officer at Red-Hook will also despatch a messenger to General Greene.

The officer commanding the Riflemen upon Long-Island will constantly report all extraordinaries to Brigadier-General Greene; and the officer commanding upon Staten-Island will do the same to the Commander-in-Chief.

Head-Quarters, New-York, May 8, 1776.

John Fowler, a soldier in Captain Winship’s Company, in Colonel Nixon’s Regiment, tried at a late General Court-Martial, whereof Colonel Huntington was President, for “deserting from his guard and being three days absent from his Regiment without leave,” is found guilty by the Court, and sentenced to receive twenty lashes upon the bare back for the said offence.

Timothy Dawney, soldier in Captain Curtis’s Company, in Colonel Learned’s Regiment, tried by the same General Court-Martial for “attempting to stab Joseph Laffin, assaulting John Phipps, and for snapping a loaded musket at Luther Proute.”; The Court finding the prisoner guilty of the charge, order him to be whipped thirty-nine lashes upon the bare back, and order him to be drummed out of the Army.

John Beling, of Captain Hamilton’s Company, in the New-York Artillery, tried by the same General Court-Martial for “desertion,” is found guilty of breaking from his confinement, and sentenced to be confined for six days upon bread and water.

The General approves the sentence of all the above-mentioned trials, and commands them to be put in execution at such time and place as the commanding officers of the several Corps shall direct.

The commanding officers of Regiments and Corps are to be answerable that such of their officers and soldiers as are seized with the infection of the small-pox, are instantly removed to the Island assigned for the reception of all those who have that distemper, and the Surgeons of Regiments are carefully to report when any person is supposed to be infected, that he may be removed without delay.

Head-Quarters, New-York, May 9, 1776.

Parole, Rockingham.

Countersign, Savile.

Head-Quarters, New-York, May 10, 1776.

The Colonel of Artillery constantly to employ the whole of the officers and men, off guard, in placing the guns upon their proper platforms, providing a sufficient quantity of filled cartridges and fixed ammunition for each gun, seeing the shot, rammers, sponges, and ladles, with all the necessary atraile brought to the batteries where they are to be used, and continually keeping as many men as can work filling cannon and musket cartridges, and doing all the various duty required in the Laboratory. The heaviest mortars to be placed in the batteries to the sea line, and a proper quantity of fuses to be drove, and shells filled for each mortar; the light mortars to be placed in the forts near the encampments.

Joseph Child, of the New-York train of Artillery, tried at a late General Court-Martial, whereof Colonel Huntington was President, for “defrauding Christopher Stetson of a dollar; also for drinking damnation to all Whigs and Sons of Liberty, and for profane cursing and swearing.” The Court finding the prisoner guilty of profane cursing and swearing, and speaking contemptuously of the American Army, do sentence him to be drummed out of the Army.

Zodiac Piper, of Captain Ledyard’s Company, and Thomas Watkins, of Captain Lyon’s Company, both in Colonel McDougall’s Regiment, tried by the same General Court-Martial for “being concerned in a riot on Saturday night;” the Court find the prisoner, Piper, guilty of being from his quarters at an unseasonable hour, and being concerned in raising a disturbance in the streets, and do sentence him to be confined six days, upon bread and water, for said offence. The Court are of opinion that the prisoner, Watkins, is guilty of being out of his quarters at unseasonable hours, and of profane cursing and swearing, and do sentence him to be confined six days, upon bread and water, and be fined one-sixth of a dollar for profane swearing, as by the third Article is prescribed.

The General approves of the foregoing sentences; and orders them to take place to-morrow morning at guard-mounting.

Head-Quarters, New-York, May 11, 1776.

All Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Soldiers, belonging to the Regiments at present encamped, are on no pretence (sickness excepted) to lie out of their respective encampments.

Colonel Wylly’s Regiment to march to-morrow morning, at eight o’clock, and encamp on the ground marked out for them in their Brigade.

The Regiment and Company of Artillery to be quartered in the barracks of the upper and lower Batteries, and in the Barracks near the Laboratory. As soon as the guns are placed in the Batteries to which they are appointed, the Colonel of Artillery will detach the proper number of officers and men to manage them. These are to encamp with the Brigades they are posted with.

The Colonel of Artillery to order all the cannon and musket-cartridges to be filled, in a room appointed for that purpose, in the upper Battery, near the Bowling-Green. Cannon and musket powder, sufficient for the above purpose, to be lodged in the Magazine prepared to receive it in the upper Battery.

All the Boat-Builders, Carpenters, and Painters, in the several Regiments and Corps, to be sent to Major-General Putnam’s quarters to-morrow morning, at six o’clock, to receive his orders.

His Excellency has been pleased to appoint Hugh Hughes, Esquire, Assistant Quartermaster-General; he is to be obeyed as such.

Sergeant John Smith, of Captain Adams’s Company, in Colonel Irvine’s Regiment, tried at a late General Court-Martial, whereof Colonel Huntington was President, for “forging an order on the Commissary-General, in the name of Colonel Irvine, with an intent of defrauding the Continent in drawing twenty-two shillings and six pence for rations, which were not due:” The Court, finding the prisoner guilty of the charge, do sentence him to be reduced to the ranks, and to be mulcted two months pay.

The General approves the above sentence, and orders Colonel Irvine to see it put in execution.

GENERAL SCHUYLER TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Albany, May 11, 1776—2 o’clock P. M.

DEAR GENERAL: I found it impossible to leave town to-day, as I had intended. It is lucky that I did not, for I just now received an express from Fort George, advising me that amongst the nails I had ordered from Canada, there were very few of those wanted for the bottoms of the boats. This account has plunged me into almost inextricable difficulty, as I can procure only four hundred weight in this town. I have set every blacksmith at work to make what they can. I shall still fall greatly short, and beg the favour of you to order up fifteen casks of twenty-four-penny nails, as many of ten-penny, and a like quantity of eight-penny. A New-York carpenter must be employed in choosing them, as they go by different names in different Colonies. I could wish that they were sent up in a periaugur, fitted with as many oars as possible, and under the care of an officer and a party of good oarsmen.

The troops are so slow in getting from here, although General Sullivan does all in his power to move them, that I shall be under the necessity of sending on provisions from Fort George before they arrive there, which will necessarily detain some of them until a number of boats are built equal to those which carry the provisions.

By a letter from Colonel Hazen, I find they are extremely short of pork in Canada, and the amazing quantity of baggage the troops carry with them will put it out of my power to forward any more from hence until they are past. Read’s, which moved yesterday, took eight batteaus; Stark’s, which has been embarking their baggage all day with the activity of snails, will carry something more; nor can I prevail on them to leave any part of it behind.

I shall leave this in the morning, and hope to reach