Ordered, That the Committee for the Parish of St. George, Dorchester, be desired to purchase a Flat, for the use of the Troops stationed there.

On motion, Resolved, That the leading marks over Charlestown Bar be forthwith cut down and demolished.

Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Pilotage be desired to carry the above into immediate execution.

Ordered, That so much of the blue Cloth as has been lately imported at the publick expense, as shall be necessary for clothing the First and Second Regiment of Foot, be forthwith issued for that purpose.

A Petition and Remonstrance, signed John Dunn and Benjamin Booth Boote, was presented, and laid on the table.

Adjourned to nine o'clock, to-morrow morning.

In Congress, Friday, November 24, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

And yesterday's Journal was read.

Colonel Laurens, from the Committee for auditing the publick Accounts, reported one as proper to be paid, due to Captain Hammond, and amounting to two hundred and twenty-six Pounds and twelve Shillings.

Ordered, That Mr. President do issue his Warrant for payment of said sum.

And a Warrant was issued accordingly.

Read a Letter from David Monaghan, a Lieutenant in the Regiment of Rangers, dated Dorchester, November 8, 1775, requesting leave to resign, on account of his ill state of health.

Ordered, That Mr. Monaghan's resignation be accepted; and that Mr. President do issue a commission appointing Mr. John Lisle to fill up the vacancy.

Read a Letter from the Provincial Council of North-Carolina, dated Wilmington, November 10, 1775.

James Ravenell, Esq., was returned duly elected a Representative of the Parish of St. John, Berkley County, in the room of John Harleston, Esq., who had declined serving.

Mr. Ravenell at the same time declining to serve,

Resolved, That the Church-wardens of the Parish of St. John, Berkley County, be desired forthwith to summon the inhabitants of the said Parish, to meet at the usual place of election, on Monday, the fourth day of December next, to choose a proper person to represent the said Parish in the present Congress, in the room of James Ravenell, Esq., who has declined to serve.

Ordered, That a copy of the above Resolve be forthwith transmitted to the said Church-wardens.

The Committee on the state of the Colony delivered in a further Report;

Which being taken into immediate consideration,

Resolved, That the Colonels of the Militia in the country do, at least once in three months, muster their Regiments in Battalions, not exceeding six Companies, nor less than three Companies.

Whereas complaint hath been made that divers Merchants and Storekeepers have sold their Goods at an exorbitant price since the non-exportation of Merchandise from Great Britain:

Resolved, That it be recommended to the several District and Parochial Committees, to make inquiry, whether the Merchants and Storekeepers in their several Parishes and Districts have sold their Goods at more than the usual advance; and if any of them should be found exorbitant in that respect, that they be advertised by the Committee as contemners of the Resolves of the Continental and Provincial Congress.

Ordered, That the Parochial Committee of St. George, Dorchester, have power, and they are hereby empowered to hire or impress a Schooner and hands, to carry bricks for the publick works erecting at Dorchester.

Ordered, That the Reverend Mr. Tennent, the Rev. Mr. Harris, Captain Harrington, Captain Calhoun, Captain Hammond, Captain John Huger, and Mr. Ferguson, be a Committee to consider and report what manufactures are proper to be encouraged and established in this Colony, and the best means for encouraging and establishing the same.

Ordered, That Captain Henry Folder be authorized to grain the damaged Gunpowder lying in Fort Charlotte.

Mr. Edwards, from the Committee for fitting out the Ship Prosper, reported, that they had tendered to Captain Smith the appraised value of the said ship, and required an assignment of the said ship and register: That Captain Smith had refused to receive the sum tendered to him, or to execute an assignment; but that he had delivered up the register, (now put into the hands of Mr. President,) and that they had thereupon returned the money into the Treasury.

The said Committee at the same time recommending that, in order to enable Captain Smith to procure necessaries and a passage, the sum of two hundred and forty-five Pounds currency be issued from the Treasury, and paid to him,

Ordered, That Mr. President do issue his Warrant for the payment of the said sum to Captain Smith.

And a Warrant was issued accordingly.

In explanation of the order of Monday last to the Colonel of the Granville County Regiment of Militia, to draft one hundred and fifty men from the said Regiment, to do garrison duty at or near Fort Lyttelton, Port Royal: be it

Resolved, That the said Colonel have power to engage Volunteers for that service, if they can be sooner got, in preference to a draft; and to post them according to his discretion.

Adjourned to nine o'clock, to-morrow morning.

In Congress, Saturday, November 25, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

And the Journal of yesterday was read.

Ordered, That the publick Ordnance Storekeeper do deliver to Mr. Joseph Verree, out of the publick Arsenal, such Spikes and other Iron work as he shall require for the use of the new Battery on James' Island.

William Moore, Esq., a Representative of the District of Ninety-Six, attended, and took his seat in Congress; and gave some information of a skirmish, said to have happened last Monday, between the enemies of this country, led by Patrick Cunningham, Jacob Bowman, and others, and a body of Militia, under the command of Major Andrew Williamson.

Ordered, That Mr. Edward Weyman be desired forthwith to collect together all the Public Gunpowder still outlying in private hands, and to cause the same to be deposited in the publick Magazine.

Ordered, That Lieutenant-Colonel Roberts be required forthwith to go to Dorchester, and give directions for putting the Magazine Fort in such posture as he shall think will best enable it to repel any sudden attack that may be made upon it, and to order the Cannon to such places and in such manner as he shall deem the most proper for its defence; and then to repair to his post at Fort Johnson with all despatch. And that while the Colonel shall be at Dorchester, he shall there reconnoitre the ground, and examine the plans projected for the defence thereof; and if he finds them deficient, that he do make such alterations in them as lie shall think proper, or totally reject them, and delineate such a plan as he may think will most conduce to the rendering it a strong armed post.

Ordered, That the Committee of the Parish of St. George, Dorchester, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to hire or impress Negroes, Horses, Wagons, Carts, and every thing else necessary for giving despatch to the completing of the works of defence proper to be erected at that post.

Ordered, That the said Committee be authorized and required forthwith to procure, and deposit in a proper magazine for that purpose, at that post, a sufficient quantity of Provisions for victualling a body of one thousand men for one month.

On motion, Resolved, That this Colony be now, and it is hereby declared to be, in a state of actual alarm, as fully and effectually as if the same had been proclaimed in the manner and form directed and appointed by the Militia law.