Proper saddles wanting for the whole number of batt-horses.

WILLIAM SHERRIFF, D. Q. M. G.

Report of the Cargo of the Ship QUEEN OF NAPLES, Captain POWELL, from LONDON, shipped on the Contractors' account, and consigned to their Agent, HENRI LLOYD, Esq., at BOSTON, viz:

D. CHAMIER, Com. of Stores and Provisions.

To his Excellency the Hon. W. Howe, Major-General and Commander-in-Chief, &c.

Boston, 29th November, 1775.

Return of Stores wanted for service of His Majesty's works in the Engineers' Department at BOSTON, 7th August, enclosed to the Honourable Board of Ordnance, 19th August, 1775, viz:

Intrenching Tools.

Rope.

Tarred: 41/2 inch, 2; 3 inch, 2; 21/2 inch, 3; 2 inch, 3. White: 31/2 inch, 2; 2 inch, 3;11/2 inch, 3.

Total: 18 coils.

October 1st, an addition was thought absolutely necessary to be made to the within return, by adding the following artificers:

The company of artificers to be sent out to serve under the immediate direction of the commanding engineer, as at Newfoundland, Gibraltar, &c.

JOHN MONTRESOR,Commanding-Engineer.

His Excellency Major-General Howe.

Remarks.

It will be necessary to begin the campaign with six months forage in the magazines, which cannot be procured in this country in its present situation, therefore it must be looked for from Europe.

Rhode-Island, from the best information, can supply fifteen thousand tons of hay in a season, but still great difficulties will arise in procuring it, if the inhabitants of that island are inimical, as you must depend upon them to cut and cure the hay. The same observation will answer with respect to Long-Island and Staten-Island in the Province of New-York. Therefore upon this uncertainty the dependence upon magazines must be upon Europe.

The army being in the field, may furnish itself with green forage from the middle of June to the middle of September.

Canada is able to supply the articles of oats and bran; but the length and uncertainty of the voyage is such, that it is thought these articles may be brought from England or Ireland full as cheap, and with this advantage, that oats in particular are far superior in quality.

As to horses, wagons, and harness, when the present temper of the Americans is considered, they certainly will drive off every thing of that kind, wherever the army appears; but on the other hand, should any one of the Provinces return to their duty, it would furnish the army with these articles necessary for carrying on the war.

W. HOWE.

Head-Quarters, Boston, 27th November, 1775.

LORD STIRLING TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.

[Dec. 8th, referred to Mr. Jay, Mr. Wilson, Mr. W. Livingston.]

Head-Quarters, Elizabethtown, New-Jersey,

December 3, 1775.

SIR: On my leaving Philadelphia, the 22d November, I proceeded to Burlington, in order to meet the Committee of Safety of New-Jersey, and lo prevail on them to take proper measures for securing arms for the two New-Jersey regiments, and to get the barracks in this Province prepared for the reception of those regiments. Some measures were that evening agreed to, which I hope will forward the service, but I fear will not be quite effectual. I proceeded the next morning to Trenton, and there despatched particular orders to each of the Captains to assemble their companies, (on the days agreed upon with the Paymaster,) for reviewing and paying them off to the first of this month, in order to enable them to leave their counties and go into barracks. On Friday, I went on to Brunswick, in order to get barracks there put in order. On Saturday, I went to my own house at Baskinridge. On Monday, Mr. Lowrie, the paymaster, joined me according to appointment. On Tuesday, at Morristown, we reviewed and paid off the two companies commanded by Captains Morris and Howell. After dismissing two of three men from each company, I think they are the best body of new men I ever saw. On Wednesday, we proceeded to Elizabethtown, in hopes of meeting, according to appointment, the two companies commanded by Captains Myers and Necker, but they being neither complete nor mustered, I was obliged to adjourn their review till the next week. The latter I found very deficient, and poorly officered. I, therefore, posted Ensign Dallas, of Captain Morris's company, to act as second lieutenant to Captain Necker's, on a promise of his recruiting twenty men for it in a week's time, which I have no doubt he will perform. On Thursday, we proceeded to Brunswick, and were that and the next day employed in reviewing and clearing off the two companies commanded by Captains Conway and Polhemus. Captain Piatt brought his company to Rariton Landing, but as he was not mustered, nor had a sufficient number of men present, his muster was adjourned to Monday, and then to march to Elizabethtown. These three companies, after a little purging, are very good recruits.

On Saturday, I returned to this place. Mr. Lowrie proceeded to the westward, and purposes next week lo clear off Colonel Maxwell's regiment. Captain Longstreet, of Monmouth County, reported to me at Brunswick that his company is near complete, but scattered at so great distance that it will be impossible to assemble them in less than ten days. I have appointed Friday, the 15th inst., to review and muster them at Amboy, and then to put them in barracks. These Captains all complain very heavily of the usage they meet with from the justices, who issue warrants against the men on the smallest pretence. They have been obliged to pay off a number of.trifling and vexa-