the matter referred to them into their consideration, and debated upon it; but not having come to any resolution, desired him to move for leave to sit again; whereupon,

Resolved, That the Congress will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o’clock.

Wednesday, May 17, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment; and the Order of the Day, upon motion, being postponed till to-morrow,

Resolved unanimously, That all exportations to Quebeck, Nova-Scotia, the Island of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Georgia, except the Parish of St. John’s, and to East and West-Florida, immediately cease, and that no Provision of any kind, or other necessaries, be furnished to the British Fisheries on the American Coasts, until it be otherwise determined by the Congress.

Ordered, That this be published immediately.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Thursday, May 18, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, from Rhode-Island, and Patrick Henry, Esqrs., from Virginia, attended and took their seats in Congress.

Upon motion,

Resolved, That the Rules of Conduct, to be observed in debating and determining questions, laid down by the last Congress, be adopted and observed by the present Congress.

The President laid before the Congress some important intelligence he received last night, by express, from New-York, relative to the surprising and taking of Ticonderoga by a detachment from Massachusetts-Bay and Connecticut, which was read.

Upon motion, Agreed, That Mr. Brown, who brought the express, be called in to give an account of the disposition of the Canadians, the taking of Ticonderoga, and the importance of that Post; whereupon, he was called in, and having given the necessary information, he withdrew. The Congress taking the matter into consideration, came to the following Resolution:

Resolved, Whereas, there is indubitable evidence that a design is formed by the British Ministry of making a cruel invasion from the Province of Quebeck upon these Colonies, for the purpose of destroying our lives and liberties, and some steps have actually been taken to carry the said design into execution; and whereas, several inhabitants of the Northern Colonies, residing in the vicinity of Ticonderoga, and immediately exposed to incursions, impelled by a just regard for the defence and preservation of themselves and their Countrymen from such imminent dangers and calamities, have taken possession of that post, in which was lodged a quantity of Cannon and Military Stores that would certainly have been used in the intended invasion of these Colonies; this Congress earnestly recommend it to the Committees of the Cities and Counties of New-York and Albany, immediately to cause the said Cannon and Stores to be removed from Ticonderoga to the south end of Lake George; and, if necessary, to apply to the Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, and Connecticut, for such an additional body of forces as will be sufficient to establish a strong post at that place, and effectually to secure the said Cannon and Stores, or so many of them as it may be judged proper to keep there; and that an exact inventory be taken of all such Cannon and Stores, in order that they may be safely returned, when the restoration of the former harmony between Great Britain and these Colonies, so ardently wished for by the latter, shall render it prudent and consistent with the overruling law of self-preservation.

Upon motion,

Resolved, That the Congress will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Friday, May 19, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

The Committee appointed to consider what Posts are necessary to be occupied in the Colony of New-York, and by what number of Troops it will be proper they should be guarded, brought in their Report; which, being read, was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Congress then, agreeable to the Order of yesterday, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America. After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward, from the Committee, reported, that they had taken the matter into consideration, but not having come to any resolution, they had desired him to move for leave to sit again to-morrow.

Resolved, That this Congress will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Saturday, May 20, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment, and, agreeable to the Order of the Day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America; and after some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward, from the Committee, reported, that they had taken the matter into consideration, but not having come to any resolution, desired him to move for leave to sit again on Monday next.

Resolved, That this Congress will, on Monday next, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till Monday, at nine o’clock.

Monday, May 22, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment, and, agreeable to the Order of the Day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into consideration the state of America; and after some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward, from the Committee, reported, that they had proceeded in the business, but not having completed it, desired him to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this Congress will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Tuesday, May 23, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment, and, agreeable to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America; and after some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward reported

* PHILADELPHIA, MAY 19, 1775.—The following Gentlemen, Delegates to the Honourable the Continental Congress, are now in this City, viz:

For New-Hampshire.—John Sullivan, John Langdon, Esquires.

For Massachusetts-Bay.—Hon. John Hancock, Hon. Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Esquires.

For Rhode-Island.—Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Hon. Samuel Ward, Esquires.

For Connecticut.—Hon. Eliphalet Dyer, Hon. Roger Sherman, Silas Deane, Esquires.

For New-York.—Philip Livingston, James Duane, John Alsop, John Jay, Simon Boerum, William Floyd, Henry Wisner, Philip Schuyler, George Clinton, Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis, Robert R. Livingston, Jun., Esquires.

For New-Jersey.—James Kinsey, Stephen Crane, William Livingston, John De Hart, Richard Smith, Esquires.

For Pennsylvania.—John Dickinson, Thomas Mifflin, Charles Humphreys, Hon. John Morton, George Ross, Benjamin Franklin, Hon. Thomas Willing, James Wilson, Esquires.

For New-Castle, &c.—Hon. Cæsar Rodney, Thomas McKean, George Read, Esquires.

For Maryland.—Hon. Matthew Tilghman, Thomas Johnson, Robert Goldsborough, William Paca, Samuel Chase, John Hall, Thomas Stone, Esquires.

For Virginia.—Hon. Peyton Randolph, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Edmund Pendleton, Benjamin Harrison, Richard Bland, Patrick Henry, Esquires.

For North-Carolina.—William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, Richard Caswell, Esquires.

For South-Carolina.—Hon. Henry Middleton, Thomas Lynch, Christopher Gadsden, John Rutledge, Edward Rutledge, Esquires.

For the Parish of St. John’s, in Georgia.—Mr. Lyman Hall.