reside, be empowered to remove such Prisoners from place to place within the same Colonies, as often as to such Assemblies, Conventions, or Committees or Councils of Safety, respectively, it shall seem proper, having regard to the former Resolutions of Congress concerning Prisoners.

Resolved, That Mr. Alexander be appointed a Member of the Marine Committee, in the room of Mr. Chase, who is absent.

A Memorial from the Scotch Hostages was presented to Congress, and read.

Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims.

To Henry Holler, for Rifles and Cash furnished to Captain Nelson’s Company of Riflemen, the sum of 364.8 Dollars, to be charged to said Company; and for Provisions for said Company, the sum of 171.3 Dollars; and for necessaries provided for Prisoners at Reading, 1203 Dollars; and for his pay as Quartermaster in procuring Provisions, 59 Dollars; for provisions made for receiving the Prisoners from Johnstown, the sum of 240 Dollars; for expresses and

one of the most publick newspapers of such island or place for the time being; and all persons or agents publishing, or causing to be published, every such notification respectively, shall deliver to the Collector, Customer, or Searcher for the time being, of his Majesty’s Customs, residing at, or belonging to the port or place where the prize or prizes shall be condemned, or the lawful deputy or deputies of such Collector, Customer, or Searcher; and if there shall be no such Collector, Customer, or Searcher, then such persons or agents as aforesaid shall deliver to the principal officer or officers of the port or place where the prize or prizes shall have been condemned, or to the lawful deputy or deputies of such principal officer or officers, two of the gazettes or other newspapers in which such notification shall be so inserted and published; and if there shall not be any publick newspapers in any such island or place, then such person or persons, agent or agents, shall give two such notifications, in writing, under his or their respective hand or hands, to the said Collector, Customer, or Searcher, or the deputy or deputies of such Collector, Customer, or Seacher, or, where there shall be no such Collector, Customer, or Seacher, to such principal officer or officers, or his or their deputy or deputies as aforesaid; and every such Collector, Customer, or Searcher, and principal officer or officers, or such deputy or deputies, shall subscribe his or their name or names on some conspicuous part of both the said gazettes, newspapers, or written notifications respectively, and by the first ship which shall sail (after his or their receipt of such gazettes, newspapers, or written notifications respectively) from such port or place to any port of Great Britain, shall transmit or send to the Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, or the deputy of such Treasurer for the time being, one of the said gazettes, newspapers, or written notifications, with his or their name or names so subscribed to and upon the same respectively, to be there registered, and shall faithfully preserve and keep the other of the said two gazettes, newspapers, or written notifications, with his or their name or names subscribed as aforesaid, in his or their custody; and that in every such printed or written notification as aforesaid, the said person or persons, agent or agents, shall insert or specify his or their place or places of abode, and the precise day of the month and year appointed for the payment of the several and respective shares of the prize or prizes to the captors; and all such notifications with respect to prizes, which shall be condemned in Great Britain, shall be published in the London Gazette, three days at least before any part or parts, share or proportion of any such prize or prizes shall be paid to any person or persons entitled thereto; and all such notifications, with respect to prizes condemned in any other part of his Majesty’s dominions, shall be delivered to the said Collector, Customer, or Searcher, or principal officer or officers aforesaid respectively, or such respective deputy or deputies, three days at least before any part or parts, share or proportion, of any such prize or prizes, shall be paid to any person or persons entitled thereto; after which several and respective notifications, if any men’s shares shall remain in the hands of the persons or agents appointed as aforesaid, either belonging to such men as shall be run from his Majesty’s service, or which shall not be legally demanded within three years, then such share or shares so remaining in the persons or agents’ hands, or belonging to such men as shall run from his Majesty’s service, shall go and be paid to the use of Greenwich Hospital.

XXI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or agent, to be appointed for appraisement or sale of any prize or prizes which shall be seized and taken as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to publish, give, or deliver, any notification herein-before directed or required to be published, given, or delivered, before the payment of any part of such prize-money, or in the manner herein-before appointed, or shall not set forth and specify therein the matters and things herein-before directed to be specified and set forth; every such person or agent shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds, to be recovered by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his Majesty’s courts of record in Great Britain, or elsewhere in any of his Majesty’s dominions, in which no essoin, protection, privilege, wager of law, or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed; and if any Collector, Customer, or Searcher, of his Majesty’s Customs, or principal officer or officers, or such deputy or deputies as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to receive or to attest, or shall not transmit or send any such gazette, newspapers, or written notification, as aforesaid, in such manner as is before directed, every such Collector, Customer, or Searcher, principal officer or officers, or such deputy or deputies so offending, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds, to be sued for and recovered in the same manner as the above penalty is directed to be sued for and recovered.

XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the notifications in all such gazettes, newspapers, and in writing respectively, as aforesaid, which shall be so transmitted and attested by such Collector, Customer, or Searcher, or principal officer or officers, or such deputy or deputies as aforesaid, and registered at the said Royal Hospital, on proof of the handwriting of such Collector, Customer, or Searcher, principal officer or officers, or deputy or deputies, from time to time, and at all times, shall be good and sufficient evidence in all his Majesty’s courts of law and equity, that the person or persons, whose name or names is or are therein set forth and specified as the agent or agents for the prize or prizes therein respectively mentioned, is or are such agent or agents.

