Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up the form of Warrants for Staff Officers, and that the Committees appointed to deliver out Commissions be appointed for that purpose.

The Committee appointed to take into consideration Colonel Phinney’s Regiment, reported. The Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

Resolved, That Colonel Edmund Phinney, heretofore authorized by the Committee of Safety to raise a Regiment for the service of this Colony, but has not yet effected it, be directed to proceed with the greatest diligence and despatch in that business; and in case he shall, on or before the fifteenth of July next, join the Army of this Colony now before Boston with four hundred effective men, each armed with a good effective firelock, the said Phinney shall be entitled to be commissionated as a Colonel, on the pay established by this Congress for a chief Colonel; and that there shall be also allowed to the said body one Major, and no other Field-Officers. And in case the said Phinney shall procure an addition of one hundred effective men, or upwards, and each armed with an effective firelock, by the last day of July next, that in such case the said one hundred men shall be joined to the aforesaid four hundred men, and both the said numbers shall constitute one Regiment, and then the choice Field-Officers shall be completed, and a proper number of subordinate officers commissionated. But in case the said Phinney shall fail of procuring four hundred effective men, armed as aforesaid, but shall procure to be enlisted and brought to the said Army by the said fifteenth day of July next a number of effective men, all armed as aforesaid, less than four hundred and not less than three hundred, he shall be entitled to be cominissionated as Lieutenant-Colonel, and that allowance shall hereafter be made of all reasonable expenses in marching said men to the said Army. And that the said Phinney be specially instructed not to march any man to the said camp who is not furnished with a good effective firelock, and that no man without a firelock shall be accounted or reckoned as going to constitute the numbers above mentioned, which shall entitle him to either of the aforesaid commissions proposed for him.

Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to make put a copy of the Resolve respecting Colonel Phinney’s Regiment.

Afternoon.

The Committee appointed to take into consideration the price of Blankets to be given to the Soldiers reported as follows, which was accepted, viz:

Resolved, That the sum of twelve Shillings, lawful money, be the stated price for each Blanket allowed to the Soldiers in the Massachusetts Array; and such Soldiers as have or shall be supplied with Blankets of less value, as may appear by the appraisement of the Selectmen, shall have the overplus made up to them by those who supplied said Soldiers, and the abovesaid twelve Shillings shall be allowed out of the publick Treasury for each Blanket.

Ordered, That nine o’clock to-morrow morning be assigned to take into consideration an establishment for the Brigadier-Generals, and Quartermaster-Generals, and Adjutant-Generals.

Ordered, That the time assigned for the choice of. Quartermaster-Generals and Adjutant-Generals be referred till to-morrow morning, at ten o’clock, A. M.

Ordered, That a Letter from Mr. Hooper, of Newbury-port, be referred to the Committee of Supplies, they to make report.

Ordered, That Mr. Daniel Noyes, of Ipswich, be appointed a Postmaster, in the room of Mr. James Foster, who has resigned that office.

Ordered, That Major Fuller, of Middleton, be directed to wait on General Whitcomb, and desire him to attend this Congress and receive his commission.

Ordered, That Dr. Taylor, Major Fuller of Middleton, and Colonel Thompson, be a Committee to take into consideration the Regiment that was moved from Marblehead to Cambridge, immediately, and that the Committee be directed to go to Cambridge and inquire into it, and make report.

Ordered, That the Committee appointed to fill up commissions, be directed to fill up a commission for General Whitcomb.

Ordered, That Mr. Nye be appointed to number the Notes signed by Deacon Plympton.

Ordered, That Captain Sprague, Captain White, and Dr. Whiting, be a Committee to take into consideration a Petition from the Town of Malden.

Ordered, That Mr. Hopkins, Captain Bragdon, and Mr. Philips, be a Committee to take into consideration the circumstances of the Rev. Dr. Langdon, President of the College, and make report thereon.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to consider of proper expedients to augment the Army, and in particular to write to the other New-England Governments on the subject, and that they be directed to attend the service immediately.

Ordered, That Mr. Nye be excused from attending the service in numbering the Notes signed by Deacon Plympton, and that Mr. Holmes be appointed in his room, and be directed to attend that service immediately.

The Committee who were appointed on the 20th instant to inquire into the misconduct in the late engagement, reported as follows, viz:

The Committee appointed to inquire into the grounds of a report which has prevailed in the Army, that there has been treachery in some of the Officers, beg leave to report facts: Your Committee proceeded to Cambridge, waited upon the General, and made him acquainted with their business. He informed your Committee that General Putnam had made complaint of an officer in the Train, but by a mistake in the name, the wrong officer was confined. We applied to General Putnam, and other officers, who were in the heat of the engagement, for further intelligence." General Putnam informed us, that in the late action, as he was riding up Bunker’s Hill, he met an officer of the Train drawing his cannon down in great baste; he ordered the officer to stop and go back; he replied, he had no cartridges; the General dismounted and examined his boxes, and found a considerable number of cartridges, upon which he ordered him back; be refused, until the General threatened him with immediate death, upon which he returned up the bill again, but soon deserted his post and left the cannon. Another officer, who had the direction of another cannon, conducted much in the same manner. The relation of this matter from General Putnam was confirmed by several other officers of distinction, as to what is most material relative thereto. These officers’ names are, Captain Gridley and Captain john Kallander. General Putnam declared to your Committee, as his opinion, that the defeat of that day was owing to the ill-behaviour of those that conducted the artillery, and that one of these officers ought to be punished with death, and that unless some exemplary punishment was inflicted, he would assuredly leave the Army. That upon the defeat of the officers of the Train, the re-enforcements ordered up the hill could not be prevailed upon to go; the plea was, the Artillery was gone, and they stood no chance for their lives lives in such circumstances, declaring they had no officers to lead them. An officer of rank affirmed to your Committee that he absolutely knew that some of the cartridges and balls were too large for the cannon, and that it was necessary to break the cartridges before they could be of use.

Ordered, That the Report lie on the table till they are ready to report in full.

Ordered, That the Committee of Safety be directed to make out a new list for Officers of the Train of Artillery, and that no person unworthy of the office be appointed.

The Committee appointed to lake into consideration Captain Lane’s Account for bringing up the Indians from Penobscot, reported as follows, viz:

The Committee for examining the Account of Mr. John Lane, have attended that service, found the said Lane’s Account well supported, excepting a few inaccuracies in casting. They therefore beg leave to report, by way of Resolve, viz:

Resolved, That there be paid out of the publick Treasury of this Colony to Mr. John Lane, the sum of forty-seven