It was carried in the affirmative, in the manner following, viz:

Queen’s County Deputies being equally divided, could not vote.

Mr. Tredwell, Colonel Hoffman, and Mr. Henry Williams, respectively, dissented from the votes of their respective Counties, and desired their dissents to be entered.

The President of this Congress, who went to Elizabeth-town to confer with the Committee there on the subject-matter of the Letter received yesterday from General Ward, returned, and reported to this Congress, that the Committee at Elizabethtown have only eight quarter casks of Gunpowder, which they are ready to spare for the Provincial Army of Massachusetts-Bay; that the said Committee of Elizabethtown have expectations to obtain a farther supply of Powder at Brunswick, which, if obtained, shall be sent to New-York for the use of the said Provincial Army of Massachusetts-Bay.

Ordered, That Mr. Peter T. Curtenius, as Commissary of this Congress, give a receipt for the said eight quarter casks of Powder; and also, that the said Commissary give a receipt for such farther quantity of Powder as may be received from the said Committee of Elizabethtown, or from Brunswick, and put the same into the Powder-House in this City, until the farther order of this Congress.

Mr. Scott moved, that the motion made by Mr.f Tredwell this day, as before entered on the Minutes, be taken into consideration to-morrow; and the same being seconded by Mr. Tredwell, debates arose thereon; and the question being put, it was carried in the affirmative, in manner following, viz:

Ordered, That Colonel Van Cortlandt, Major Van Cortlandt, and Colonel Van Rensselaer, be added to the Committee of Arrangement of the Troops to be raised in this Colony; and that the said Committee sit this afternoon.

Colonel Van Cortlandt and Mr. David Clarkson obtained, leave of absence for the to-morrow.

The Congress then adjourned to nine o’clock to-morrow morning.

Die Saturnii, 9 ho., June 10, 1775.

For the City and County of New-York.—Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esquire, President; Isaac Low, Alexander McDougall, Leonard Lispenard, Joseph Hallett, Abraham Walton, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, John De Lancey, James Beekman, Sam’l Verplanck, Richard Yates, Thomas Smith, Benj. Kissam, John Morin Scott, Jacobus Van Zandt, John Marston, andIsaac Sears.

For the City and County of Albany.— Volkert P. Douw, Esq., Vice-President; Robert Yates, Abraham Yates, Jacob Cuyler, Peter Silvester, Walter Livingston, Robert Van Rensselaer, and Henry Glenn.

For Dutchess County.—Dirck Brinckerhoff, Anthony Hoffman, Richard Montgomerie, Ephraim Payne, Gilbert Livingston, Jonathan Landon, Gysbert Schenck, and Nathaniel Sackett.

For Ulster County.—James Clinton, Christopher Tappen, and John Nicholson.

For Orange County.—David Pye, Abraham Lent, and Jeremiah Clarke.

For Suffolk County—Nathaniel Woodhull, Thomas Tredwell, and Thomas Wickham.

for Westchester County.—Gouverneur Morris, Lewis Graham, Stephen Ward, Joseph Drake, Philip Van Cortlandt, James Holmes, David Dayton, John Thomas, Junior, and William Paulding.

For King’s County.—Henry Williams, Jeremiah Remsen, Theodorus Polhemus, John Leffertse, Nicholas Covenhoven, and John Vanderbilt.

For Richmond County.—John Journey, Richard Conner, and Richard Lawrence.

For Queen’s County.—Jacob Blackwell, Jonathan Lawrence, and Nathaniel Tom.

For Charlotte County.—John Williams, William Marsh.

The President informed the Congress that the Committee of Elizabethtown had been so alert as to send the addition of six quarter casks and two half barrels of Powder for the use of the Massachusetts Army; and a Letter from Abraham Clarke, which attended the same, was read and filed.

Ordered, That the said Powder, together with that received yesterday, be committed to the care of Mr. McDongall, to be forwarded; and ordered that he purchase such other quantity as he can get, for the same purpose, and forward the whole in such a manner as he shall think most safe and prudent.

Colonel Tusteen appeared in Congress as a Member for Orange County, in pursuance of his election and return, as appears by a Certificate formerly read and filed.

Ordered, That he take his seat.

Ordered, That any Cooper in this City of New-York be at liberty to go to Turtle-Bay, or any place adjacent thereto, and cooper and put in order the Crown Stores which were lately removed from thence, in such a manner as Francis Stevens, Esq., shall direct.

The Mayor of the City of New-York attending at the door, was called in, and informed the Congress that application had been made to him respecting some Arms lately taken out of the baggage-carts of the Troops lately embarking from this City; and he delivered a Letter from his Honour the Lieutenant-Governour to him on that subject; which was read: And thereupon,

Mr. Morris moved, and was seconded by Mr. Low, in the words following, to wit:

I move, that the Arms and Military Accoutrements taken from His Majesty’s Troops on Tuesday last, be restored; and for that purpose that a Resolve of the Congress be made, as follows:

Resolved, That it is the sense of this Congress, that every inhabitant of this Colony who is possessed of any of the said Arms and Accoutrements, should immediately deliver them to the. Mayor of New-York; and that a Committee be appointed to see that this Resolve be complied with.

And debates arising on the said motion; and the question being put thereon, it was carried in the affirmative, in the manner following, to wit:

Messrs. Scott, McDougall, Lispenard, and Sears, dissented from New-York; Mr. Tom from Queen’s County; Mr. Tappen from Ulster; and Messrs. Landon, Payne, and Sackett, from Dutchess County.

Resolved, therefore, That it is the sense of this Congress, that every inhabitant of this Colony who is possessed of any of the said Arms or Accoutrements taken from His Majesty’s Troops on Tuesday last, should immediately deliver them to the Mayor of the City of New-York; and,

Ordered, That Mr. Isaac Roosevelt, Mr. John De Lancey, and Mr. John Marston, be a Committee to see this Resolution complied with.

Ordered, That a copy of this Resolve be delivered to the Mayor of the City of New-York.

A draught of a Letter to Governour Trumbull, of the Colony of Connecticut, on the subject of our supply of Powder to the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, was read, and approved.