XXIII. Provided always, and be it declared and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, or exempt any ships, goods, wares, or merchandises, which shall be taken as prize, and brought or imported in to this kingdom, or any of his Majesty’s dominions, from the payment of any customs or duties, or from being subject to such restrictions and regulations to which the same now are or shall hereafter be liable by virtue of the laws and statutes of this realm.

XXIV. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any ship, vessel, or boat, taken as prize, or any goods therein, shall appear, and be proved, in the High Court of Admiralty, or Vice-Admiralty Court, to have belonged to any of his Majesty’s subjects of Great Britain or Ireland, or any of the dominions and territories remaining and continuing in their allegiance to the King, and under his Majesty’s protection, which were before taken or surprised by any of his Majesty’s rebellious Colonies or Plantations before-mentioned, and at any time afterwards again surprised and retaken from his Majesty’s said rebellious Colonies or Plantations by any of his Majesty’s ships of war, or other ship, vessel, or boat, under his Majesty’s protection and obedience; that then such ships, vessels, boats, and goods, and every such part and parts thereof as aforesaid, formerly belonging to such his Majesty’s subjects remaining and continuing under his protection, shall in all cases be adjudged to be restored, and shall be, by decree of the said High Court of Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty Court, accordingly restored to such former owner or owners, or proprietors, he or they paying for and in lieu of salvage (if retaken from the rebels) one-eighth part of the true value of the ships, vessels, boats, and goods respectively so to be restored; which salvage shall be answered and paid to the captains, officers, and seamen, to be divided in such manner as before in this act is directed touching the share of prizes belonging to the flag officers, captains, officers, seamen, marines, and soldiers.

XXV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person or persons belonging to any of his Majesty’s ships or vessels of war, who shall run away or withdraw him or themselves from the ship or vessel by which any prize or prizes shall be taken, or otherwise, from his Majesty’s service, before or after notification shall be given by the persons or agents appointed as aforesaid, of the day appointed for the payment of the several shares to the captors of the said prize or prizes, shall have, or be entitled to have or claim, any interest in or benefit of the said share or shares of the said prize or prizes, or any part thereof, but such share and shares of such prize and prizes shall go and be paid to the use of Greenwich Hospital.

XXVI. Provided always, That if any person or persons shall or do run away or withdraw him or themselves from any such ship or vessel as aforesaid, after notification given as aforesaid, he and they shall forfeit and lose such part of his and their share and shares of the said prize or prizes as shall be remaining in the said agent or agents hands at the time of his or their running away or withdrawing him or themselves; anything herein-before contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.

XXVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every person and persons, agent and agents, and others, who shall sell or otherwise dispose of any prize or prizes so to be taken as aforesaid, shall, within the space of three calendar months next after the day to be appointed for the first payment or distribution to the captors of such prize or prizes, made in pursuance of such publick notification as aforesaid, make out and transmit or deliver unto the Treasurer of the said Royal Hospital of Greenwich for the time being, or to such person or persons as he shall for that purpose depute or appoint, a true state and account in writing, under the hand or hands of such agent or agents, or person or persons so employed, of the produce of all such prize and prizes as aforesaid, together with an account of the payments of the several shares to the captors as shall then have been really and bona fide by him or them respectively paid; and also that all and every person and persons, agents, and others, that by virtue of this act shall sell or dispose of any prize or prizes, which shall at any time or times hereafter be taken by any of his Majesty’s ships or vessels of war, such person and persons, agents, and others, so selling and disposing thereof, shall, within the space of three calendar months next after the expiration of the term of three years limited by this act, make out an exact account in writing of the produce of such prize and prizes, as also of the payments of the several shares to the respective captors, together with a true and just account upon oath, to be taken before the Treasurer of the said Hospital for the time being, or any other person or persons by him for that purpose deputed and authorized in writing under his hand and seal, (which oath the said Treasurer of the said Hospital, and his sufficient deputy and deputies, authorized as aforesaid, is and are hereby authorized and empowered to administer,) of all sum and sums of money as shall be then remaining in such agent or agents, or persons custody, power or possession, and shall at the same time deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Treasurer of the said Hospital for the time being, or to his sufficient deputy or agent, the said accounts so attested upon oath as aforesaid, together with all such remaining sum and sums of money then so left and remaining in his or their hands as aforesaid, taking from the said Treasurer, or his proper deputy or agent, his or their acquittance or acquittances for the same.

XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That all and every person and persons hereby directed to transmit or deliver all or any the accounts before-mentioned, who shall neglect or refuse to transmit or deliver all or any such account or accounts to the Treasurer of the said Hospital, or his said deputy or agent, within the before-limited and appointed time, in manner and form as is herein-before mentioned, or who shall neglect or refuse to pay over all and every such sum and sums of money as shall remain in his or their hand or hands, power, custody, or possession, after the term of three years, to be accounted as aforesaid, shall, for