Mr. Randall, from the Committee appointed to take into consideration Colonel Malcom’s draft of the depth of water in the Channel, reported as follows, to wit:

Your Committee do report that, from the best intelligence they have obtained, the obstructing the navigation of Hudson’s River, although a difficult and laborious undertaking, is, nevertheless, in our opinion, practicable; wherefore they do report that they conceive it to be an object worthy of the publick attention, and proper to be submitted to the consideration of his Excellency General Washington.

By order of the Committee:

THOMAS RANDALL, Chairman.

The House having heard the above Report, do approve of the same.

Ordered, That Mr. Morris, Mr. Randall, and Colonel Broome, be a Committee to wait on General Putnam with the said Report.

The House being informed that Lord Stirling had signified his willingness to go with such persons as this House shall appoint, and give his aid and advice in sounding the Channel:

Ordered, That Mr. Randall, Mr. Mercer, and Mr. Shaw, be requested to attend Lord Stirling on Wednesday next, to sound the Harbour, and that Mr. Shaw provide three boats for that purpose.

A Letter from Augustus Van Home, Vincent P. Ashfield, John L. C. Roome, and Thomas W. Moore, all confined in Jail by order of the General Committee of New- York, for refusing to sign the Declaration, or deliver up their arms on oath as directed by the Resolutions of the late Provincial Congress,—was read and filed.

Ordered, That Mr. Scott, Mr. Duane, Mr. Randall, Mr. Paul Schenck, and Mr. Samuel Townshend, be a Committee to take the said Letter into consideration, and report their opinion thereon to this House.

On motion, Ordered, That Mr. Norwood, the Colony-Storekeeper, deliver to Colonel Malcom two hundred pounds of Gunpowder, two hundred pounds of Lead in Bullets, and four hundred Fints, from the Provincial Magazine, to bo sent to the General Committee of Charlotte County, for the use of the inhabitants thereof.

Ordered, That Mr. Norwood, the Colony Storekeeper, be, and he is hereby, directed to employ as many proper persons as may be necessary, for the purpose of making up half a ton of Gunpowder into Cartridges of different sizes, from sixteen to twenty-two balls in the pound, with all depatch.

A recommendation from the General Committee of the City and County of New- York, recommending Mr. Leary as Second Major of the Third Regiment of Militia of the said City and County, vice John Reade, resigned. *

Ordered, That a Commission be made out to Mr. Leary. Which was accordingly done immediately.

A Certificate, dated at Blooming Grove, May 27th, 1776, and signed by Phenehas Heard and Thomas Moffat, two of the Members of the Committee of Cornwall Precinct, in Orange County, whereby it appears that a number of men residing within the limits of the Regiment of Cornwall, im-bodied with a view of forming a company of Light-Horse, and that the following persons were chosen Officers, to wit: Ebenezer Woodhull Captain, James Sayre Lieutenant, William Heard Cornet, and Azariah Martin Quartermaster.

Ordered, That Commissions issue to those gentlemen respectively, agreeable to the rank as set forth in the said Return. And they were issued accordingly.

Die Martis, 9 ho. A. M., June 4, 1776.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: Brigadier-General Woodhull, President.

FOR NEW-YORK.—Colonel Broome, Captain Denning, Mr. Randall, Col. Stoutenburgh, Col. Brasher, Mr. Scott.

FOR ALBANY.—Mr. Ten Broeck, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Cuyler.

FOR ORANGE.—Mr. Little, Mr. Van Houton.

FOR RICHMOND.—Mr. Conner, Mr. Cortelyou.

FOR ULSTER.—Colonel Hasbrouck, Major Parks.

FOR WESTCHESTER.—Mr. Morris, Major Lockwood, Captain Fleming.

FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore, Mr. Harper.

FOR SUFFOLK.—Gen. Woodhull, Mr. Strong, Mr. Gelston.

FOR DUTCHESS.—Mr. De Lavergne, Mr. Paul Schenck, Mr. Livingston.

