and the British West-Indies excepted; and that we give it in recommendation to our delegates in General Congress, to use their endeavours to have such a measure adopted, and carried into execution, so soon as it shall be deemed proper by the said General Congress to permit exportation from North-America.

An Ordinance for establishing a mode of punishment for the enemies of America, having been fairly transcribed, was read a third time, and the blanks therein filled up.

Resolved, That the said Ordinance do pass, and that the title thereof be, "An Ordinance for establishing a mode of punishment for the enemies to America in this Colony."

Resolved, That all the publick Money, except His Majesty's Quit-rents, now in the hands of the Collectors, Naval Officers, Sheriff's, and Clerks, and which may hereafter be received by them, be paid into the hands of the Treasurer of this Colony.

An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance for regulating the election of Delegates, and ascertaining their allowances, and also for regulating the election of Committee-men in the several Counties and Corporations within this Colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned," having been fairly transcribed, was read a third time, and the blanks therein filled up.

Resolved, That the said Ordinance do pass.

Resolved, That in case of the sickness or inability of the Treasurer of this Colony to sign and countersign the Treasury Notes, emitted pursuant to an Ordinance of Convention, he be empowered to appoint such other person as he may think proper to do the same in his stead.

Resolved, That the appointment of Captain John Sears to the office of Deputy Adjutant-General, disqualifies him from holding the office of Captain to his Company.

An Ordinance for establishing a mode of making Tobacco Payments during the discontinuance of the Inspection Law, having been fairly transcribed, and the blanks therein filled up, was read a third time.

Resolved, That the said Ordinance do pass, and that the title thereof be, "An Ordinance for establishing a mode of making Tobacco Payments during the discontinuance of the Inspection Law, and for other purposes therein mentioned."

Resolved, That the several sums following be allowed to the several Officers of this Convention, for their services during the present session:

To the Rev. Thomas Price, Chaplain, forty Pounds.

To Mr. John Tazewell, Clerk of the Convention, one hundred and seventy-five Pounds.

To Mr. Francis Eppes, Messenger to the Convention, fifty Pounds.

To Edmund Pendleton, Jun., Clerk to several Committees, fifty Pounds.

To William Dandridge, Jun., Clerk to several other Committees, fifty Pounds.

To Robert Hyland, William Hicks, John Creagh, and William Drinkard, Doorkeepers to the Convention, twenty-five Pounds each.

Resolved, That Mr. John Pendleton, Clerk to the Committee of Safety, be allowed twenty Shillings per day for his expenses and services while on duty.

Resolved, That the Committee of Safety do allow the Quartermaster and Adjutant to the several Minute-men at Hampton, the Adjutant to the Minute-men in the City of Williamsburgh, and Wagon-master, whatever their several services, in their opinions, shall be thought to deserve.

Adjourned till the second day of April next, then to meet in the City of Williamsburgh, or such other place as may be appointed by the Committee of Safety.

ORDINANCES PASSED BY THE CONVENTION.

I. An Ordinance for raising an additional number of Forces for the defence and protection of this Colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Whereas the Earl of Dunmore, by his many hostile attacks upon the good people of this Colony, and attempts to infringe their rights and liberties, by his Proclamation declaring freedom to our servants and slaves, and arming them against us, by seizing our persons and properties, and declaring those who opposed such his arbitrary measures in a state of rebellion, hath made it necessary that an additional number of Forces be raised for our protection and defence:

Be it therefore ordained, by the Delegates and Representalives of the several Counties and Corporations within the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, now assembled in General Convention, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That the two Regiments formerly raised be augmented, by the addition of three hundred and eighty-two men, to be divided into five Companies, consisting of sixty-eight men each, rank and file, under the command of one Captain, two Lieutenants, one Ensign, and four Sergeants; each Company to be allowed a Drummer and Fifer, and two of the said Companies to be added to the First, and the remaining three Companies to the Second Regiment.

And be it further ordained, That there be likewise immediately raised, and taken into pay from the time of their enlistment, six other Regiments complete, to be composed of ten Companies of sixty-eight men each, rank and file, (three of which Companies in each Regiment to consist of Riflemen, to act as Light Infantry,) under the command of a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, Major, ten Captains, twenty Lieutenants, ten Ensigns, forty Sergeants; and to be allowed ten Drummers and ten Fifers; and to each of the said Regiments there shall be moreover allowed a Chaplain, an Adjutant, a Regimental Quartermaster, one Surgeon, two Surgeon's Mates, one Sergeant-Major, one Drum-Major, and Quartermaster's Sergeant.

And be it further ordained, That of six Regiments to be levied as aforesaid, one of them shall be called a German Regiment, to be made up of German and other officers and soldiers, as the Committees of the several Counties of Augusta, West-Augusta, Berkeley, Culpepper, Dunmore, Fincastle, Frederick, and Hampshire, (by which Committees the several Captains and subaltern officers of the said Regiment are to be appointed,) shall judge expedient.

And whereas, by an Ordinance passed at the Fast meeting of this Convention, intituled "An Ordinance for raising and embodying a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony," it is ordained, that a battalion of Minute men be raised in the Counties of Accomack and Northampton, which at present is thought to be inadequate to the defence of that part of this Colony: Be it therefore ordained, That so much of the said Ordinance as relates to the raising the said Battalion be repealed; and that over and above the Regiments aforesaid, there be raised one other Regiment, to be composed of seven Companies, for the protection and defence of the said Counties of Accomack and Northampton; each Company to consist of sixty-eight, rank and file, and to be under the command of a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, a Major, seven Captains, fourteen Lieutenants, seven Ensigns, twenty-eight Sergeants, and each Company to be allowed a Drummer and Fifer. Four of which Companies to be raised in the said Counties of Accomack and Northampton, as herein after directed; the other three (two of which to consist of Riflemen, to be allotted to this Regiment by the Committee of Safety) out of the other levies to be raised by this Ordinance j and the said Regiment shall moreover be allowed a Chaplain, a Paymaster, with a salary of seventy-five Pounds per annum, and the like Staff Officers as are directed for the other Regiments, to be appointed in the same manner.

And be it further ordained, That the whole of the nine Regiments be under the command of one Major-General, and two Brigadiers-General, each of whom shall have an Aid-de-Camp and Secretary of their own appointment; and that there be one Quartermaster-General, one Adjutant-General, and one Deputy Adjutant-General.

And for the more regular, speedy, and equal appointment of Officers, Be it further ordained, That the General Officers shall be appointed by the Genera] Congress, and that the Field Officers shall be nominated and appointed by the General Convention of this Colony, and the Captains and Subalterns by the several County and Disfri Committees, as follows, that is to say: That each of the Committees of the Counties of Albemarle, Augusta, West-Augusta, Berkeley, Bedford, Culpepper, Dunmore, Fauquier, Fincastle, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William, and Spotsylvania, shall nominate and appoint two proper and