of the campaign, and must beg your further and more explicit answer.

To General Whitcomb.

Which was accepted; and the Secretary directed to sign the Letter.

Colonel Jonathan Brewer was sworn and commissioned.

Colonel David Brewer was sworn and commissioned.

Colonel Glover was sworn and commissioned.

The Committee on Colonel Henshaw’s Petition for an allowance for his journey to Connecticut reported; which Report was amended and accepted, and is as follows, viz:

The Committee appointed to consider the within account beg leave to report, that they think it reasonable to allow Col. Joseph Henshaw, for his expenses, 4l. 7s.; horse travel for him and servant, 1l. 5s.; time, 2l. 16s.—8l. 8s. Deduct 2s per day from the sum charged for the time of Colonel Henshaw and his servant, 14s.—7l. 14s.

Receiver-General directed to pay it.

SAMUEL HARDING, Chairman

Dr. Hall and Dr, Jones were added to the Committee to examine Surgeons for the Army.

Resolved, That any three of said Committee shall be a quorum.

Ordered, That commissions be delivered to two Companies in Colonel Nixon’s Regiment, agreeable to his list exhibited.

Afternoon.

Ordered, That Colonel Otis and Mr. Johnson be added to the Committee who were appointed to consider the late extraordinary Proclamation of General Gage.

Ordered, That Mr. Benjamin Ely be appointed to obtain of the Committee of Safety, as soon as possible, a list of such gentlemen as they can recommend to be commis sionated as Officers of the Train.

Resolved, That the Receiver-General be, and hereby is directed to pay to Colonel Joseph Henshaw the sum of seven Pounds, fourteen Shillings, in full for his account, reported and accepted by the Congress.

Ordered, That Commissions be delivered to the following officers of Colonel Nixon’s Regiment, viz: Captain Ebenezer Winship, Lieut. William Warren, Ensign Richard, Buckminster.

Ordered, That Mr. Orne, Mr. Glover, and Major Brooks, be a Committee to consider what may be done with respect to such Vessels as are now ready to sail with Fish on board, there being a Resolve of this Congress against the exportation of Fish, &c; and in particular the case of Mr. Ellis Gray and Richard Hinckley, which has been laid before this Congress.

The Committee on the violation of the Sabbath reported; which Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

As it has pleased Almighty God, in his Providence, to suffer the calamities of an unnatural war to take place among us, in consequence of our sinful declensions from him, and our great abuse of those invaluable blessings bestowed upon us; and as we have reason to fear that unless we become a penitent and reformed people, we shall feel still severer tokens of the divine displeasure; and as the most effectual way to escape those desolating judgments which so evidently hang over us, and, if it may be, obtain the restoration of our former tranquillity, will be that we repent and return, every one from his iniquities, unto him that correcteth us, which, if we do in sincerity and truth, we have no reason to doubt but he will remove his judgments, cause’ our enemies to be at peace with us, and prosper the work of our hands

And as among the prevailing sins of this day, which threaten the destruction of this land, we have reason to lament the frequent profanations of the Lord’s day or Christian Sabbath; many spending their time in idleness or sloth, others in diversions, and others in journeying, or business, which is not necessary on that day:

And as we earnestly desire that a stop might be put to this great and prevailing evil: It is, therefore,

Resolved, That it be recommended by this Congress to the people of all ranks and denominations throughout this Colony, that they not only pay a religious regard to that day, and to the publick worship of God thereon, but that they also use their influence to discountenance and suppress any profanation thereof in others.

And it is further Resolved, That it be recommended to the Ministers of the Gospel to read this Resolve to their several congregations, accompanied with such exhortations as they shall think proper.

And whereas, there is great danger that the profanation of the Lord’s day will prevail in the Camp, we earnestly recommend to all the officers not only to set a good example, but that they strictly require of their soldiers to keep up a religious regard to that day, and attend upon the publick worship of God thereon, so far as may be consistent with other duties.

Ordered, That the foregoing Resolve be printed in handbills, and sent to the several Ministers of each Town and District in this Colony.

General Heath and Colonel Robinson returned a list of their Companies. And whereas there are several of the same Companies returned in each,

Ordered, That Mr. Batchelder, Mr. Durfee, Major Perley, Major Fuller of Middleton, and Major Bliss, be a Committee to consider of the same, and report.

A further time was assigned to make choice of Brigadier-Generals, Quartermasters-General and Adjutants-General, viz: to-morrow morning, eleven o’clock.

Colonel Coffin, Mr. Stephen Hall, and Col. Davis were chosen a Committee.to consider the Petition of James Kirkwood.

The Committee on the Petition of Ellis Gray and Richard Hinckley,&c., reported. The two Reports were accepted, and are as follow:

The Committee appointed to take under consideration the Petition of Messrs. Ellis Gray and Richard Hinckley, relative to eighty hogsheads of Jamaica Cod-Fish laden on two vessels bound to the West-Indies, the one of which would have sailed before the Resolve of this honourable Congress, forbidding the exportation of Fish, was published, had she not been detained by the elopement of her hands, beg leave to report, that being fully convinced by the accounts given us by Mr. Gray and Mr. Hinckley, that the Fish those two gentlemen were about to export is of such, a kind (being old Jamaica Fish) as, if detained, cannot possibly be of any advantage to this Colony, but must perish, this Colony being plentifully supplied with new Fish, that permission be given by this Congress to the owners of said vessels for their proceeding on their voyage, provided there is no other kind of provision on board, except what is for the ship’s use. And further, that toleration be given to all other owners of vessels for their departure, who shall convinence this Congress or a Committee thereof, that their vessels and cargoes are in the same predicament; as no possible advantage can accrue from their detention,

J. ORNE, per order.

The Committee appointed to examine the bearer of a certificate from Newburyport, setting forth that Jonathan Titcomb and Stephen Hooper, Esquires, of Newburyport, have shipped on board two vessels one hundred and thirty hogsheads Jamaica Fish, which is said to be old Fish, beg leave to report, that they are fully convinced the Fish above mentioned is of such a kind as is expressed in the certificate, and that the vessels who have laded it have no other provisions but a supply for the ship’s use, and as such, are of opinion that the owners of said vessels be tolerated to despatch them on their voyages, agreeable to a Resolve of this Congress just now passed, granting indulgence to the owners of vessels in such a predicament for so doing.

J. ORNE, per order.

The Committee appointed to consider the late extraordinary Proclamation, signed Thomas Gage, reported as follows:

Resolved, That the following Proclamation, be signed by the President, printed, and published throughout this Colony;

BY THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.

The confidence which our countrymen have reposed in us, lays us under the strongest obligation to watch and guard against all the malignant designs of their inveterate enemies.