the Colony, shall prove the same at his own risk, by four inches and a half of powder, a ball, and wads on each, in presence of the said Commissary or some other person or persons appointed by him for that purpose.

And whereas the casting and manufacturing of Cannon, for the service of this Colony, has become absolutely necessary:

Be it therefore further Resolved, That Dr. Lewis Sweeting be a Committee to repair to the Furnaces in Abington and Providence, in order to obtain all possible insight and knowledge in this very necessary branch of business, and make report to this Court as soon as may be.

Resolve for procuring Teams, &c.; passed JULY 2, 1776.

Resolved, That the Committees appointed to go into the several Counties to raise men to go to Canada, be directed to provide suitable carriages for the conveyance of the baggage of the Officers and Soldiers from their several Towns to Charlestown, in New-Hampshire; said Committee to bring in their Accounts to this Court for payment.

Resolved, That the Committees appointed to go into the several Counties to raise the men destined for New-York, be directed to provide suitable carriages for the conveyance of the baggage of the Officers and Soldiers from their several Towns to New-Haven, in Connecticut, excepting the troops to be raised in the County of Berkshire, the Committee of which County is hereby directed to convey the baggage of the troops to be raised in that County to New-York; the said Committees to bring in their Accounts to this Court for payment.

A Mustermaster appointed for the two Companies of Matrosses in Newburyport; passed JULY 2, 1776.

Resolved, That Jonathan Titcomb, Esq., be, and hereby is, appointed Mustermaster in the Town of Newburyport, to muster the two Companies of men lately ordered to be raised by this Court for the defence of said Town.

Resolve for procuring Coats, Blankets, Hats, &c.; passed JULY 2, 1776.

Whereas it is of the greatest importance that the Army of the United Colonies should be well supplied with necessary Clothing agreeable to the requisition of Congress: Therefore,

Resolved, That Mr. Samuel Allyn Otis, of Boston, Major Richard Godfrey, of Taunton, Joseph Nye, Esq., of Harwich, Samuel Osgood, Esq., of Andover, William Stickney, Esq., of Billerica, Mr. Ephraim Wright, of Northampton, William Drew. Esq., of Kingston, Captain Benjamin Rice, of Brookfield, Mr. Elnathan Curtis, of Stockbridge, and Thomas Cook, Esq., of Edgartown, be a Committee to procure, as soon as may be, as many Coats, Waistcoats, and Breeches, Blankets, Felt Hats, Shirts, Hose, and Shoes, as they may be able to procure before the 1st of December next, and cause them to 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.

Resolve on the Petition of DAVID CHEEVER, Esq.; passed JULY 3, 1776.

Whereas the late Committee of Supplies did, on the 29th day of March, 1775, give to David Cheever, Esq., an order on the Colony Treasurer for the sum of £350, and charged said Cheever for the same, which order said Cheever endorsed and delivered to said Treasurer, in confidence that the Town of Charlestown would immediately pay him the said sum, it being due to the said Treasurer from the Town of Charlestown, as Province Tax, on which the Treasurer gave credit to said Town for that sum; but the Town of Charlestown aforesaid has paid only £31 16s. 6d. of the same: Therefore,

Resolved, That the Colony Treasurer be, and he hereby is, directed to charge the Town of Charlestown with the sum of £318 6s. 6d., and call on the Collectors of said Town for that sum; and the Committee appointed to settle the Accounts remaining unsettled on the books of the late Committee of Supplies, fee, is hereby directed to credit David Cheever, Esq., for that sum, on the books of the late Committee of Supplies.

Resolve lending Cannon to the Colony of NEW-HAMPSHIRE; passed JULY 3, 1776.

Resolved, That the Council, or Committee of Safety who may be appointed by Council to sit in the recess of Court, be, and hereby are, empowered to deliver to the order of the President of the Council of the Colony of New-Hampshire, for the use of said Colony, such Cannon as he may desire, if they, in the opinion of said Council or Committee, can be spared without endangering the safety of this Colony.

Resolve for sending Prisoners from TRURO to BOSTON; passed JULY 3, 1776.

Resolved, That Captain Joseph Smith, who commands the forces stationed at Truro, be, and hereby is, directed to send a master of a vessel cast on shore in March last at Cape Cod, with all the men cast away as aforesaid, who are now there with him, in different vessels, to Boston, as soon as may be, to be delivered to those Justices residing in or about Boston, who are appointed and empowered by this Court to hear and examine all persons in said Town who are suspected of being inimical to the rights and liberties of America; and the said Justices are hereby directed and empowered to hear, determine, and dispose of them, as they shall think proper.

And it is further Resolved, That the said Captain Smith be, and he hereby is, directed to permit the women and children to repair to their respective places of abode.

Resolve desiring the Council to appoint a Day of solemn Humiliation and Prayer; passed JULY 3, 1776.

It having been the laudable practice of this Government to recommend and appoint days for Fasting and Prayer upon solemn and special occasions; and as this Court apprehend that the present time is big with the most important events to this and the other Colonies, and that these events are at the disposal of the Supreme Governour of the Universe:

Therefore, Resolved, That the honourable Council be, and hereby are, desired to set apart Thursday, the last day of July instant, to be observed as a day of solemn Humiliation and Prayer, devoutly to implore of Almighty God, that the monitory dispensation of Providence, in the drought wherewith some parts of the land has been visited, and the humbling events which have lately taken place in Canada, may, accompanied with a Divine influence, produce a sincere repentance and thorough reformation of manners among all orders and degrees of persons; that He will command his blessing on our councils and arms at this important crisis of our publick affairs, and that this People, placing their hope and confidence in that God in whom their fathers trusted and were not made ashamed, may be moved and encouraged manfully and freely to offer themselves for the defence of those rights, civil and religious, upon the enjoyment of which the peace and happiness of the present and future generations absolutely depend; that He will, at a time of increased demand of provisions for the support of our brethren in the field, and when the usual foreign supplies are not to be obtained, be graciously pleased so to order the seasons as that we may have, in the course of this year, a sufficiency of the fruits of the earth, both for man and beast. And that they cause a Proclamation to be immediately issued and sent to the Ministers and Pastors of the several denominations of Christians in this Colony, for the purposes aforesaid.

Resolve for supplying the County of LINCOLN with Gunpowder, &c.; passed JULY 3, 1776.

Resolved, That the Commissary-General of this Colony be, and hereby is, empowered to deliver to Captain Samuel Nichols, of New-Castle, in the County of Lincoln, or his order, for the use of the inhabitants of said County, ten hundred weight of Gunpowder, twenty hundred weight of Balls, and thirty hundred Flints; he, the said Samuel, giving security to the said Commissary, for the use of said Colony, for the payment of the same, in twelve months from the delivery thereof.

Resolve relative to Men's inlisting out of other than their own Towns; passed JULY 3, 1776.

Whereas, by a late Resolve of this Court, the number of five thousand men are apportioned on, and to be raised in,