that on Monday evening, the 1st instant, being at the house of Daniel M. Giden, he heard Samuel Devine repeatedly drink damnation to the Congress, and all the Whigs; that last year was Whig year, but this would be Tory year; and, likewise, that all the Whigs would be handed in the Spring; and, furthermore, repeatedly called the Whigs a pack of damned Rebels; and further saith, that he would not obey his officers, more than he would a dog, or to that purpose. And further saith not.

"STEPHENSEMOUR.&qout;

"ULSTERCounty:

"George Lean, of full age, being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist, this 4th day of January, 1776, saith, that being sent with a warrant from Captain Teerpany to the house of Samuel Devine, to levy on his goods and chattels, for not appearing under arms according to military law, at which time he levied on two ox-chains. Devine then threatened, if he took the chains, he should immediately be a dead man. After going some rods from said Devine's house, was followed by him, who desired to see his warrant, which the deponent's brother had in his hand, and, showing it to him, said Devine snatched it out of his hand, and destroyed it; and further saith, that Devine said, if satisfaction was not made for his chains, he would come up and kill a half dozen of them. And further saith not.

"GEORGE LEAN."

"ULSTERCounty:

"Henry Lockwood, of full age, being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist, this 4th day of January, 1776, saith, that on his way from Newburgh homeward, he met with some persons, among which was a certain Samuel Devine, who then asked him if he did not know there was a reward for taking up a Committee-man, and sending him on board the man-of-war?—who then threatened to take said deponent, he being one of the Committee of New-Marlborough Precinct, and that he could have forty pounds in cash, or fifty acres of land, for delivering a Committee-man on board the man-of-war. And further saith not.

"HENRYLOCKWOOD.&qout;

"A true copy of the oaths. Given under my hand:

"Captain JOHNWISNER.&qout;

Application was again made to this Committee on the subject of Captain John Hulbert's and Captain John Grenell's Accounts. Hulbert and Grenell, attending at the door, were admitted, with their Accounts. Many articles in their Accounts were pointed out to them, to the settlement whereof this Committee is by no means competent. Captain Grenell and Captain Hulbert withdrew. After some considerable time spent in attention to those Accounts, and sundry debates thereon, to enable those gentlemen fully to pay off and discharge all moneys due to the Privates and non-Commissioned Officers of their Companies, this Committee agreed and resolved to allow them one thousand Pounds on account, and came to a determination, in the words following, to wit:

Whereas, Captain Grenell and Captain Hulbert, of the Third Battalion of the New-York Continental Troops, under the command of Colonel Clinton, now in actual service in Canada, have applied to this Committee with their respective Accounts, that of Captain Grenell exhibiting a balance of six hundred and twenty-four Pounds four Shillings and eleven Pence, and that of Captain Hulbert a balance of eight hundred and twenty-six Pounds two Shillings and eight and one-fourth Pence, the liquidation of which Accounts, this Committee conceive, does not properly fall within their department: and whereas, for reasons unknown to us, no Paymaster attends this Post, to whom they can be referred for their respective balances, and as this Committee has strong apprehensions that any delay of the means to enable them to pay the men of their respective Companies, may prove a great discouragement to persons who would otherwise willingly engage in the service of the United Colonies,

Resolved, That the gross sum of four hundred and fifty Pounds on Captain Grenell's Account, and five hundred and fifty Pounds on Captain Hulbert's, be advanced to them, respectively, by the Treasurer of the Provincial Congress, on the account of the Continental Congress, and be accordingly passed to the debit of their account j and that a copy of this Resolve be transmitted to the Continental Congress, with a request to them to take effectual order that such advances by this Committee, or the Provincial Congress, may not be made necessary in future.

Ordered, That a certified copy of this Entry and Resolve be given Messrs. Hulbert and Grenell.

Mr. Sands, who had informed the Committee that he bad been disappointed, as to the Vessels he was about to charter to proceed to the West-Indies, in pursuance to the Order of the Provincial Congress, and was then endeavouring to procure another suitable Vessel, reports that he has engaged a sloop belonging to Stephen Thorne, to go to the Island of St. Eustatia, at seventy shillings per ton, merchant's tonnage. The Congress to take the risk of seizure. Vessel valued at five hundred pounds.

That he could also engage Abraham P. Loft's schooner to go to Martinico, Guadaloupe, or St. Eustatia, at seventy shillings, the Congress to take the risk of seizures. Vessel valued at five hundred pounds.

The Committee approve of Mr. Saudis agreement for the first above-mentioned Vessel, made in pursuance of the directions of the Provincial Congress, and submit it to the care and prudence of Mr. Sands (with such advice as he may, from time to time, request of this Committee) to make the most advantageous agreement for the publick benefit as to the other Vessel.

A case of the Committee of Huntington was stated by Mr. Tredwell to this Committee of Safety, and the letters to Mr. Tredwell on that subject, and all the other certificates and writings relative thereto, produced by Mr. Tredwell, were read and considered, and after full consideration thereof, the Committee of Safety gave a state of the case, and a determination thereon, to be transmitted to the Committee at Huntington, in hoecverba, videlicet:

P. M., January 12, 1776.

The following case was stated on behalf of the Committee of Huntington for the Opinion of this Committee, to wit:

Captain Barnabas Swain, in the sloop Bellona, having taken in part of his lading for Nontucket, at New-York, with leave of the General Committee of the City and County of New-York, proceeded with the same to Huntington, with intent to complete his cargo there; the leave he obtained at New-York was founded on a permit produced by him from under the hands of the Committee of Falmouth, dated 2d of October, 1775; which permit was produced to the Committee of Hunting Ion, to induce them to consent to the completion of his cargo there. This consent was opposed by some of the Committee of Huntington. Afterwards the Committee and Inhabitants became acquainted with the Resolutions in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts-Bay, of November 3d, 1775, and the Committee are still of opinion that, notwithstanding any thing contained in those Resolutions, Captain Swain should be permitted to complete his cargo; with which opinion the aforesaid inhabitants are displeased.

It is the opinion of this Committee that, notwithstanding the date of Captain Swain's Permit precedes that of the aforesaid Resolutions, and will be inconsistent with a just respect to the said House of Representatives and a due regard to the Union of the Colonies, to attempt to unravel the principles upon which the aforesaid Resolutions are founded, and that as by the said Resolutions the inhabitants of the other Colonies are desired to withhold further supplies of provisions, fuel, or other necessaries from Nantucket, until the further recommendation of the said Court of Representatives, and contains no saving in behalf of former permits, it is Captain Swain's misfortune that he did not complete his cargo before the receipt of the said Resolutions, and that the Committee of Huntington ought not to permit him to complete his said cargo, but that, nevertheless, he be permitted to depart on his voyage without molestation, with the provisions and other necessaries which he was permitted to take on board at New-York.

Ordered. That the Secretary deliver a certified copy of the aforewritten case, and opinion of this Committee