fifteen Shillings, and requested liberty to export the same in Lumber, in the Schooner Resolution, William Wand, master; which was granted.

They also produced an Order from the Committee of Safety, for shipping one hundred barrels superfine Flour in the Pilot-Boat Chatham, on account of the Province, for which they obtained permission from the Committee.

Whereas, the Committee appointed at the last meeting to devise and point out the most eligible modes for Fortifying and defending this Town, did, on Saturday last, report to Messrs. Samuel Purviance, Jun., William Lux, John Moale, John Smith, William Buchanan, Isaac Grist, John Boyd, Benjamin Griffith, William Asquith, Thomas Harrison, and James Calhoun, (Members of this Committee, and collected together for this purpose,) that, in their opinion, the sum of seven thousand sixty-three Pounds six Shillings and eight Pence, was requisite for carrying their plan properly into execution; and the same being referred to the Council of Safety, they declared that they were only permitted to expend the sum of six thousand two hundred Pounds for placing obstructions in the channel, and putting Baltimore Town in a posture of defence, if such a scheme should appear to them practicable for such a sum. As it is of the utmost consequence that this Town should be fortified as soon as possible, Messrs. Samuel Purviance, William Lux, Andrew Buchanan, John Moale, Jeremiah Townby Chase, James Calhoun, Thomas Harrison, Benjamin Griffith, Isaac Grist, John Smith, John Boyd, William Asquith, and William Buchanan, acting Members of this Committee, did, at the same time, enter into bond with the Honourable Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Charles Carroll, Barrister, James Tilghman, and John Hall, Esq., acting Members of the Council of Safety of this Province, for the purposes therein mentioned.

The Committee do, therefore, heartily approve of the conduct of the above named gentlemen, and will, if the next Convention does not allow a further sum for fortifying the Town, cheerfully assist and contribute all in their power for so laudable an end, but the gentlemen who entered into bond, are considered as solely invested with the power of directing and conducting the purposes for which said money was granted.

At an especial meeting of the Committee, on Thursday, February 8, 1776:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Chairman, William Lux, Secretary pro tem., John Smith, Thomas Harrison, William Buchanan, William Asquith, James Calhoun.

Captain William Wall applied to this Committee for liberty to load the Sloop ....., Captain Coffin, with Provisions for Rhode-Island; but as Captain Coffin had been before refused by this Committee, and then applied to the Congress, who also refused him, the Committee adhere to their former resolution of refusing the said Coffin liberty to load in this Port.

The Committee met, Monday, February 12, 1776:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, William Lux, John Smith, John Boyd, Thomas Gist, Thomas Harrison, William Buchanan, Benjamin Nicholson, William Wilkinson, Thomas Sollers, John Cockey, Abraham tiritton, Jamas Calhoun, J. Gittings, William Asquith, George Lux, Secretary.

Application being made by Captain Daniel Adams, of the Schooner Hawke, for liberty to take in a cargo of Flour for Beverly, or Newburyport, in New-England, it was granted to him, on his producing a proper certificate from the Committee of Beverly, in Essex County, in the Massachusetts-Bay.

The following Resolve of the Continental Congress being laid before this Committee, it was ordered to be inserted in the Minutes of their Proceedings:

"In Congress, October 26, 1775.

"Resolved, That it be recommended to the several Provincial Assemblies, Conventions, or Councils of Safety, of the United Colonies, to export to the foreign West-Indies, on account and risk of their respective Colonies, as much Provision, or any other Produce, (except Horned Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, and Poultry,) as they may deem necessary for the importation of Arms, Ammunition, Sulphur, and Saltpetre.

"A true copy from the Minutes:

"CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary."

Mr. James Moore appeared, according to summons, and Messrs. Nathaniel Britton, Tunis Titus, and Jesse Bussey, appeared as evidences against, all and each of which, being sworn, deposed, that Mr. James Moore had refused to take Bills of Credit emitted by the Provincial Convention, when tendered to him, alleging that he was afraid they would not pass, else he should have no objection; and, that the said James Moore had asserted that he would not pay any lax towards the support of American measures, and that he thought all those who had taken the oaths of allegiance, and mustered when holding a place under Government, guilty of perjury and rebellion.

It being represented by Mr. Gittings, that Jesse Williams was a material evidence on the occasion,

It was, Resolved, That the further examination of this affair be postponed until Monday next. Mr. William Lux being security for Mr. Moore's attendance.

At a meeting of the Committee, Monday, February 19, 1776:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, John Smith, John Boyd, Thomas Gist, Charles Ridgely, of William, Thomas Harrison, Andrew Buchanan, John Cockey, Thomas Boilers, William Asquith, John Cradock, John E. Howard.

Permission is granted to Captain Jesse Harding, of the Schooner Jenny, to load with Flour for Falmouth, in New-England; also, to the Brig Rogers, addressed to Captain George Woolsey, to load with Produce on the publick account.

In consequence of a Resolve of the Council of Safety, the following Advertisement was ordered to be published:

"All persons in this County, who are possessed of any Arms belonging to the publick, are hereby directed to deliver the same to the Committee of Observation at Baltimore, as speedily as possible, the Council of Safety having ordered them to collect and repair the same. The necessity of an immediate compliance with this requisition, it is to be hoped, will induce every one, who has any of said Arms, to attend thereto without delay."

Mrs. Button having produced to the Committee an Inventory of her Household Goods, Furniture, Provisions, Servants, &c, shipped on board the Schooner Fanny, in order to obtain permission for her departure in said vessel to the West-Indies; and it appearing by said Inventory, that four hogsheads Spirits, and sixty-nine Rum Hogsheads filled with Water, have been put on board said vessel contrary to the Resolve of the Committee of the 22d January.

Resolved, That Mrs. Button be not permitted to export the said Spirit or Rum Hogsheads, and that the Schooner Fanny shall not be at liberty to leave this Port without further orders, and that Mr. James Clarke, part owner of said Schooner Fanny, pledge his promise to the Committee, that said vessel shall not depart this Port without their leave being first obtained.

Mr. Clarke, agreeable to summons, attended, and pledged himself as required.

Mr. James Moore, agreeable to promise, appeared before the Committee, and, (after admitting the veracity of the charges exhibited against him in the depositions of Messrs. Nathaniel Britton, Jesse Bussey, and Tunis Titus, taken before this Committee,) voluntarily signed the following Recantation:

"Whereas, I, the subscriber, have unfortunately and inadvertently been guilty of actions tending to depreciate the currency emitted by the Convention of this Province for the express purpose of defending those inestimable privileges transmitted to us by our ancestors, and expressed an aversion to pay any taxes for sinking the said currency, and otherwise discouraged people from mustering, enrolling, and associating, but am now satisfied and convinced that such conduct is highly unbecoming the duty of an American, and tends immediately to obstruct the measures calculated to preserve the liberties of this country from the cruel and unrelenting oppressions of the British Ministry, do most sincerely acknowledge the heinousness of such offence, beg pardon of my countrymen, and do hereby solemnly engage and promise not to be guilty of a like offence in future, but to conform to such measures as shall be adjudged necessary by the Continental Congress, or Conventions of this Province, for the preservation of the rights of