Zephaniah Platt, Richard Montgomerie, Ephraim Payne, Gilbert Livingston, Gysbert Schenck, Melancton Smith, 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.—Thomas Tredwell, John Foster, and Ezra L’Hommedieu.

For Westchester County.—Lewis Graham, James Van Cortlandt, Joseph Drake, Philip Van Cortlandt, James Holmes, Robert Graham, and William Paulding.

For King’s County.—Jonathan E. Lott, Henry Williams, Jeremiah Remsen, Theodorus Polhemus, and John Vanderbilt.

For Richmond County.—Paul Micheau, John Journey, Aaron Cortelyou, Rich’d Lawrence, and Rich’d Conner.

For Queen’s County.—Jonathan Lawrence, Zebulon Williams, Samuel Townshend, and Joseph Robinson.

For Charlotte County.—John Williams, William Marsh.

Colonel Clinton and Mr. Tappen, a Committee for that purpose, reported a draught of a Letter to the New-York Delegates; which was read and approved, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 13, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: In consequence of one of your Resolves, we appointed a Committee to view the Post in the Highlands, whose Report, with a Map thereto annexed, you have enclosed, which is all as yet we have been able to do respecting that matter. As soon as the proper measures on that head are concluded, we will transmit them to you.

We are, gentlemen, with esteem, your most obedient and humble servants.

To the New-York Delegates in the Continental Congress.

The Report mentioned in the above Letter, is in the words following, to wit:

Your Committee, in obedience to your order of the 10th ultimo, do most humbly report: That, taking to their assistance Captain Samuel Bayard and Captain Erasmus Williams, they proceeded to the Highlands, and made a survey of the ground adjoining to Hudson’s River, for the purpose mentioned in the said order, and do report it as their opinion, that a Post, capable of containing three hundred men, erected on the east bank of Hudson’s River, marked A, and another on the west side of said River, to contain two hundred men, marked B, in the annexed map, will answer the purpose proposed and directed by the Continental Congress, as it is not only the narrowest part of the said river, but best situated, on account of the high hills contiguous to it, as well on the west as east side of the river which cover those parts; so that without a strong easterly wind, or the tide, no vessel can pass it; and the tide on said part of the river is generally so reverse, that a vessel is usually thrown on one side of the river or the other, by means whereof such vessel lay fair and exposed to the places your Committee have fixed on. Your Committee are further of opinion, that the cheapest and best materials to face these works, would be stone and lime, as there are plenty of stone on the same, and adjoining to it; and lime can be had from a little distance up the river. Your Committee beg leave to observe, that they are informed that by means of four or five booms chained together on one side of the river, ready to be drawn across, the passage can be closed up, to prevent any vessel passing or repassing. Your Committee are further of opinion, that if the last measure should be adopted, it would be requisite and highly prudent to place one or two cannon at the mouth of the Highlands, under the care and inspection of a faithful man, to alarm the Troops to be embodied at the places proposed, in time of danger. Your Committee are also further informed, and are of opinion, that there is on the east side of the said river, near the place fixed on in the said annexed map, marked A, a good and convenient place to build a magazine for the lodgment of gunpowder and other stores. We believe that though there is no fresh water on the spot proposed for the east post, yet a good spring is near it, so that it can be conveyed thereto with a very small expense. We think it would be also necessary to build a number of small boats for maintaining a communication between the two posts.

Your Committee are unable to make a true estimate of the expense that will attend the erecting the said fortifications; but from the best computation they are able to make, it will at least amount to one thousand five hundred Pounds. All which is most humbly submitted by your Committee.

Ordered, That the foregoing Letter to the New-York Delegates be engrossed, signed by the President, and, together with a copy of the above Report, transmitted by the first opportunity.

The Congress took into consideration the Letter from Robert Boyd, and the Proposals of Henry Watkeys, relating to the making of Muskets and Bayonets; and after some time spent therein,

Resolved, That this Congress will agree with Robert Boyd and Henry Watkeys, that they shall make one thousand good Muskets, with steel ramrods and Bayonets with scabbards, at the price of three Pounds fifteen Shillings, New-York, money for each good Musket with a steel ramrod, and Bayonet with a scabbard, including the bounty agreed to be allowed by this Congress; and

Resolved, That this Congress will immediately advance the sum of one hundred Pounds, New-York money, to assist them in procuring necessary tools and materials for carrying on the said business; and

Ordered, That Colonel Lispenard, Captain Montgomerie, and Colonel Clinton, be a Committee to treat with the said Robert Boyd and Henry Watkeys, and agree with them accordingly.

Ordered, That Colonel Lispenard and Mr. McDougall be a Committee to agree with any person in this City for importing, without delay, any quantity of Gunpowder not exceeding thirty tons, allowing such importer one hundred percent, upon the first cost, for the quantity to be imported, he being at all charges and risk; and the Powder to be delivered in good and merchantable order.

Ordered, That Doctor Graham and Mr. Verplanck be a Committee to confer with Messrs. Van Vleeck and Kip, on the subject of making Saltpetre, and to know what encouragement they would expect from this Congress, for carrying on a manufacture of Saltpetre.

Ordered, That Mr. McDougall apply to the General Committee of New-York for two hundred Pounds of the money raised by subscription; and that when he has received that sum, he pay one hundred Pounds thereof to Robert Boyd and Henry Watkeys, to enable them to carry on the business of Musket and Bayonet making, after the Commitee for that purpose above-mentioned shall have perfected an agreement with them; and that he pay the other one hundred Pounds to the President of this Congress, to expend in paying Messengers and other necessary disbursements.

Mr. Gilbert Livingston has leave of absence for a few days.

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

Die Mercurii, 9 ho., June 14, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Opened with prayers by the Rev. Mr. Inglis. Present:

For the City and County of New-York.—Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., President; Isaac Low, Alexander McDougall, Leonard Lispenard, Joseph Hallett, Abraham Walton, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, John De Lancey, James Beekman, Samuel Verplanck, Richard Yates, David Clarkson, Thomas Smith, Benjamin Kissam, John Morin Scott, Jacobus Van Zandt, John Marston, and Isaac. 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.—Anthony Hoffman, Zephaniah Platt, Richard Montgomerie, Ephraim Payne, Gilbert Livingston, Jonathan Landon, Gysbert Schenck, Melancton Smith, and Nathaniel Sackett.

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