to be whipped twenty lashes on his bare back, for said offence.

The General approves of all the foregoing sentences, and orders that they be put in execution at the usual time and place.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 7, 1776.

The honourable the Continental Congress have been pleased to appoint Horatio Gates, Esq., Major-General, and Thomas Mifflin, Esq., Brigadier-General, in the Army of the United Colonies. They are to be obeyed as such.

The honourable the Continental Congress have been pleased to appoint Stephen Moylan, Esquire, to be Quartermaster-General, in the room of Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, preferred, and is to be obeyed as such.

Walter Stewart and Isaac Peirce, Esquires, are appointed Aids-de-Camp to Major-General Gates. All orders, written or verbal, delivered by either of them, are to be considered as coming from the Major-General, and obeyed as such.

After Orders, June 7, 1776.

The Adjutants of each Regiment to give in immediately at Head-Quarters a Return of what number of Pikes are fit for service, and what number wanting to complete in each Regiment.

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

The Quartermaster-General is to return the number of Spears and Intrenching Tools in his store.

The Brigadiers are to see that an exact Return of the Spears in their respective Brigades and Posts is also given in, and that a Report be forthwith made of the deficiencies of Arms and Accoutrements wanting in each Regiment, distinguishing the kinds. These several Returns are expected without delay.

The Colonels and Commanding Officers of Regiments and Corps are to make out Pay-Abstracts for the month of April. These are to be carefully examined by the Brigadier under whom they serve and the Paymaster-General, before they are brought to the Commander-in-Chief to sign the warrants.

The Brigadier of the day is to make a Report to the Commander-in-Chief, in writing, so soon as his tour of duty is ended, of the Guards, and all remarkable occurrences.

The charges made by Captain Butler against Lieutenant Silas Walker, of Colonel Nixon’s Regiment, are to be laid before the General Court-Martial, now sitting, and the parties to attend, with their evidences, when called for by the Court.

Lieutenant Van Hook, of Colonel McDougall’s Regiment, charged with “disobedience of orders,” to be tried by the General Court-Martial now sitting; also,

Lieutenant Ezekiel Oakley, of Colonel McDougall’s Regiment, charged with “beating Sally Patterson, an inhabitant of this town, on the head with a stick, ” to be tried by the General Court-Martial now sitting.

The different charges against the several persons above-mentioned to be tried, to be given in immediately to the Judge-Advocate, together with the names of the evidences. All evidences are to give due attendance.

Colonel Nixon’s, Varmint’s, Parsons’s, Little’s, Hunting-ton’s, Webb’s, and Arnold’s Regiments, have never given a Return of their Arms and Accoutrements, although ordered near a month since. It is expected they will be more particular in future. And as an alteration in the state of the Arms and Accoutrements may have happened in some of the Regiments which have sent in their Returns, by purchases of Arms, &c., since, those Regiments are desired to furnish a fresh Return, agreeable to the General Order above, specifying “good,” “bad,” and “wanting.”

ALBANY COMMITTEE TO NEW-YORK CONGRESS.

Albany Committee-Chamber, June 8, 1776.

SIR: We have this moment received from the Mohawk River an account of an intended invasion on our frontiers. A copy of this information we herewith enclose you. In consequence whereof the Militia of Schenectady, together with the Militia of the County of Tryon, are ordered to march immediately to the westward. But our apprehensions are considerably increased by the reflection that the whole County of Albany has only a supply of one ton and the County of Tryon of a quarter of a ton of powder—a quantity scarce sufficient to give ten rounds to each man. We are therefore obliged to press you, in the most earnest manner, to give us a further supply of ammunition, without which it may be dreaded that we shall be obliged to give up our frontiers for want of the necessary means of defence.

We are, sir, your most humble servants.

To Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq., President of the Provincial Congress of New-York.

COLONEL BELLINGER TO COLONEL F. FISHER.

German Flats, June 7, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: This minute an express came from one of our best Indians, with the news that a great number of the far Indians had arrived at Oneida, and were on their march down; so we sent an express yesterday to the commanding officer at Johnstown, with the news which we got yesterday from Fort Stanwix; but we can get no assistance; so therefore the necessity requires that you will come up with your regiment immediately, to meet them without delay, or we shall all be slaughtered; and send the orders to the next regiment with speed.

Gentlemen, I am your humble servant,

FREDERICK BELLINGER.

To Frederick Fisher, Colonel Mohawk District.

GENERAL SCHUYLER TO PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.

[Received June 14, and committed to the Committee for Indian Affairs.]

Fort George, June 8, 1776.

SIR: Last night Mr. Kirkland arrived here, with letters from Colonel Dayton and the Secret Committee of Albany, which refers me to him for a representation of the state of affairs among the Six Nations of Indians, which, in compliance with my request, he has committed to paper, copy of which I do myself the honour to enclose you. I am fully sensible of the necessity of taking post at the place where Fort Stamvix formerly stood. The least acquaintance with that part of the country points out the importance of the pass, and that it ought to be occupied by us, to prevent its being done by the enemy, which they will most assuredly attempt, should they recover possession of Canada, as to that place they can send provisions, &c.; by water, and form a magazine for the supply of the Indians in their interest; and would also so effectually have those that are still our friends in their power, that they would not long remain so. But before we take post there, and whilst every necessary is preparing to do it in such a manner as that we may not meet with any obstruction from Indians or others, I am humbly of opinion that a conference with the Six Nations should be held at the German Flats; that they should be informed how much it grieves us to find that some of their people, contrary to their most solemn engagements, have actually joined the enemy and committed hostilities; that we well know that many of the Indians are friendly to us, and that the conduct of those that are engaged against us gives us great uneasiness; that since some Indians have now openly joined the enemy, it becomes our duty to request that such of them as are our friends should declare for us, and that we and they should enter into mutual engagements to defend each other; that such as mean to act against us should now declare it, that we may distinguish between our friends and enemies, and take proper measures to distress the one and protect the other; that, in order to secure ourselves, and our Indian friends, we mean immediately to take post at Fort Stanwix, and erect a fortification there; that hitherto we had neglected securing our western frontier, because we had believed what they had said, and had confided in their engagements, otherwise an expedition would have been carried on early in the spring against the enemy’s fort at Os-wegatchie; that they would see that it was owing merely to our confidence in them that we had neglected to take possession of Fort Stanwix, and not to a want of ability, for that in ten days’ time we shall have a fort there, and keep a body of men sufficient to cut off any parties that may attempt to distress our frontiers; that such as act against us