FOR QUEEN’S.—Mr. Samuel Townshend, Mr. James Townshend.

FOR KING’S—Mr. Leffertse.

FOR CHARLOTTE.—Mr. Webster, Mr. Malcom.

Major Webb attended the Congress with a Letter from Abraham Livingston, directed to Colonel McDougall. He therein informs Colonel McDougall of a correspondence being carried on between the Governour’s Ship and one Mrs. Hill, and that Mrs. Hatch is concerned in the same.

Ordered, That Mr. Randall and Mr. Morris be a Committee to examine Mrs. Hatch, and all such persons and places as they shall think necessary for the discovery of a certain correspondence between the said Mrs. Hatch, or others, and persons on board some or one of the Ships now lying at or near Sandy-Hook.

The Petition of Philip Youngs, confined by order of this House on suspicion of being privy to the counterfeiting Continental money: *

Ordered, That he be heard at the bar of this House this afternoon.

Mr. Cortelyou requested blank Commissions for the Troop of Horse in Richmond County.

Ordered, That blank Commissions be sent to the Committee of Richmond County, subject to the same regulations as the other Counties to which blanks are sent.

On motion, Resolved, That ways and means be devised to take or arrest Townshend Hulet, as he stands charged with being concerned with the Youngs and others of counterfeiting Continental and other Paper money.

Thereupon, Ordered, That Captain Jeremiah Wool be, and he is hereby, requested to take with him such men as he may deem necessary, not exceeding four, and proceed to Nassau-Island; that Captain Wool use his utmost endeavours to apprehend Townshend Hulet, charged with being concerned in counterfeiting the Bills of Credit of the United Colonies.

The Order of the Day, for hearing the appeal of Andrew Gautier, Jun., from the decision of the General Committee of the City of New- York, was read.

The parties, with their witnesses and others, being attending in the Hall:

Ordered, That all the doors be opened, and the parties, with their witnesses, directed to attend at the bar of the House, and all other persons attending, be informed that the doors are open for admission.

An appeal from the judgment of the General Committee of New-York for refusing Continental money.

Samuel Ward sworn. He and Mr. Van Home went to Ten Eyck & Simmons’s store to purchase tea, and asked whether they had any tea to sell. Zacharias Sickles, one of the clerks, made answer, Yes, for six shillings per pound; that Mr. Gautier went to weigh the tea, and, while he was weighing it, Mr. Sickles said it must be hard money for the tea—gold or silver, for that he would not sell an ounce of it for Continental money. This was said in the hearing of Mr. Gautier. That the witness and Mr. Van Home answered, that it was very hard that they could not get necessaries for Continental money; that for six shillings in silver they could purchase more than for eight shillings of Continental money, and that they had no hard money with them. Sickles said they were good-for-nothing rascals; ordered them

* COMMITTEE-CHAMBER, NEW-YORK, June 2, 1776.

Colonel Abraham Lott having acquainted the Committee that Mr. John Reade, formerly elected by their body as Second Major to the New-York Militia, of which he is Colonel, has declined serving, at the same time recommending Mr. William Leary to supply his place,

The Committee Resolved, unanimously, That Mr. William Leary be recommended to the Congress for the commission of Second Major of Colonel Lott’s Regiment.

Extract from the Minutes:

JOSEPH WINTER, Secretary.

*To the Honourable the Provincial Congress for the Province of NEW-YORK, this 4th day of June, 1776.

The Petition of PHILIP YOUNGS, a Prisoner in custody, humbly showeth:

That your Petitioner humbly conceives himself hardly dealt by, merely on suspicion of a fact of which he is entirely innocent, to the great detriment of himself and family, as his business, in his absence, lays very much neglected, having at this time his vessel ready to sail. Your Petitioner, therefore, humbly begs your Honours to admit him to a further hearing as soon as may be convenient. Your compliance will greatly oblige your distressed humble servant,

PHILIP YOUNGS.