friendly to the cause of America, and ought to be supplied with such and so great a quantity of the produce of these Colonies as may be necessary for their subsistence and home consumption; that, in the opinion of this Committee, they will annually require, for the purposes aforesaid, 72,000 bushels of Indian Corn, 2,000 barrels of Bread or Flour, 1,000 barrels of Beef or Pork, 2,100 bushels of Peas or Beans, and 300 tierces of Rice, and that they be permitted to export the same yearly.

"That the said inhabitants ought to pay for the above annual allowance in Salt; but it is not the design of this Resolution to exclude them from the privilege of receiving American produce, to any amount, in exchange for Arms, Ammunition, Saltpetre, Sulphur, and Field-Pieces, agreeably to a Resolution of Congress, passed the 15th of July last.

"That, to enable such of these Colonies, as can conveniently furnish the Island of Bermuda with the above-mentioned allowance, to divide whatever advantages may result therefrom, in proportion to their respective shares of the general expense, it is further the opinion of this Committee:

"That the Colony of South-Carolina supply them with 300 tierces of Rice.

"That the Colony of North-Carolina supply them with 16,000 bushels of Indian Corn, and 468 bushels of Peas or Beans.

"That the Colony of Virginia supply them with 36,-000 bushels of Indian Corn, and 1,050 bushels of Peas or Beans.

"That the Colony of Maryland supply them with 20,-000 bushels of Indian Corn, and 532 bushels of Peas or Beans.

"That the Colony of Pennsylvania supply them with 1,200 barrels of Flour or Bread, and 600 barrels of Beef or Pork.

"That the Colony of New-York supply them with 800 barrels of Flour or Bread, and 400 barrels of Beef or Pork.

"That the Conventions or Committees of Safety of the above-mentioned Colonies ought to superintend the said exportation, provide against frauds, and take care that, in exchanging the said commodities of Salt and Provisions, no undue advantage be taken by either party of their mutual wants. And, further, that no Vessel employed in this business ought to load without their permission; and that when they shall, in pursuance of these Resolutions, permit any of the said Vessels to load, they do give notice thereof to the Committee of Inspection of the County, City, or Town, where such Vessel shall load, and inform them that the same is done under the authority and by order of this Congress.

"Ordered, That a copy of the foregoing Resolutions be transmitted to the several Conventions, Assemblies, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, and to the Island of Bermuda; and that the inhabitants of the latter be informed that the Congress will afford them other necessaries, such as Lumber, Soap, and Candles, whenever the quality and quantity of each of those articles, used in the Island, shall be ascertained.

"That Edward Stiles be permitted, under the direction of the Committee of Safety of the Colony of Pennsylvania, to send the Brig Sea-Nymph, Samuel Stobel, Master, with 4,000 bushels of Indian Corn, 300 barrels of Flour, 100 barrels of Bread, 20 barrels of Pork, 8 barrels of Beef, 30 boxes of Soap, and 15 barrels of Apples, to Bermuda, for the immediate supply of the inhabitants; and that the said cargo be considered as part of the annual allowance aforesaid, for the year ensuing.

"Extract from the Minutes:

"CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary."

Mr. Scott moved, and was seconded, that a Resolution be entered into, in the words following, and added to those agreed on this forenoon, to wit:

Resolved, nevertheless, That it is the opinion of this Congress that nothing of a salutary nature can be expected from the separate declaration of the sense of this Colony on the Resolution of the House of Commons on the 20th February last; and that as the motion whereon the scheme was grounded was confessedly framed to disunite the Colonies, it would be highly dangerous to, and totally inconsistent with the glorious plan of American Union, should this Colony express their separate sense on the above-mentioned supposed conciliatory proposal on the part of Great Britain.

Debates arose on the said motion, and the question put thereon, it was carried in the affirmative, in manner following, to wit:

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Therefore, Resolved, nevertheless, That it is the opinion of this Congress that nothing of a salutary nature can be expected from a separate declaration of the sense of this Colony on the Resolution of the House of Commons of the 20th February last, and that as the motion whereon the same was grounded, was confessedly framed to disunite the Colonies, it would be highly dangerous to, and totally inconsistent with the glorious plan of American Union, should this Colony express their separate sense on the above-mentioned supposed conciliatory proposal on the part of Great Britain.

Colonel McDougall moved, and was seconded, that a Resolution be entered into in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Congress, that this Colony is fully and effectually represented in the Continental Congress for the purpose of expressing the sense of its inhabitants on any overtures for a reconciliation, and that the Continental Congress has fully and dispassionately expressed the sense of the inhabitants of this Colony on the above-mentioned Resolution of the 20th of February last.

Debates arose on the said motion; and the question being put thereon, it was carried in the affirmative by all the Counties present, Mr. Roosevelt dissenting against the vote of New-York, and Captain Cuyler against the County of Albany.

Therefore, Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Congress that this Colony is fully and effectually represented in the Continental Congress for the purpose of expressing the sense of its inhabitants on any overtures for a reconciliation, and that the Continental Congress has fully and dispassionately expressed the sense of the inhabitants of this Colony on the above-mentioned Resolution of the 20th of February last.

Several citizens at the door, to give information of sundry matters to the Congress, were admitted. They informed the Congress that they had discovered a parcel of Sheep, Swine, and Poultry, at Myfords Tavern, at one of the Ferries, which they have reason to believe is intended for His Majesty's ship Asia, or for being shipped and exported contrary to the Resolutions of the Continental and of this Provincial Congress; and that they had apprehended there, three very suspicious persons, with many memorandums about them relating to their being on board the ship Asia. Thereupon, a warrant was made to Major Malcom, in the words following, to wit:

Whereas, information has been given to this Congress that a number of Sheep, Hogs, and Poultry, are in the house, barn, and enclosures of John Myford, Innkeeper, at one of the Ferries in Brooklyn, and intended to be shipped and exported contrary to the Resolutions of the Continental and of this Congress:

Ordered, That Major Malcom, with such guard as he may think necessary, proceed to the said John Myford's, and take and secure the said Stock in such manner as he may think most safe, and that he apprehend the said John Myford and keep him in safe custody, and report his proceedings in the premises to Congress to-morrow morning.

Ordered, That the five Resolutions of this Congress, made and entered into as amendments to Mr. Smith's motion, and on the consideration of Governour Tryon's paper of the 4th instant, be fairly engrossed together, and brought to the Congress to-morrow morning.

The Congress then adjourned till ten o'clock, to-morrow morning.