suffer death, except in the cases expressly mentioned in the foregoing Articles; nor shall any other punishment be inflicted, at the discretion of a Court-Martial, other than degrading, cashiering, drumming out of the Fleet, whipping not exceeding thirty-nine lashes, fine not exceeding two months’ pay, and imprisonment not exceeding one month.

22. The Commanding Officer of each Boat shall appoint some suitable person to receive all such fines as may arise within the same, for breach of any of these Articles; which fines shall be accounted for to the Assembly or Committee of Safety, and by them be appropriated for the relief of the maimed and disabled in the service, and the support of the widows and families of such as may be killed.

23. No Court-Martial, for the trial of offences under the degree of capital, shall consist of less than five Officers, except in cases where that number cannot conveniently be assembled, when three may be sufficient, who are to determine on the sentence by a majority of voices; and in all trials for capital offences the Court-Martial shall be composed of thirteen Members, and the sentence be determined by at least two-thirds.

24. All persons, belonging to the Boats, called as witnesses in any case before a Court-Martial, who shall refuse to attend and give evidence, shall be punished at the discretion of a Court-Martial.

25. All Members of a Court-Martial are to behave with calmness, decency, and impartiality, and in giving their votes are to begin with the youngest or lowest in commission; and all Officers of different Boats are to rank in Court-Martial according to their commissions.

26. All Members sitting in a Court-Martial shall be sworn or affirmed by the President of said Court, which President shall himself be sworn or affirmed by the Officer next in rank in said Court; the Oath or Affirmation to be administered previous to their proceeding to the trial of any offender, in form following, viz: “You, A B, swear (or affirm) that you will well and truly try, and impartially determine, the cause of the prisoner now to be tried, according to the Rules framed for the regulation of the Pennsylvania Fleet.” If an Oath, add “So help you God.”

27. The President of the Court-Martial shall administer the following Oath or Affirmation to all persons called to give evidence: “You swear (or affirm) that the evidence you shall give, in the cause now trying, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” If an Oath, add “So help you God.”

28. No person shall suffer death, agreeable to the sentence of a Court-Martial, (except in the cases mentioned in the fifth Article,) till the sentence is confirmed by the Assembly, or, in their recess, by the Committee of Safety.

29. The Commander of each Boat shall, in the beginning of every month, make a faithful Return to the Committee of Safety of the men employed in his Boat, to be signed by himself, and upon being convicted of having made a false Return, shall be discharged from the service; and if he neglect to make a Return within the month, shall be fined at the discretion of said Committee.

30. No Officer or Private shall be tried a second time for the same offence.

We, the underwritten, having seen and distinctly heard the foregoing Articles read, and fully understanding the contents thereof, do freely and voluntarily subject ourselves to all and every of the rules, regulations, and restrictions therein contained. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.

The Officers and Privates to enter into the service for two months, and until they shall be discharged by the Assembly or Committee of Safety.

Resolved, That William Bradford print, on good paper, one hundred of the Articles for the government of the Officers and Men to be employed on board the Armed Boats.

Ordered, That Mr. Towers provide twenty rounds of Cartridges for each of the following Field Pieces, to wit: two Twelve Pounders and four Six Pounders, and forty rounds of Cartridges for the Great Guns of the Armed Boats, consisting of one Thirty-Two Pounder, four Twenty-Four Pounders, and eight Eighteen Pounders. And that he procure a Mould for the Fire-Locks, for the use of the Boats, and cast twelve hundred Balls, and fill the Cartridges for the same.

Resolved, That Robert Pomeroy be appointed a Lieutenant on board one of the Armed Boats.

Resolved, That Mr. Nathan Boyce be appointed Lieutenant on board the Armed Boat Washington, commanded by Captain Dougherty.

Resolved, That William Bradford print three thousand of the Commissions for the Officers of the Association.

Wednesday, August 30, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—

Robert Morris, President pro tempore, Owen Biddle, Anthony Wayne, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Robert White, George Gray, Daniel Roberdeau, George Ross:

A Letter was this day received from Abraham Yates, Chairman of the Committee of Albany, dated 21st instant, acknowledging the receipt of twenty-four hundred pounds of Gunpowder sent by this Board, for the use of General Schuyler, the 10th instant, under the care of Mr. Thomas Aply.

Colonel Roberdeau and Captain White, at the request of the Artillery Officers, have examined the Carriages of the Field-Pieces, and are of opinion they should be altered in the same manner as the one that has been done by direction of Capt. Moulder. Major Samuel Mifflin is requested to see that the said alterations be made in the Field-Carriages.

Ordered, That Colonel Ross and Captain White be a Committee to draw up Instructions for the Commander-in-Chief and the Captains of the Boats, a list of Warrant Officers, and pay of Officers and Men.

Ordered, That Mr. Gray and Mr. Biddle draw up a plan for supplying and regulating the Provisions for Boats’ crews.

Resolved, That the Boat built by Mr. Marsh be called the Warren.

Resolved, That Captain Allen Moore be removed from the Armed Boat called the Experiment, to the command of the Boat called the Effingham.

Resolved, That Colonel Roberdeau provide forty Pikes for the use of the Associators.

Thursday, August 31, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—

Robert Morris, President pro tempore, Daniel Roberdeau, John Cadwallader, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Owen Biddle, George Ross, Robert White, George Gray:

Mr. Morris produced a Letter from Doctor Franklin, dated Brunswick, 29th inst., informing that in consequence of four wagon loads of Powder being gone to New-York from another quarter, he had ordered the wagon load sent from this Board the 27th inst., for the Provincial Congress of New-York, to return back; and Mr. Morris has given directions to the Commissary to receive and store the same.

Resolved, That James Montgomery be appointed to the command of one of the Armed Boats.

Resolved, That the Members of this Board who go down to Gloucester on Friday or Saturday next, be a Committee to inform Mr. Joseph Hugg that this Board will supply him with a Boat, and Cannon for the same, and commission him as commander of her, provided the Province of New-Jersey will man, pay, and victual said Boat.

Resolved, That Mr. Owen Biddle procure for this Board a Seal, about the size of a dollar, with a cap of Liberty and a motto, “This is my right, and I will defend it,” inscribed with “Pennsylvania Committee of Safety, 1775.”

Resolved, That each of the Armed Boats be provided with two Brass Patereroes, and that Captain White procure the same.

Robert Towers, Commissary, reports his having received and stored from the City Committee, per the hands of Thos. Barclay, ninety-four hundred weight, three quarters, and twenty pounds of Lead; and that he has received from Robert Erwin the Powder that was intended for the Provincial Congress of New-York, which was sent back from Brunswick by Dr. Franklin, amounting to two thousand and twelve pounds.