us of the manner in which this warrant shall be executed, in order that the same may be made known to the said Congress.

Given under our hands this 22d day of June, 1776.

To General GREENE, Nassau-Island :

SIR: Whereas George Brewerton, Esq., stands charged with dangerous designs and treasonable conspiracies against the rights and liberties of the United Colonies of America : We do, in pursuance of a certain resolve of the Congress of this Colony of the 20th of June instant, authorize and request you to cause the said George Brewerton to be, with all his papers, forthwith apprehended and secured, and that return be made to us of the manner in which this warrant shall be executed, in order that the same may be made known to the said Congress.

Given under our hands this 22d day of June, 1776.

Camp Long-Island, June 22, 1776.

Captain JEREMIAH ALNEY:

You will take such a party out of the brigade as will be necessary to carry the within order of Congress into execution, and serve Brewerton with this warrant, seize his person, and secure his papers, agreeable to the within warrant, as soon as may be and bring him and them to me, and report your doings herein.

NATHANAEL GREENE.

June 25th. —Captain Alney has made two attempts, agreeable to the report accompanying this, to take Alderman Brewerton prisoner, but was not successful. This day he came and delivered himself up. Have sent him under the care of Captain Bowen.

NATHANAEL GREENE.

June 23, 1776.

Sampson Dyckman now present, returns, that he left the summons directed to James Jauncey, Jun., Esq., on Thursday last, with the master of the house where Mr. Jauncey lodges, who then informed him that Mr. Jauncey was gone abroad with his wife, and had been absent some days, but was expected to return on that or the next day.

That he delivered the summonses directed to William Axtell, David Matthews, Charles McEvers, and Whitehead Hicks, Esquires, to themselves respectively, Thursday last, and on the same day left the summons directed to George Brewerton, Esq., at his lodgings at Flatlands, with a woman there, said to be his housekeeper.

That on Friday last he delivered the summons directed to Thomas Jones, Samuel Martin, and George D. Ludlow, Esquires, to themselves respectively; that on that day he delivered the summons directed to Gabriel Ludlow to a woman in his house, said to be Mrs. Ludlow, his wife, who informed him that Mr. Gabriel Ludlow was not at home; and that he also left the summons directed to Samuel Clowes at his house, with his wife, who said he was not at home.

That on Saturday morning last he delivered the summonses directed to Archibald Hamilton, David Colden, and John Willett, Esquires, to themselves respectively; that the summons directed to Richard Colden, he delivered to a woman at his house, whom he supposed to be his wife; that each summons which he did not serve personally, he desired the person to whom he delivered it to send or deliver it to the person to whom it was directed as soon as possible. That the summons directed to Thomas Hicks, at Rockaway, he delivered to the Secretary after his return to New-York, as the said Thomas Hicks is deceased upwards of four months ago, from the best information which he could obtain.

New-York, June 23, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: According to your orders of the 22d instant to me, I have taken all the prisoners mentioned in them, to wit: William Forbes, John Clark, Anthony Clark, and John Campbell, whom I have delivered to the guard, and am ready to execute any further commands I shall receive, having the guard for this day.

I am, gentlemen, your most humble servant,

JAMES ABEEL.

David Matthews, Esq., Mayor of the City of New-York, being examined, saith: That about six or seven weeks ago the examinant went on board the Dutchess-of-Gordon, by permission of General Putnam, to obtain from the Governour permission for Lord Drummond to go to Bermuda; that as the examinant was about to leave the Dutchess, the Governour took him into his private room, and put a bundle of paper money into his hands, telling examinant to take out five pounds and give it to the prisoners in the Jail, and pay the remainder to Gilbert Forbes, for some rifles and round-bored guns which he had made for him, and for others which the said Forbes was to make, and to tell Forbes that he did not want any more rifles; that this examinant was surprised to hear that the said Forbes was engaged in that business, and at the same time thought that Governour Tryon had put a matter on his shoulders which might bring him into some difficulty; that the examinant, on his return to this city, consulted a friend of his, telling him that he would mention a matter to him which he believed would surprise him; and then informed him that Gilbert Forbes had supplied the Governour with a number of arms, and was employed in that business; and that examinant had brought up the money to pay him, at the same time mentioning that he thought the Governour had put a hard task on his shoulders; that examinant then advised with him what he should do, and asked him whether he would take the money and endeavour to convey it to him privately, which he declined doing, and said that he would mention the matter so to Gilbert Forbes as that he would bo able to determine by his answer whether he was the man; that to this, examinant consented; that examinant, after leaving his friend, concluded it would be best not to pay the said money to Forbes, but to delay it as long as possible, that, in case of a discovery, the examinant might avail himself of not having paid, although he had received the said money; that shortly after Forbes called on this examinant, and told him that he had been desired by the gentleman to whom this examinant had mentioned it, to call on him for the money examinant had received for him of Governour Tryon; that examinant then asked him if it were possible that he had been sending guns on board the Governour’s ship; to which he answered in the affirmative; that examinant then told him he would be hanged if he was found out, and requested him, if he regarded his safety, that he would not go on with such schemes; that he said he could send them on board in such a way that nobody could find it out; that he had sent them on board in a canoe or boat, covered with a straw bed, and two or three old chairs upon it; that he then asked examinant to pay him the money; to which examinant answered, that he was to receive money, and as soon as he got it, he would pay it to him; on which they parted; that a few days after he called on examinant again to know whether examinant had received the money, for that he wanted it very much; examinant told him he had not; and the better to account for delays, the examinant had recourse to this subterfuge, that the Governour had given him positive orders not to receive any payments for him but in York or Jersey money; that with this he seemed pleased, and requested examinant to pay him in that money, because with it he could purchase certain articles necessary in his business cheaper than with any other; that he then informed examinant that he had a number of men whom he wanted to send down to the Governour; that examinant told him that he might save himself that trouble, for that the Governour had told this examinant that he had been obliged to turn many on shore, and could not receive any more; on which Forbes expressed some concern as to what he should do with them; on which examinant desired him to tell the men to go to their homes and drop any such schemes; that shortly after the said Forbes again called on this examinant for the money, and mentioned a scheme of raising a company, and requested to know whether be could have a commission; that examinant, on this, begged of him to desist from such a scheme, for that he would certainly be discovered, and the gallows would be his lot, and that it would be time enough for him to inlist men or act when he got his commission; that he said he could carry it on so as not to be found out, and that he could inlist a number of the General’s Guards; that on this they parted; that this examinant then found that Mr. Forbes became so troublesome to him that, in order to get out of his way and stave