this Province, and by refusing to deliver up a soldier who deserted from the service of this Colony, hath violated the truce, and acted in manifest violation of his promise to preserve the same sacred.

Ordered, That the Commanding Officer do not permit any Baggage or effects belonging to Robert Eden, Esq., or any other person on board the Fowey, to be carried on board the said Ship; and to take care that all communication with the said Ship immediately cease.

Ordered, That the Letters of Captain Montagu to Robert Eden, Esq., of yesterday, and the several Letters from the Council of Safety, of this day, to Captain Montagu and Robert Eden, Esq., and their Answers, together with the above Resolve and Order, be immediately published.

Ordered, That the Ship Defence and her Tender immediately proceed down the Bay, and prevent, as far as possible, any plunder being committed by the Captain of the Fowey; but it is the opinion of this Convention that she should not attack the said Ship.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, nine o’clock.

Tuesday, June 25, 1776.

Convention met. All Members present as on yesterday. The Proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr. Rumsey and Mr. Currer appeared in the House.

On motion, Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to examine and adjust the several claims on the Treasury; and that Mr. Earle, Mr. Contee, Mr. Tolley, Mr. Hooe, and Mr. Chamberlaine, be a Committee for that purpose.

Ordered, That the Debates and Proceedings of this Convention be publick, unless in cases where it shall be otherwise directed.

The Convention being informed that Writs of Election have been issued in the name of the Proprietary, for the election of Delegates in Assembly,

Resolved, That the said Writs be not obeyed, and that no Election be made in consequence thereof.

Mr. John Courts Jones was appointed Assistant Clerk to the Convention.

Ordered, That he qualify himself as such, by taking the oath directed to be taken by the Clerk.

On motion, Resolved, That the Council of Safety contract for the building, fitting out, and equipping, with all expedition, seven Row-Galleys, of such construction and force as they may think most proper, and at the publick expense, instead of the seven Gondolas directed to be built by Resolutions of this Convention in the last session thereof.

On motion, Resolved, That the Council of Safety immediately order detachments of the Militia to such convenient posts as may be judged necessary to prevent any communication with the Fowey man-of-war.

On motion, Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to report on the establishment of Manufactories; and that Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Earle, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Beall, and Mr. Letherbury, be a Committee for that purpose.

A Memorial from George Wells, of Baltimore Town, Ship Carpenter, was read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Adjourned till three o’clock.

Post Meridiem.Convention met.

A Certificate of the qualification of Mr. Jones was produced and filed.

The Convention took into their consideration the Report on the Resolutions of Congress of the 3d day of this instant, and thereupon came to the following Resolutions:

Resolved, unanimously, That this Province will furnish three thousand four hundred and five of its Militia, to form a Flying-Camp, and to act with the Militia of Pennsylvaniaand the DelawareGovernment, in the Middle Department, that is to say, from this Province to New-York inclusive, according to the request of the Congress in their Resolutions of the 3d day of this instant, June.

That for that purpose four Battalions be instantly raised, each of them to consist of nine Companies, and each Company to consist of ninety men, to wit: One Captain, two Lieutenants, one Ensign, four Sergeants, four Corporals, one Drummer, one Fifer, and seventy-six Privates; each of the said Battalions to be commanded by one Colonel, one Lieutenant-Colonel, and one Major; and that to each Battalion there be allowed a Quartermaster, an Adjutant, a Surgeon, and two Assistants; and that over and above the said Battalions, there be also instantly raised one other Company, to consist of one Captain, three Lieutenants, four Sergeants, four Corporals, one Drummer, one Fifer, and ninety-six Privates; and that the whole of the said Militia so to be raised, be commanded by a Brigadier-General, who shall have the appointment of a Brigade-Major.

That Warrants immediately issue to such persons as shall be appointed by this Convention to take the enrollments of the said Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates; which enrollments shall be made up of those who shall voluntarily offer themselves for the said service, and subscribe an enrollment in the following words, to wit: “We, the subscribers, do hereby enroll ourselves to serve as Militia of Maryland, in the Middle Department, that is to say, from this Province to New-York inclusive, until the 1st day of Decembernext, unless sooner discharged by the honourable Congress, according to the Resolutions of the Convention of Maryland, held at Annapolis the 21st day of June, 1776.”

That the said Warrants be in the following form, to wit:

“By the Convention of Maryland, June 25, 1776.

“You are empowered to enroll effective freemen, to act as Militia of this Province in the Middle Department, according to the Resolutions of this Convention and the form of enrollment herewith delivered to you; on your doing which, and their passing as effective, you are to be entitled to, and shall receive, a Commission as Captain, as First Lieutenant, or Second Lieutenant, or Ensign, (as the case may be,) of a Company to be composed partly of those you enroll.

MATTHEW TILGHAM, President.

“To, of County.”

That thirty men be expressed in the Warrant to a Captain, twenty men in the Warrant to each of the Lieutenants, and sixteen men in the Warrant to the Ensign of the said Companies.

That all Enrollments be returned to the Convention or Council of Safety as soon as filled up, or if not completed, by the 20th day of July at the farthest; and if any of those to whom Warrants shall be directed cannot enroll the full number of effective freemen by that day, the Convention, if sitting, will, or the Council of Safety, in the recess of Convention shall, issue a Commission, to the person to whom the Warrant shall have been directed, or to any other person as may best promote and forward the service; but a Commission shall issue of course in every case where the full number shall be enrolled according to the Warrant.

That none of the said Militia be compelled to serve out of the said limits, or beyond the said 1st day of December next; and during the time of their service shall be under the command of the General Officer, as such, who shall be appointed by the Congress; and shall be subject and liable to the rules and regulations already provided by this Convention for the government of the Militia when called into actual service, and no other.

That as Camp-kettles cannot be had, the said Militia be supplied with eight hundred and fifty small Iron Pots or Kettles, with bales, at the expense of this Province, and that they be also furnished with Cartouch-boxes, and, as far as may be, with Tents.

That such of the Militia who have effective Fire-locks use the same; that such of them as have Fire-locks not effective, but that may be made so by small repairs, have such repairs done at the expense of this Province, and use their own Fire-locks; and those who have not sufficient Fire-locks be furnished by the Council of Safety out of the Arms now belonging to, or that shall be procured for, the use of the publick, and by the Committee of Observation in the respective County where they inlist, out of the Arms in their keeping delivered in by, or taken from, those who have not subscribed the Association, or have not enrolled in the Militia, so far as such Arms will extend, and the deficiency shall be made up by borrowing the Fire-locks of such of the Militia as will lend on the publick faith, which is hereby pledged to return the same in the like order as received, or, in case of loss, the value thereof. And all Fire-locks so lent shall be valued by two freeholders, and a certificate given to the owner by