Resolved, That an Order for 1000 Dollars be drawn on the Treasurers, in favour of Mr. Jeremiah Dugan, as a reward for his services in Canada.

Resolved, That Mr. Jeremiah Dugan be appointed a Major, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to command a body of three hundred Rangers.

That the said Rangers be divided into three Companies, each to consist of one hundred men, and to be commanded by a Captain and two Lieutenants; that the Captains and Lieutenants be recommended by Lieutenant-Colonel Dugan to the Commissioners going to Canada, for their approbation; and that, if they approve the gentlemen recommended, they grant them Commissions.

Resolved, That Mr. William Finney be appointed a Deputy Quartermaster in the Southern Department.

Resolved, That two Engineers be employed for the Southern Department.

Resolved, That an Order for 20,000 Dollars be drawn on the Treasurers in favour of Mr. James Mease for the use of the Pennsylvania Battalions, he to be accountable.

Information being given to Congress that some Prisoners in the Jail of Philadelphia have meditated an escape, and are near carrying their plan into execution,

Resolved, That the Jailer be directed to confine John Connolly, J. Smith, and Moses Kirkland, in separate apartments, and suffer no person to converse with any of them, without special orders of Congress.

Resolved, That the Sheriff of the City and County of Philadelphia be directed by Mr. McKean, to call to his assistance a guard of fifty men from the Barracks for the defence of the Jail; and that the Sheriff be further directed to keep secret any intimation given him of a design to rescue his Prisoners, and to employ every means to discover and apprehend those concerned in such design.

Resolved, That an Order for one thousand Dollars be drawn on the Treasurers in favour of Mr. Samuel Fairlamb, for the use of the Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion, he to be accountable.

The matters to this day referred being postponed,

Adjourned to ten o’clock, to-morrow.

Friday, March 29, 1776.

Sundry Letters were laid before Congress, and read:

Two from General Schuyler, of the 19th and 21st, with a copy of the Treaty held with the Indians at Albany, &c.;

One from the Convention of New-York, of the 26th;

One from Allan McDonald.

Resolved, That the Letter from Allan McDonald be referred to the Committee on Prisoners.

That the other Letters, with the Papers enclosed, be referred to Mr. Wythe, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. S. Adams.

Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to deliver to Mr. William Henry & Co. fifteen pounds of Powder, to prove the Muskets he has contracted to make for the Continent.

The Congress resumed the consideration of the Report of the Committee on the means of supplying the Troops in Canada:

Whereupon, Resolved, That a Deputy Commissary-General of Stores and Provisions be appointed for the Army of the United Colonies in Canada.

The ballots being taken and examined, Mr. J. Price was elected.

Resolved, That the last paragraph of the Report be recommitted, and that the Committee be empowered to confer with such persons as they judge proper on the subject, and report to Congress as soon as conveniently they can.

A Letter from the Committee of Safety of New-Jersey, and one from Captain John Macpherson, were received, and read.

Adjourned to ten o’clock, to-morrow.

Saturday, March 30, 1776.

Resolved, That sixty Dollars be advanced to Monsieur Arundel, to be deducted out of his pay, and that he be directed immediately to repair to the Southern Department, and put himself under the command of General Lee.

Resolved, That Monsieur Dechambault and his companion be permitted to come to Philadelphia and transact some private business, and then return to Bristol.

The Congress proceeded to the election of two Engineers for the Southern Department; and the ballots being taken, John Stadler and Monsieur Massenbach were elected.

The Congress took into consideration the Letter from the Committee of Safety of New-Jersey; and thereupon

Resolved, That the Minute-men employed by Congress under the command of Colonel Heard, in the expedition to Long-Island, be allowed, while on that service, the same pay and rations as the Continental Troops in the Middle Department.

Resolved, That the Delegates for New-York be directed to prepare an Answer to the Committee of Safety of New-Jersey, and assign the reasons of the foregoing resolution.

The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due,

To William Tricket for Stationery for the publick service, the sum of 41.7 Dollars.

To Philip Apricht for Provisions to General Lee’s guard, the sum of 4.7 Dollars; and that the same ought to be paid to Adam Kimmel.

To sundries, on certificates for necessaries furnished to the Rifle Companies, the sum of 44.2 Dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to Matthias Slough, Esquire; and that 2.5 Dollars, part of said sum, be charged to Captain: Cresap’s Company.

To sundries, on certificates for Rifles, Shirts, &c., furnished to Captain Cluggage’s Company, the sum of 81.1 Dollars, which ought to be paid to John Montgomery, Esquire, and charged to said Company.

To Robert Erwin, Wagonmaster, on an account now settled, the sum of 409.3 Dollars.

To Sacheverel Wood, for Provisions furnished by him to several Prisoners now in the Jail of Philadelphia, the sum of 137.6 Dollars.

To Thomas Dewees, for Provisions for Connolly, Cameron, Smith, and Kirkland, the sum of 57.8 Dollars.

Ordered, That the said Accounts be paid.

The Committee appointed to confer with Major Wrixon, brought in their Report; which was read.

Resolved, That each Regimental Surgeon be allowed a Mate.

Resolved, That the pay of a Surgeon’s Mate be eighteen Dollars per month.

Resolved, That suitable Chirurgical Instruments be purchased with each Medicine-Chest.

Resolved, That the quantity and value of the Instruments be postponed to Monday next.

Resolved, That each Brigadier-General, when on command, be empowered to appoint a Brigade-Major.

Adjourned to ten o’clock, on Monday.

Monday, April 1, 1776.

Resolved, That Captain D. Arundel be allowed 48.5 Dollars, in full for pay and subsistence of a Captain, from the 8th of February, the time he was recommended to General Schuyler, to the 19th of March, when he received his Commission.

Resolved, That Mr. J. Mease, Commissary, be directed to advance Captain Romans one month’s pay for himself and the officers and men of his Company, and also subsistence money to Albany.

The Committee to whom the application of Captain White-Eyes was referred, brought in their Report, which was read.

Resolved, That the same be referred for consideration till to-morrow.

The Congress having, on the 17th of February last, appointed a Standing Committee for superintending the Treasury, with power, among other things, to employ and instruct proper persons for liquidating the publick accounts; and the said resolutions not being sufficiently explicit, with respect to the manner and place of settling those accounts, and it being a matter of great consequence that the publick accounts should be regularly stated and kept, and justly liquidated and settled:

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