said offence; and further order, that twenty dollars be stopped out of the prisoner’s (Lieutenant Oakley) pay, (if so much be due to him,) and be paid, by way of damage, to Miss Patterson.

The General approves of the sentence of the Court, and orders that the late Lieutenant Oakley do immediately depart the camp.

Lieutenant Chapman, of Captain Hole’s Company and Colonel Webb’s Regiment, tried at the General Court-Martial whereof Colonel Parsons is President, for “disobedience of orders and refusing to do his duty.” The Court are of opinion that the charge is fully supported against the prisoner, Lieutenant Chapman, and adjudge that he be dismissed the Continental Army for said offence.

The General approves of the sentence of the Court-Martial against Lieutenant Chapman, and orders that he be dismissed the service, and depart the camp.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 17, 1776.

A detachment consisting of one Major, three Captains, six Subalterns, nine Sergeants, nine Corporals, three Drummers and Filers, and one hundred and twenty Privates, to parade this evening, at six o’clock, at the Bowling-Green, there to receive further orders from Major Brooks, of Colonel Webb’s Regiment, who is to take the command of this party.

Especial care is to be taken that the men’s Arms and Ammunition are in good order; each man to have his twenty-four rounds of Powder and Ball, and to be furnished with seven days’ Provisions.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 18, 1776.

Joseph Reed, Esq., is appointed Adjutant-General of all the Continental forces, with the rank of Colonel, and is to be regarded and obeyed accordingly.

Captains Post and Pollard are to make Returns every evening to Colonel Putnam of the service of the men under their command, showing where and how they are employed, and on Saturday to make a weekly Return of their Companies to the Adjutant-General.

The Colonels of every Regiment are to see that their Drums are put in good order, at the publick expense, after which they are to be kept so at the charge of the Drummers, who have extra pay on that account, from which deductions will be made if necessary; but in case of unavoidable accidents, the charge of repair will be borne as heretofore.

Peter Meredith and Peter Bickerstaff, of Captain Ledyard’s Company, in Colonel McDougall’s Regiment, having been tried by a General Court-Martial whereof Colonel Parsons was President, for “desertion, ” are found guilty, and sentenced to receive thirty lashes each; which sentence the General confirms, and orders to be executed at the usual time and place.

In addition to the orders of the 14th instant made to prevent the embezzlement of the publick tools, the Quartermaster-General shall cause all the tools, of every kind, belonging to the United Colonies, or at any time purchased for them, to be marked with the following brand or stamp:

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The Engineers to provide stores for securing the tools under their care, and such sentries placed over them as they shall find necessary. All Officers commanding a party or detachment from any Regiment on the works, to be accountable for the tools he receives from the overseers, as he will be obliged to pay for all lost while under his care; and the soldier who shall lose or purposely destroy any of the tools delivered him to work with, shall not only have the price thereof stopped out of his next pay, but be punished according to the nature of his offence. And in order that the publick works may not be retarded by the several overseers attending to deliver the tools to every Regiment before they set any of them to work, (which may be the case in some instances,) therefore, the Chief Engineer has leave, when he finds the case requisite, to take suitable persons from any of the Battalions to attend the stores, and deliver and receive the tools; and when any tools are out of repair, or become useless, they may be changed at the Quartermaster-General’s store for others which are good; and in casev other tools are not wanted, or not to be had in the store, the Quartermaster-General shall receive the defective tools and discharge the Engineer of so many tools as they do receive.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 19, 1776.

A working party, consisting of nine hundred men, properly officered, to parade to-morrow morning at six o’clock, near the Artillery Park. Those of Bailey’s and Reed’s Regiments to go to Paulus Hook; Wylly’s to Governour’s Island; all of the other Regiments to parade at the Laboratory, and there receive orders from the Chief Engineer.

The whole of the above men to be furnished with one day’s provision, except Parsons’s and Arnold’s, who will return to their respective encampments to dinner.

Brigadier General Greene and Colonel Prescott will furnish one hundred and fifty men each, as a working party on Governour’ s Island.

On the present emergency, all working parties to work till six o’clock in the afternoon, except such as go by water, who will be allowed to leave work sooner, if the wind and tide make it necessary.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 20, 1776.

Fifty men, one Captain, two Subalterns, three Sergeants, three Corporals, and one Drummer, to parade to-morrow morning, at nine o’clock, at the Assistant Quartermaster Hughes’s, with one week’s provision, and there receive their orders from him.

Five Carpenters, to be nominated by the Quartermaster-General; out of Colonel Reed’s, Colonel Bailey’s, and Colonel Larned’s Regiments, to be sent to assist the Wheelwrights.

Nathaniel Powers, of Captain Bowlton’s Company and Colonel Sheppard’s Regiment, having been tried by a Court-Martial whereof Colonel Parsons was President, for “desertion, ” was found guilty, and sentenced to thirty-nine lashes. The General approves the sentence, and orders it to be put in execution at the usual time and place.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 21, 1776.

All Officers or Soldiers belonging to either of the Regiments serving in Canada are to apply immediately to Major-General Gales, who will give them orders for repairing to their respective detachments.

The General has been pleased to appoint Richard Cary and Samuel Webb, Esquires, his Aids-de-Camp, and Alexander Contee Harrison, Esquire, Assistant Secretary, who are to be obeyed and regarded as such.

The honourable Continental Congress have been pleased to give the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to the Aids-de-Camp of the Commander-in-Chief and to his principal Secretary; also the rank of Major to the Aids-de-Camp of the Majors-General.

The honourable Continental Congress have resolved, that no Officer shall suttle or sell to the Soldiers, on penalty of being fined one month’s pay, and dismissed the service with infamy.

The same honourable body have also resolved, that all sales of Arms, Ammunition, Clothing, and Accoutrements, made by any Soldier of the Continental Army, shall be void; also, that the Baggage of Officers and Soldiers shall be regulated conformably to the rules and customs of the British Army.

The General requires and expects a most exact and punctual obedience to each of the above Resolves.

Head-Quarters, New-York, June 22, 1776.

Aaron Burr, Esq., is appointed Aid-de-Camp to General Putnam, in the room of Major Webb, promoted. He is to be obeyed and regarded as such.

The Quartermasters having, in many late instances, neglected to see detachments and working parties furnished with the necessary quantity of Provisions, the General requires greater punctuality in future; and if any further neglect appears in this respect, such Quartermaster will be severely punished.