ought to have six cannon there from New-Haven, if to be obtained, &c. Declined giving any special directions, and referred them to the General Assembly.

Voted, That Mr. Adonijah Strong, of Salisbury, be, and he is hereby, appointed and directed to make necessary provision upon the best terms he can, for such necessaries as are requisite for the march of the Regiment raising under the command of Colonel Burrell, for the relief of the Continental Army in Canada, that is to say, for their inarch as far as Albany, agreeable to the request of General Washington to the Governour for that purpose, and to keep a regular, account, with proper vouchers, that payment may be made.

(Copy given for said Mr. Strong, present.)

Thursday, February 1, 1776.

Met again. Present, the same as yesterday, except Colonel Dyer absent.

Voted, In so far compliance with the request of the General Congress, received a few days since, for a ton of Powder, to be sent to Canada, &c., havng very little, &c., that about seven hundred and twenty-eight pounds Powder be forwarded from this Colony, at the discretion and direction of his Honour the Governour, for the use of the Army in that quarter.

Whereas, it is necessary that the bounty, wages, pay for blankets, knapsacks, provisions, for the march of the Battalion now raising for the reinforcement of the Northern Army, &c., according to the Proclamation of his Honour the Governour, of the 27th January, 1776, issued in consequence of the Resolve and Order of the honourable Continental Congress, should be paid and advanced; and said Congress having ordered twelve thousand five hundred Dollars to be put into the hands of, and forwarded by the Delegates of this Colony with all expedition, for the use of said Battalion, for the purpose aforesaid, which is expected to arrive soon, but, as it is possible it may not come in season, and the service must not be delayed, it is, therefore,

Resolved and ordered, That the Committee of the Pay-Table draw on the Colony Treasurer for such sum as they shall find necessary, for payment of all the sums ordered to be paid and advanced as by said Proclamation is provided, and by the same may appear, keeping particular and separate accounts of expenditures in this service; and that the aforesaid sum shall be put into the hands of Mr. William Lawrence, of Hartford, who is hereby directed and ordered to receive the same, and, as soon as necessary, repair to Canaan, or elsewhere, if it should appear proper, and pay off each officer and soldier of said Battalion such sums as shall be due, and to be advanced and paid to them, respectively, before their march, according to the terms of said Proclamation, and taking proper receipts, or signing, of every person to whom for, and expressive of the sum, and use for which the same is paid; and keeping clear and perfect accounts of his doings in the premises, and to make return of his original doings to his Honour the Governour, and lodge a duplicate thereof with the Committee of the Pay-Table: for which service the said Lawrence is to have twenty-six and two-thirds Dollars per month, and his reasonable expenses borne.

(Two copies given, for Committee of Pay-Table and for said Lawrence.)

Voted and resolved, That Mr. Jesse Root, of Hartford, be added to the Committee appointed by the Assembly to take care of the Prisoners who are in, or may be sent to this Colony; and,

Voted, That the Committee for taking care of Prisoners be, and they are, directed to make out a proper and clear account of the charge and expense arising and incurred for the expense and support of all Prisoners in this Colony, from their first coming to the 1st February, instant, with the proper vouchers, together with the charges of taking care of them, and the same transmit to his Honour the Governour, to be laid before Congress for payment.

On request of the Commissaries, viz: Colonel Jonathan Fitch and Captain Samuel Squier, for direction and orders for money necessary to make provision for the march and support of the men raised to aid General Lee in his expedition to New-York, &c., to which they were appointed by this Board the 22d January, 1776, it is

Voted and resolved, That the Pay-Table Committee draw on the Treasurer of this Colony, for and in favour of said Commissaries, for the sum of five hundred Pounds each, to be by them improved in the most careful and frugal manner, to make the necessary provisions for that purpose, they keeping exact accounts of their doings, and proper vouchers thereof, and the same fairly stated, transmit to his Honour the Governour, that they may be laid before General Washington for reimbursement.

(Two copies given, one to each.)

Voted, That Captain Isaac Sears be appointed and employed to purchase and procure a suitable quantity and assortment of Duck, for a Ship of about two hundred and sixty tons, building for the use and defence of this Colony; and, also, about seven tons of suitable Iron for said Ship, and send forward in the most prudent and careful manner, and deliver the Iron to the care of Captain Benjamin Williams, and the Duck to the care of Captain Uriah Hayden, both of Saybrook, in this Colony.

And adjourned to to-morrow morning.

Friday, February 2, 1776, A. M.

Met according to adjournment. Present, the same as yesterday, and, also, Colonel Dyer.

On motion from Colonel Wadsworth, for direction about three prisoners in his care, who have been long pressing for leave to return home, and think themselves unjustly detained, &c., and on consideration of the circumstances attending them, it appears highly probable that said persons had never shown themselves inimical to, or been active against the United Colonies, and, therefore,

Voted, That his Honour the Governour be advised to give them a Permit to pass and return, to Major-General Schuyler, at Albany, and that it be recommended to said General, unless he knows of special reasons against it, to permit them to return to their respective homes, apprehending their dispositions to be favourable, and that their report will be no disadvantage to the common cause. And Papers, Letters, &c., to General Schuyler made and sent Colonel Wadsworth, per Brownson.

A good deal of consideration being had about getting along with and carrying on Fortification sat New-London, Groton, &c., according to directions of Assembly, &c.,

Voted, That Colonel Dyer and Esquire Wales be, and they are hereby, appointed a Committee, and instructed to repair to New-London and Groton, view, and examine the ground and places where Fortifications are proposed to be erected, and where some are begun, for defence of those places, and form the best judgment they shall be able of the particular places and parts where the same ought to be made and carried on to the best advantage, and to consider how many men ought to be raised and employed to carry on said Works, at each of said places, for proper security, and how soon said Works may be undertaken and carried on to advantage, and under whose conduct and command, and to consider of proper persons to oversee and direct the Works. Also, to consider of the expediency of removing some, and how many, of the Cannon, the Ball, Powder, and necessary implements from New-London, to Works erected, or to be erected on Groton-Hill, and whether any part of the Company now raised at New-London should be discharged; and, also, of the propriety and safety of the Colony's Powder and other Military Stores remaining where they are, in a Magazine near the water, in New-London, and whether any part, and how much, ought to be removed, and where to be safely deposited, and such other matters as they may judge to concern the safety and interest, and defence of those places, so far as respects the common good, and of facts, with their opinion, make report to this Board as soon as may be.

Voted, also, That Colonel Samuel Mott be desired to attend with said Committee. (Copy given.)

Mr. Bushnell was here, by request of the Governour and Council, &c., and gave an account of his Machine, contrived to blow Ships, &c.; and was asked many ques-