Officers for the Company of Matrosses at NEWBURYPORT chosen; JUNE 29, 1776.

The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen, as Officers for the Company of Matrosses to be stationed at Newburyport, viz: Edward Wigglesworth, Captain; Michael Hodge, First Lieutenant; Joseph Whittemore, Second Lieutenant.

Concurred by Council same day.

Officers for Sea-Coast Men at NEWBURYPORT chosen; JUNE 29, 1776.

The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen as Officers for the Company of Sea-Coast Men, to be stationed at Newburyport, viz: Moses Nowell, Captain; Elias Davis, First Lieutenant; Moses Greenleaf, Second Lieutenant.

Concurred by Council same day.

JOSEPH MAYHEW, Esq., appointed to sign Beating Orders, &c.; JUNE 29, 1776.

Resolved, That Joseph Mayhew, Esquire, be, and hereby is, empowered and directed to sign Beating-Orders, directed to John Russell, Gentleman, appointed Captain of a Company now to be raised, and to be stationed on Martha's Vineyard, for the defence of that Island, empowering and directing said Captain Russell to inlist a Company for the purpose before mentioned.

Resolve for payment of the Overseers of READING; passed JUNE 29, 1776.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the publick Treasury of this Colony, to the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Reading, the sum of £3 6s., in full of their Account.

Resolve for procuring a Company of Ship-Carpenters, to go to ALBANY; passed JULY 1, 1776.

Resolved, That there be a Company of fifty Ship-Carpenters immediately agreed with to enter into the Continental service, and ordered to Albany, there to be under the direction of General Schuyler, or other Commanding Officer; that they provide themselves with suitable tools, at their own expense, and that necessary wagons be provided to transport their tools and baggage to Albany; and that £3 per man be advanced in part of his wages, to enable him to equip himself and march to Albany; and that those Carpenters who have no tools be provided therewith, deducting the cost thereof from the wages of such deficient Carpenters; and that a master workman, be appointed to command this Company, whose wages and allowance, together with the Company, be conformable to a memorandum of an Agreement transmitted by General Schuyler the 25th instant.

Resolve relative to procuring a Company of Ship-Carpenters to go to ALBANY; passed JULY 1, 1776.

Resolved, That the following form of an Inlistment or Agreement be the form of the Agreement with the Company of Ship-Carpenters this day resolved to be raised for the Continental service, viz:

"An agreement made the day of, 1776, between the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay of the first part, and of, and the several persons whose names are hereunto subscribed, of the second part. The several persons of the said second part, each for himself, do hereby agree that they severally will immediately repair to Albany, or to such other place as General Schuyler, or the Commander-in-Chief in that department for the time being, shall direct, and there employ themselves in constructing and building such and so many batteaus, other vessels, and buildings, as the said Commander-in-Chief, or his appointed Superintendent, shall direct, from the day of their engagement till the first day of December next, unless sooner discharged; that, they will, during the time they shall be employed, continue each day at their said work and employment between the times following, viz: to begin their work at sunrise, and continue at it till sunset, excepting one hour at breakfast, and one and an half hour at dinner; that each and every of them shall and will find and provide themselves proper tools and implements for the carrying on the said work; and that if any of the said persons of the second part shall leave the said work, and go from the post where he shall be employed, without the leave of the Commanding Officer of such post first had and obtained, the person so going off shall forfeit all the wages which otherwise would be due to him.

"In consideration whereof, the said Colony promises and agrees, with each and every person of the said second part, that they shall severally have and receive the wages following, viz: the said, at and after the rate of one dollar and a quarter; and each and every other person of the said second part, at and after the rate of one dollar, for each and every day they shall be in actual service as aforesaid; and that, over and above said sums, they shall severally receive one and a quarter pounds of pork or beef and one pound and a half of flour per day, four pints of peas per week, one pint of molasses per week, and half a pint of rum per day; that said wages shall commence on the day they shall leave their homes to proceed on their journey; that they shall, each of them, receive ten dollars advance pay, in part for their wages, before they march; and shall also be allowed one day's wages for each and every twenty miles travel, on their return to their homes; and upon their travel, both out and home, they shall severally be allowed, instead of their rations aforesaid, one-third of a dollar for every twenty miles travel, to bear their expenses on the road; and if any person of said second part should be taken sick during the time in which they shall be in employ, as aforesaid, they shall not be entitled to any wages for the time they abstain from working, unless the Commanding Officer of the post where they shall be stationed shall, on application to him made, refuse to discharge the persons so taken sick; in which case, they shall be entitled to wages, in the same manner as though no such application and refusal had taken place, or they had not been taken sick."

Also, Resolved, That Colonel Bagley, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Little, of Newbury, be a Committee to agree with the Carpenters as aforesaid, and to hire Wagons to carry their Tools and Baggage, and to pay their advance wages as aforesaid; and said Committee are hereby empowered to draw upon the Colony Treasurer for the sum of £170, for the purposes aforesaid: and the Treasurer is hereby directed to pay said sum to said Committee, they being accountable for the expenditure of the same.

Resolve vesting certain Powers in the Council during the recess of the Court; passed JULY 1, 1776.

Whereas it is necessary that in the recess of the Court certain Powers should be vested in the Council, or Committee of Council, for the publick good: Therefore,

Resolved, That the honourable Council, or such part of them as they shall appoint, be a Committee of Safety, whose business it shall be, during the recess of the General Court, to direct the Commissary-General of this Colony respecting the taking in and delivering out the Warlike Stores of this Colony to and from the publick Magazines as they may think necessary; and that said Council, or Committee of Council, have power to appoint Agents for, and in all respects provide for and give out such Instructions to the Commanders of the armed Vessels that are or may be fitted out on the account of this Colony as shall be necessary for the defence and interest of this Colony, or of the United Colonies, such Instructions not being contrary to any law or resolve of the General Court, or the resolves of the Continental Congress; and that the Council, or said Committee of Council, have power to direct the Commissary-General of this Colony to procure such Warlike Stores and Provisions as they may find necessary; and that they be empowered to grant Warrants on the Treasury for such sum or sums of Money as there may be occasion for, for the purposes aforesaid, such Moneys to be accounted for by the persons who shall receive the same; and that the three Regiments of Colonel Marshall, Colonel Whitney, Colonel Crafts, and the four Companies that have been doing duty in Dorchester, Braintree, Weymouth, and Hingham, and the other Companies of sea-coast men, be under the direction of the Council, or said Committee of Council, who may, if occasion should require, put them under the command of such person or persons as they shall think proper; these powers to continue until the next meeting of the General Assembly.