erkoof First Lieutenant, Stephen Osborne and Benjamin Rosekrans, Ensigns, of Captain Stephen Brinckerhoof's Company.

Ordered, That Commissions be issued accordingly.

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

Die Jovis, 10 ho. A. M., December 21, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: John Herring, Esq., President, pro tern.

For New-York.—Colonel McDougall, Mr. Roosevelt, Captain Rutgers, Mr. Ray, Mr. Sands, Mr. Scott; Mr. Van Zandt and Colonel Brasher absent on duty.

Albany.—Colonel Rensselaer, Capt. Cuyler, Mr. Gansevoort, Mr. Bleecker.

Dutchess.—Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Schenck.

Suffolk. —Captain Wickham, Mr. Tredwell, Mr. Gelston.

Orange.—Mr. Herring, Colonel Hay, Mr. Clarke.

Ulster.—Mr. Wynkoop, Mr. Cantine; Mr. Palmer absent on duty.

Westchester.—Dr. Graham, Major Lockwood.

Try on.—Mr. J. Moore.

Cumberland.—Mr. Spooner.

The Congress took into consideration the state of Queen's County; and after some considerable time spent thereon, it was postponed till the afternoon.

The Congress then proceeded to fix and determine the rank of the Militia Officers of the several Counties in this Colony, in order to enable the Committee, appointed for that purpose, to form and report a General Regulation for the Militia of the Colony; and after some time spent there-on, the Congress determined the Officers of the respective Counties to have rank in the following order, to wit: 1st. New-York; 2d. Albany; 3d. Suffolk; 4th. Ulster; 5th. Westchester; 6th. Orange; 7th. Dutchess; 8th. King's; 9th. Queen's; 10th. Richmond; 11th. Tryon; 12th. Cumberland; 13th. Charlotte; 14th. Gloucester.

The Congress then proceeded for the same purpose to fix and ascertain the rank of the respective Brigadier-Generals of the several Brigades in this Colony; and, there-fore,

Resolved, That the Brigadier-General of the Brigade which consists of the Militia of New-York, King's, and Richmond Counties, be considered as the first Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

That the Brigadier-General of the Brigade which consists of the Militia of Albany and Tryon Counties, be considered as the second Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

That the Brigadier-General of the Brigade which consists of the Militia of Suffolk and Queen's Counties, be considered as the third Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

That the Brigadier-General of the Brigade which consists of the Militia of Ulster and Orange Counties, be considered as the fourth Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

That the Brigadier-General of the Militia of Westchester County be considered as the fifth Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

That the Brigadier-Genera! of the Militia of Dutchess County be considered as the sixth Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

That the Brigadier-General of the Militia of the Counties of Cumberland, Gloucester, and Charlotte, be considered as the seventh Brigadier-General of this Colony, and take rank accordingly.

The Congress adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.

Die Jovis, 3 ho. P. M., December 21, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: John Herring, Esq., President, pro tem.

For New-York. —Mr. Scott, Colonel McDougall, Mr. Imlay, Mr. Ray, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rutgers; Mr. Van Zandt and Colonel Brasher absent on business.

Albany.—Colonel Rensselaer, Capt. Cuyler, Mr. Gansevoort, Mr. Bleecker.

Dutchess.—Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Schenck. Orange.—Mr. Herring, Colonel Hay, Mr. Clarke.

Suffolk. —Captain Wickham, Mr. Tredwell, Mr. Gelston.

Ulster.—Mr. Wynkoop, Mr. Cantine; Mr. Palmer absent on duty.

Westchester.—Dr. Graham, Major Lockwood. Tryon.—Mr. Moore.

Cumberland.—Dr. Spooner

On application of the members of Ulster County, now present,

Ordered, That Thomas Palmer, Esquire, be appointed Colonel, Thomas Johnson, Jun., Lieutenant-Colonel, Arthur Parks, first Major, and Samuel Logan, second Major, Severyn Bruyn, Adjutant, and Isaac Belknap, Quarter-master, of the Southern Regiment of Minute-Men in Ulster County, and that Commissions be issued to those gentle-men accordingly.

And on application of the same Members,

Ordered, That Charles Dewitt, Esquire, be appointed Col. Andreas Dewitt, Jun., Lieutenant-Colonel, Christopher Tappen, first Major, Cornelius E. Wynkoop, second Major, Oake Sudam, Adjutant, and Cornelius S. Elmendorph, Quartermaster, of the Northern Regiment of Minute-Men in Ulster County, and that Commissions be issued to those gentlemen accordingly.

The Congress then resumed the consideration of the state of Queen's County and of Richmond County; and after some considerable time spent thereon, came to a de-termination and Resolutions, in the words following, to wit:

Whereas, on the 13th inst., on information that a number of disaffected persons in Queen's County had been sup-plied with Arms and Ammunition from on board the Asia, ship-of-war, and had been arraying themselves in military manner to oppose the measures taken by the United Colonies for the defence of their just rights and privileges, and thrown out many threatening expressions against sundry persons residing in that and the neighbouring Counties, it was resolved by this Congress, as their opinion, that such conduct is inimical to the common cause of the United Colonies, and ought not by any means to be suffered, but that measures should be immediately taken to put a stop to it; and it was therefore ordered, that the inhabitants of the said County should appear by a Committee before this Congress on Wednesday then next, at ten o'clock in the morning, to give satisfaction in the premises; with which order the said inhabitants of Queen's County have not complied: And whereas, the persons above-mentioned, and their adherents, have opposed the election of Representatives for that County in this Congress, on a poll opened for that purpose, whereby that County remains unrepresented in this Congress: And whereas, a prevailing party prevented the election of Delegates for the County of Richmond, at a late poll there opened for that purpose, by means where-of the said County is not represented in this Congress: And whereas, the poll-list for Queen's County has been re-turned to this Congress, whereby the persons opposing such representation as aforesaid, and appearing to this Congress to be inimical to the interest of the United Colonies, may be ascertained

Resolved, first, That such inimical persons as aforesaid, have been guilty of a breach of the General Association, and of an open contempt of the authority of this Congress, as effectually representing the majority of the inhabitants of this Colony.

Resolved, secondly, That the inhabitants of the County, of Richmond, by neglecting to elect Representatives in this. Congress, have been guilty of a breach of the General Association.

Resolved, thirdly, That the Committee of the said County of Richmond do, and shall, within fifteen days after the publication hereof, return to this Congress, or the Committee of Safety, a list of the names of those who oppose a representation of the said County in this Congress, to the end that the delinquents against the common cause in that County may be ascertained; and that in default thereof the whole County of Richmond be deemed delinquent.

Resolved, fourthly, That the said delinquents in the said two Counties respectively, and each arid every of them,