any vessel or vessels of any size whatsoever, in the service of our enemies, without first obtaining a permit, in writing, of the Committees or Selectmen aforementioned, for that purpose; and that no boats be suffered to land from men-of-war, tenders, or any other vessels employed to distress the sea-coasts and trade of this Country, without a permit obtained as aforesaid.

The Committee appointed to consider the Account of Colonel Mitchell, relative to the expense of providing Spears, reported. The Report was ordered to lie on the table, till Colonel Michell produced a receipt from General Thomas, or the Committee of Safety, for the delivery of them.

The Committee appointed to inquire of the Committee of Supplies what provision they had made for Shirts, Breeches, &c., reported. The Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

The Committee appointed to make inquiry of the Committee of Supplies what provision they have made for the articles of Shirts, Breeches, Stockings, and Shoes, and consider whether it is requisite to take any further care to procure those articles, have attended the service, and beg leave to recommend that persons be immediately despatched to the neighbouring Counties, to collect such a proportion of the above-mentioned articles from the several Towns in said Counties as may be judged proper.

Ordered, That the Committee who brought in the above Report be a Committee to bring in a list of those Towns from whence the articles above mentioned ought to be procured, and the proportion each Town shall supply.

The Committee appointed to take into consideration the conduct of the People of Nantucket, reported. The Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

Whereas, by the Act of Parliament, called the Restraining Act, the inhabitants of the Island of Nantucket are exempted from the restrictions in said Act mentioned; and whereas, the Continental Congress, on the seventeenth of May last, took the matter under consideration, and thought it expedient, to prevent the Newfoundland Fishery from being supplied with Provisions through Nantucket, to prohibit the exportation of Provisions from any of the Colonies to that Island excepting from this; and whereas the inhabitants of Nantucket have by them large quantities of Provisions in their stores, and are fitting out a large fleet of Whaling-Vessels, whereby they intend to avail themselves of the act aforementioned, and the Provisions they have by them may be unnecessarily expended in foreign and not domestick consumption: therefore,

Resolved, That no Provisions or necessaries of any kind be exported from any part of this Colony to the Island of Nantucket, until the inhabitants of said Island shall have, given full and sufficient satisfaction to this Congress, or some future House of Representatives, that the Provisions the have now by them have not been, and shall not be expended in foreign, but for domestick consumption. And the several Committees of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety, in their respective Towns, are required to see that this Resolve be not contravened.

The Committee appointed to take into consideration a Letter from the Committee of Safety for the Town of Machtas, (dated June 17, 1775,) relative to fitting an armed Sloop to act on the defensive, and to report thereon, do report in manner following, viz:

Resolved, That when and so soon as the Committee of Safety of said Town of Machias shall have fitted and armed a Sloop for their defence and security, and have procured & Sufficient number of hands to man, and a proper person to command said Sloop, and shall send the name of such person to this Congress, then this Congress will commission such a person to take command of said Sloop, and to act on the defensive for the security and defence of said Town of Machias.

Adjourned to eight o’clock, to-morrow morning.

Saturday, July 8, 1775.

A list of Surgeons, examined by a Committee appointed for that purpose, was exhibited to Congress, and Warrants ordered to be made out agreeable thereto.

Ordered, That Major Hawley, Major Bliss, and Colonel Gerrish, be a Committee to inspect the Commissions of the Committee of Safety and the Committee of Supplies, and report to this Congress what is expedient to be done relative thereto, more especially in the recess of this Congress.

Ordered, That Captain Stone be appointed in the room, of Mr. Sullivan, on the Committee who were directed to bring in a Resolve explanatory to the Resolve of Congress relative to the Refugees.

A Petition of several Field-Officers in the Army was read, relative to the appointment of Commissaries for the Regiment from the County of Essex.

Ordered, That the petitioners have leave to withdraw their Petition.

Ordered, That Captain Holmes, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Perry, be a Committee to consider a Petition from a number of the inhabitants of Frenchman’s Boy.

Ordered, That Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Walker, and Captain White, be a Committee to examine and consider all Accounts that may be rendered to this Congress, relative to the expenses of procuring Axes and Shovels for the use of the Army.

A Committee of this Congress, agreeable to their appointment, reported the following Resolve;* which was accepted, and ordered to be printed in the several newspapers,

Ordered, That Mr. Hayward repair to the Receiver-General at Stow, and direct him to attend this Congress immediately.

Ordered, That Captain Carpenter be and hereby is appointed to desire Colonel Timothy Walker to pay what publick moneys he has in his hands into the Treasury immediately, and the Committee of Supplies are directed to employ some person to be sent express to Col. Walker for this purpose.

Ordered, That Mr. Woodbridge, Colonel Robinson, and Deacon Nicholls, be a Committee to consider a proposal of exempting the Soldiers in the Army from paying the postage of Letters, and to report thereon.

Ordered, That Doctor Taylor, Major Brooks, and Mr. Hall, be a Committee to examine and consider an. Account of Major Bliss, and also an Account of Doctor Church.

Ordered, That Major Fuller, Mr. Hall, and Col. Robins on, be a Committee to countersign and number the new emission of Bills, who are likewise empowered and directed to superintend the impression of said Bills.

The Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve for the purpose of complying with the requisitions of General Washington, reported the following order, which was accepted, viz:

Ordered, That Colonel Robinson, Major Brooks, and Deacon Bailey, be a Committee to make inquiry forthwith for some ingenious, active, faithful man, to be recommended to General Washington as a Steward; likewise to procure and recommend to him some capable woman, suitable to act in the place of a Housekeeper, and one or more good female servants.

The Report of the. Committee on the Account of Mr. Daniel Taylor was read, and ordered to lie upon the table. The Report is as follows, viz:

The Committee appointed to examine the Account of Daniel Taylor have attended that service, and find the Account right cast, and well avouched, and are of the opinion, that the Receiver-General be directed to pay the sum of ten Pounds, nine Shillings, and three Pence, to the said Daniel Taylor, in full of his Account. All which is humbly submitted.

EZRA RICEKPND, per order.

The Committee on the Petition of Colonel Jonathan Brewer reported. The Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

Resolved, That the prayer of Colonel Brewer s Petition be so far granted, that said. Colonel Brewer be allowed to recruit men sufficient to complete his Regiment, or so far as he can complete his said Regiment, in twenty days; he

* This Resolve is not recorded on the Journal.