A Muster-Roll of the Ninth Virginia Battalion, com­manded by Colonel Flemming, taken the 31st of May last, was laid before Congress.

Whereupon, Resolved, That the said Battalion be taken into Continental pay from the said 31st day of May.

Resolved, That one ton of Gunpowder be sent to the Colonel or Commanding Officer of the said Battalion.

That the Committee for preparing Medicine-Chests be directed to send one to the Surgeon of the said Battalion.

Resolved, That the Marine Committee be directed to carry into execution the Resolution of the 17th, for sending Carpenters to General Schuyler.

A Memorial from the Mates of the Hospital was laid be­fore Congress, and read.

Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee for pro­viding Medicines.

Whereas it is indispensably necessary for the good of the service that the soldiers of the United Colonies be well pro­vided with Blankets and Clothing:

Therefore, Resolved, That it be recommended to the Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colonies forth­with to cause a suit of Clothes, of which the Waistcoat and Breeches may be made of deer-leather, if to be had on rea­sonable terms, a Blanket, felt Hat, two Shirts, two pair of Hose, and two pair of Shoes, to be manufactured, or other­wise procured at reasonable rates in their respective Colo­nies, for each Soldier of the American Army inlisted therein for the present campaign, and that the same be baled, in­voiced, and stored in suitable places, to be delivered to the order of Congress, or the Commander-in-Chief of the American Army.

That sufficient sums of money be granted to the Assem­blies and Conventions aforesaid, on applying for the same, to enable them to discharge the demands arising from the pur­chase of the articles aforesaid.

That the Commander-in-Chief of the American Army be empowered to draw on the Assemblies and Conventions for such articles of Clothing as aforesaid as he shall from time judge necessary, and that the cost thereof be deducted from the pay of the Soldiers who shall receive the same, by the proper officer for examining and discharging the Accounts and Pay-Rolls of the respective Regiments.

The Marine Committee, to whom the Petition of William Adams, Surgeon, was referred, brought in their Report; which was taken into consideration.

Whereupon, Resolved, That the resignation of William Adams be accepted.

The several matters to this day referred, being postponed, Adjourned till ten o’clock, to-morrow.

Thursday, June 20,1776.

A Letter of the 17th, from General Washington, and a Letter from the Convention of New-Jersey, were laid before Congress, and read.

Resolved, That in order to give time to the several Com­mittees to prepare for the House the matters referred to them, it be a standing rule of Congress that adjournments from the Friday evening be always to Monday morning, unless on any particular occasion the Congress shall order otherwise.

A Petition from Carpenter Wharton was presented to Congress, and read.

Resolved, That it be referred to the Board of War and Ordnance.

The Congress took into consideration the Report of the Committee on the Cartel between Brigadier-General Arnold and Captain Forster for exchange of Prisoners; and after debate, the further consideration thereof was postponed till to-morrow.

Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to draw up Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the House during debates.

The Members chosen: Mr. Rutledge, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Paine.

The Committee of Claims reported that there is due—

To Captain William Richards, for the detention of his Shallop twenty days on the publick service, the sum of 40 Dollars;

To Robert Erwin, Wagonmaster, for Wagonage, the sum of 207 30–90 Dollars;

To David Williamson, for Wagon-hire, carrying Captain James Grier’s Baggage from Fredericksburgh to New-York and returning home, the sum of 147 Dollars;

To Abraham Mills, for nursing and boarding six Soldiers in the Small-Pox, the sum of 33 86–90 Dollars;

To Samuel Cooper, for Ferriage and Storage, the sum of 26 12–90 Dollars;

To Leonard Stoneburner, for one Team hauling the Bag­gage of Captain Williams’s Company eighteen miles beyond Goshen, and two Teams hauling the Baggage of Captain Jones’s Company to Albany, the sum of 414 54–90 Dol­lars;

On two Certificates produced by H. Wisner, Esq., the sum of 11 45–90 Dollars, expenses of the First Pennsylva­nia Battalion, at Goshen, and that the same ought to be paid to Henry Wisner, Esq., and charged to J. Shallus, Quartermaster of the said Battalion.

Ordered, That the said Accounts be paid.

Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed to consider what provision ought to be made for such as are wounded or disabled in the land or sea service, and report a plan for that purpose.

The Members chosen: Mr. Paine, Mr. F. Lee, Mr. Hall, Mr. Ellery, and Mr. Lewis.

The matters to this day referred, being postponed, Adjourned to nine o’clock, to-morrow.

Friday, June 21, 1776.

Resolved, That General Washington be directed to per­mit Brigadier-General Wooster to return to his family in Con­necticut.

Resolved, That the Commanding Officer of the Delaware Battalion be directed to send a proper Guard with the Pow­der ordered to Colonel Flemming’s Regiment on the East­ern-Shore of Virginia.

Resolved, That an Order for 300,000 Dollars be drawn on the Treasurers in favour of the Delegates of South-Caro­lina, for the use of the Continental Battalions in that Colony, the said Delegates to be accountable.

The Committee of Claims reported that there is due—

To Rowland Swan, a Captain of his Britannick Majes­ty’s Seventh Regiment of Foot, the sum of 36 Dollars, for eighteen weeks’ allowance, and 12 Dollars for bringing his Baggage from New-York to Philadelphia, together with the Baggage of Captain Dundee and three Privates of the said Regiment;

To Joseph Haight, for supplying the Prisoners at Bur­lington with Provisions to the 4th of June instant, the sum of 238 Dollars;

To Andrew McNair, the sum of 120 23–90 Dollars, for Provisions, &c, for the twenty-four Indians while at the State-House, which was twenty days;

To Michael Clark, for Liquor for the above Indians, the sum of 27 66–90 Dollars.

Ordered, That the said Accounts be paid.

A Letter of the 21st, from the Convention of New-Jer­sey, was laid before Congress, and read, together with sun­dry Letters from the Prisoners in Burlington.

Resolved, That the pay of the Commissioner to be sent into Canada be four Dollars a day.

The Board of War and Ordnance, to whom was referred the case of the Officers who served last winter in Canada, brought in a Report; which was taken into consideration:

Whereupon, Resolved, That the Convention of New-York be requested to set on foot the raising another Regiment on Continental establishment, to serve for three years, or during the war, unless sooner discharged by Congress; and that in forming the said Regiment, they commission such Officers as served in the last campaign in Canada, and have not yet been provided for.

That the said Officers be informed that the Commissions to be granted them are on condition that they raise their Companies to their full complement, or nearly thereto, and that their Commissions be withheld until the said condition be complied with.

That it be recommended to the said Convention to make suitable provision for Major Dubois, with whose good conduct

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