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

For Suffolk County.—James Tredwell, John Foster, and Ezra L’Hommedieu.

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

For King’s County.—Henry Williams, Theodorus Polhemus, and John Vanderbilt.

For Richmond County.—Paul Micheau, John Journey, Aaron Cortelyou, Richard Conner, Richard Lawrence.

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

For Charlotte County.—John Williams, William Marsh.

Messrs. Christopher Miller and Patrick Dennis attending at the door, were called in; when they informed this Congress that they were requested by a number of the Members of the Marine Society of this City, to inform this Congress that they were about to form themselves into an Artillery Company, and they had nominated Mr. Anthony Rutgers, of this City, for their Captain; and pray the approbation of this Congress in the nomination.

The Congress having taken the same into consideration, do unanimously approve of the nomination of Mr. Anthony Rutgers to be Captain of the said company; and recommend to the said Society to nominate, for the approbation of this Congress, such persons for their other officers as may be confided in.

The Congress this day received sundry informations, that one Angus McDonald is giving a bounty and enlisting men to be employed against the liberties of the inhabitants of this Country; and therefore the Congress does appoint Mr. McDougall to have the said Angus McDonald brought before this Congress; and they direct an order to Colonel Lasher, signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretaries, to be issued and sent to Colonel Lasher, in the words following, to wit:

Colonel LASHER:

You are desired to furnish Mr. Alexander McDougall with a Sergeant’s guard, properly appointed, to attend him, and in all things to obey him, immediately.

By order of the Congress:

PETER V. B. LIVINGSTON, President.

Done in Congress:

Captain Thompson, at the request of this Congress, attended at the door, and being called in, gave the following information in substance, to wit:

That he left Cove, near Cork, in Ireland, on the 6th of May last; that six Regiments had sailed in twenty-four transports for Boston, including a Regiment of Horse; and three Regiments had embarked, and a fourth was embarking, or ready to embark, for New-York; that it was reported that the Regiments coming to New-York had been wrote for by persons here to support people’s property and assist against mobs. And the other parts of the information given by Captain Thompson appears in the short notes taken thereof and filed among the papers of this Congress.

Thereupon, a draught of a Letter to the New-York Delegates at Philadelphia, was read and approved.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed and signed by the President, and, together with the notes of Captain Thompsonœs information, sent by the first conveyance.

A draught of a Letter to the Governour of Connecticut, was read and approved, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 14, 1775.

SIR: Captain Thompson arrived here in a ship from Cork last evening, and as we understood he had reported that several Regiments had sailed from thence for Boston, and four other Regiments were embarked and embarking for New-York, this Congress desired him to attend their Board this morning, to examine him upon the subject. Upon his attendance we took notes of the intelligence he gave, and enclose a copy thereof to you, and beg you will forward the same to the Camp at Cambridge. We have forwarded the intelligence to the Continental Congress; and are, Sir, your very humble servants.

By order and on behalf of the Provincial Congress.

To the Honourable Jonathan Trumbull, Esq., Governour of the Colony of Connecticut.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, signed by the President, and, together with the notes of Captain Thompsonœs information, be transmitted by the first conveyance.

A draught of a Letter to John Hancock, Esq., President of the Continental Congress, was read and approved.

Ordered, That a copy of the said Letter be engrossed, signed by the President, and, together with a copy of the Resolve therein mentioned, transmitted by the first conveyance.

William Duer, Esq., sent in a Letter to the President and Congress; which was read. He therein complains of sundry insinuations against his conduct, with relation to the Northern Frontier of this Colony; and of such reports having been industriously circulated as deeply to endanger his person and property; and praying that a Committee may be appointed to examine into his conduct this afternoon.

The Congress, considering that Mr. Duer must attend a Court in Charlotte County, which is speedily to sit, and cannot conveniently be held without his attendance, do therefore appoint Mr. Montgomerie, Mr. Silvester, Mr. Abraham Yates, Mr. Scott, Mr. Morris, Mr. Marsh, and Mr. John Williams, a Committee to hear and examine into the case of Mr. Duer, and report thereon to this Congress.

Mr. McDougall returned into Congress, and reported that Angus McDonald, who had been armed and made resistance when called on by him, was in custody of a Sergeant’s Guard; and a Letter found in his custody from him to Alexander McDonald, was read.

The said Angus McDonald being brought before the Congress and examined, confessed that he had taken the names of upwards of forty men who had promised to enlist in a battalion, to wear Highland dress; and also confessed sundry other matters, of which short notes are taken and filed.

And the said Angus McDonald having consented voluntarily to make oath to the substance of the information by him given to this Congress, his affidavit was drawn, and to which he subscribed and was duly sworn, and which is in the words following, to wit:

“City of NEW-YORK, ss.—Angus McDonald, of this City, being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposeth and saith: That some time last fall this deponent was at the Town of Boston, and had a conversation with Major John Small upon the subject of raising a Regiment in America, to serve against the inhabitants of America in the present contest. That the plan laid for that purpose was, that such officers as are now on half pay in the several Colonies should be promoted in consequence of enlisting such persons as had formerly served as soldiers in this Country. That Major Small informed this deponent that the deponent should be taken notice of, and promoted, if the scheme should take place, and mentioned to this deponent the being sutler to the regiment so raised. That this deponent then told him that he was not possessed of sufficient property to engage in that business, and therefore could not accept of that; whereupon the said Major told this deponent that he (deponent) should be taken notice of if called upon; and this deponent further saith, that in consequence of the plan so laid, a number of men have engaged themselves in the service; but that they have not yet received any bounty money for their enlistment. And this deponent further saith, that he verily believes many half-pay officers are acquainted with the aforesaid plan. That the said plan cannot take place without orders from home; and this deponent believes that no such orders will be obtained. That Captain Alexander McDonald is also concerned in the said scheme, and hath corresponded with Major Small on that subject. That this deponent hath seen and read one of the said Major Smallœs Letters to the said Alexander McDonald, which letter came by the Asia, man-of-war. That