Eighth Regiment: Lunenburgh, Leominster, Westminster, Fitchburgh, Ashburnham, (including adjacent lands lying north of Princeton.)

CUMBERLAND.

First Regiment: Falmouth, Cape-Elizabeth.

Second Regiment: North-Yarmouth, Brunswick, Harpswell, and the new township called Royalston.

Third Regiment: Scarborough, Gorham, and the new township called Pearsontown, and the settlements back of them.

Fourth Regiment: Windham, New-Gloucester, and the township called New-Boston, with the settlements back thereof, and the settlements back of Royalston.

LINCOLN.

First Regiment: Georgetown, Woolwich, Topsham, Bowdoinham, and the South-Company in the East Precinct in the Town of Pownalborough.

Second Regiment: The North Company, in the East Precinct, in Pownalborough, and the Company in the West Precinct in said Town; the Plantation called Ball's Town, so far east as Dyer's River; the Plantation called Gardinerstown; the Towns of Hallo well, Winthrop, Vassal borough, and Winslow, with the adjacent settlements on Kennebeck-River.

Third Regiment: The Third Regiment to include the Towns of Boothbay, Edgecombe, New-Castle, and Bristol, with the Plantation called Walpole, and the adjacent settlements on Damascotta-Pond.

Fourth Regiment: Waldoborough, the Plantations called St. Georges, Medumcook, and Camden; the Town of Belfast, with all the settlements on the western side of Penobscot-River.

Fifth Regiment: All the settlements within said County, lying between Penobscot-River and Union-River.

Sixth Regiment: All the settlements in said County between the river called Union and St. Croix.

BERKSHIRE.

First Regiment: Sheffield, Great-Barrington, Egremont, New-Marlborough, Sandisfield, Tyringham, Alford, Louden.

Second Regiment: Stockbridge, West-Stockbridge, the Glass-Works, Lenox, Richmond, Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Jericho, Becket, Hartwood, Partridgefield, Gageborough, New-Providence, Ashawillet, Equivalent, New-Ashford, Williamstown, East-Hoosick.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Court of St. James's, the 21st day of February,1776. Present: The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas, the time limited by His Majesty's Order in Council of the 22d of November last, for the prohibiting the exporting out of this Kingdom, or carrying coastwise, Gunpowder, Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, will expire on the 23d of this instant, February: And whereas, it is judged expedient, that the said prohibition should be continued for some time longer, except in those Cases where (for the benefit and advantage of trade, and for the use and defence of ships trading to foreign parts, and of the transports and victualling vessels employed in His Majesty's service) His Majesty by his several Orders in Council of the 13th and 27th of October, and of the 6th and 22d of November, 1775, and of the 5th and 19th of this instant, February, has thought proper to permit and allow the exportation of and carrying coastwise, Gunpowder, Saltpetre, Arms and Ammunition, under certain conditions and restrictions mentioned in the said Orders; His Majesty doth, therefore, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, hereby order, require, prohibit, and command, that no person, or persons, whomsoever, (except the Master-General, Lieutenant-General, or principal officers of the Ordnance for His Majesty's service,) do at any time during the space of three months, to commence from the said 23d day of this instant, February, presume to transport into any parts out of this Kingdom, or carry coastwise, any Gunpowder, Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, or ship or lade any Gunpowder, Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, on board any ship or vessel, in order to transporting the same beyond the seas, or carrying the same coastwise, except in the cases comprised within the aforementioned Orders in Council of the 13th and 27th of October, and the 6th and 22d of November, 1775, and of the 5th and 19th of this instant, February, without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained from His Majesty, or his Privy Council, upon pain of incurring and suffering the respective forfeitures and penalties inflicted by an Act passed in the twentyninth year of his late Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of Saltpetre, and to enforce the law for empowering His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of Gunpowder, or any sort of Arms and Ammunition; and, also, to empower His Majesty to restrain the carrying coastwise of Saltpetre, Gunpowder, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition;" and the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Master-General of the Ordnance, and His Majesty's Secretary at War, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.

G. CHETWYND.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Court at St. James's, the 28th day of February, 1776 Present: The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas, the time limited by His Majesty's Proclamation, of the 3d of January last, "for encouraging Seamen to enter themselves on board His Majesty's ships-of-war," will expire on the 29th of this instant, February; and whereas, it is judged expedient for His Majesty's service, that the several encouragements thereby given should remain and continue in force for some time longer: His Majesty doth, therefore, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, hereby order, that the time limited by the aforementioned Proclamation be prolonged and extended from the said 29th day of this instant, February, to the 30th day of April next, inclusive; and that the bounties and rewards thereby given and granted be continued to be paid until the said 30th day of April; whereof all persons concerned are to take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.

G. CHETWYND,

MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY TO CAPTAIN FULFORD,

SIR: From an opinion of your knowledge of cannon, we have thought proper to appoint you to prove those to be supplied this Province, by Messrs. Samuel and Daniel Hughes, and request you will immediately repair for that purpose to their works at Antietam. We enclose you an order on the Committee of Observation for the Middle District of Frederick County, for what powder may be wanting, and will defray any expense you may necessarily incur on that service. The commission for Mr. Massenback, to be Second Lieutenant, you will please "to deliver him, and give him proper instructions how to act with regard to the company of Matrosses, during your absence.

We are, &c.

To Captain Fulford

JACOB YOUNG TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY

Fredericktown, February 21, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: Finding, by the resolves of last Convention, that commissioned officers of Minute-Men are excused from appearing among the Militia in a lower station, I take the liberty of applying to you for the following commissions, for myself and my inferior officers, that we may convince the most prejudiced that we are justly entitled to the above indulgence: Jacob Young, Captain; Peter Grosh, First Lieutenant; Archibald Boyd, Second Lieutenant; Rezin Davis, Ensign.

I am, with much respect, gentlemen, your very humble servant,

JACOB YOUNG.

To the Council of Safety, of Maryland.