governour Tryon, I have reason to believe, will not create any trouble in his Government. It is said that he laments, and is sincere, that the unhappy controversy has been carried so far, and that he wishes a happy termination of it on principles friendly to both.

Some of the German people in the County of Tryon, and some few in other parts of this Colony, are said to be unfriendly to us. I beg leave to hint, that an address from their countrymen in Pennsylvania, in their own language, distributed amongst them, would, I think, have a very salutary effect. I wish some step taken to engage those people, the rather as many of them live in the vicinity of the Indians.

Be assured, honourable Sirs, that I shall omit nothing in my power faithfully to discharge the important trust with which you have honoured me. If, however, I should be unfortunate, I hope your candour will impute it to that want of abilities which I, with much truth and sincerity, avowed previous to my appointment, unless you should be convinced that any neglect of duty proceeded from wickedness of heart.

I am, honourable Sirs, most respectfully, your obedient humble servant,

PH. SCHUTLEK.

To the Honourable Continental Congress.

PETER T. CURTENIUS TO THE NEW-YORK CONGRESS.

New-York, June 28, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to your order, I have purchased, on the publick credit, 261 pieces ravens duck, which is all that is in Town; also, 26 bell-tents, and 635 haversacks, of Mr. Levy; one bell and one officers’ tent, from Captain Devereux. I have delivered 137 pieces duck to the tent-makers, out of which they have made 250 tents, which are finished, and in my store. There remain 124 pieces duck in my hands, which will make about 227 soldiers’ tents more.

I made an inquiry about blankets, and find them very scarce, and what there is, are not of the right sort or size; particulars as under. Those I sent per Captain Wendell, were two-point blankets, two of which sewed together will make one good blanket, and therefore bought double the quantity ordered. I am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant,

PETER T. CURTENIUS.

John Morton, 38 one-point blankets, four of which will make one good blanket.

Abraham Brinkerhoff, 140 blankets; one bale of them are one-point, the remainder are 9 and 10-quarter rose blankets, from 18 to 25 shillings a pair.

Joseph Totten, Lawrence Embree, J. Pearsall, Eleazer Miller, and Alexander Robeson, have none but 8 and 9-4 rose blankets.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMITTEE TO NEW-YORK CONGRESS.

Manchester, June 28, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: To my great surprise I found sundry men in our County of Charlotte about to form themselves into a mob to stop the Court. They were from different parts of the County; and we have heard that some in the County of Albany were about to join them, although many were dissuaded from their proceedings; yet some were on their way to Fort Edward, to carry into execution their evil design. But when they heard that Captain Mott, from Connecticut, was at Fort Edward, with his company, and Remember Baker and Robert Cochran, with an intent to protect the Court, gave over their intended expedition. Those men, I think, are mostly debtors, and design to put a period to common law. Therefore, we do most humbly pray that a resolve may be made at your honourable Board, that will encourage and strengthen the well-minded, and weaken the ill-minded, without which we fear we shall fall into the utmost confusion.

Many of our inhabitants were greatly alarmed by the Congress ordering all the cannon to be removed from Ticonderoga, which would have laid us open to an enemy from the Northward, and in that surprise, called the people together, and chose a man to send to the Continental Congress, alleging that they feared that some designing men would make an ill use of their names, relative to the title of our lands.

This last objection seems to weigh heavy in the minds