Spunges, with Rammer Heads: For swivels 18, cohorns 24, howitzers 27.

Barrels of Powder: mealed 2½, grained 53.

Spirits of Wine 9 gallons.

Errors excepted.

EZEK. CHEEVER, Com. Artillery.

New-York, July 22, 1776,

A Return of Stock and Tools, belonging to the Continent, in the possession of THOMAS CHASE, Assistant Quartermaster at BOSTON, July 25, 1776.

Camp at Boston, July 25, 1776.

Errors excepted.

THOS. CHASE,

Assistant Quartermaster.

JOSEPH NYE, JUN., TO MASSACHUSETTS COUNCIL.

Sandwich, July 25, 1776.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOURS: Being appointed one of the Committee for this Colony for raising every twenty-fifth man for the Canada department, I have applied myself to the service with success, but cannot find by the resolve that they are to be marched from home without further orders from your Honours. I beg to have your direction by the bearer, Colonel Norton; and remain your most obedient humble servant,

Jos. NYE, Jun.

Boston, Thursday, July 25, 1776.

Last Sunday, a ship of two hundred tons, commanded by James Arnout, was sent into this harbour by Commodore Hopkins, in the George ship-of-war, taken in Nantasket-Road. She has on board sixteen hundred barrels of pork, four hundred firkins of butter, some oat-meal, &c., &c.

Last Tuesday evening, came to town from Halifax Lieutenant Scott, of Peterborough, in New-Hampshire Government, who was wounded and taken prisoner at the memorable battle of Bunker-Hill, the 17th of June, 1775, and has been a prisoner ever since. He informs, that he, with thirteen others, broke jail about five weeks ago, and betook themselves to the woods, where they separated; that Captain Martindale and his First and Second Lieutenants, John Brown, rifleman, Leonard Briggs, of Ware, and himself, arrived at Truro, at the head of Cobbecut-River, after a travel of three days, where they procured a boat, and got to the eastward; that Richard Carpenter, formerly a barber in this town, Philip Johnson Peack, David Kemp, of Groton, and Corporal Cruse, of Virginia, and two others, took the road to Windsor, where they were apprehended, and confined in irons; that Benjamin Wilson, of Billerica, one of the Bunker-Hill prisoners, died lately in jail; and that he left Master James Lovell, still confined, in health and high spirits.

CONVENTION OF COMMITTEES OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.

Extracts of the doings of a Convention of the Committees of the Towns in the County of Hampshire, and State of the Massachusetts-Bay, held at the Court-House, in Northampton, on Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26, 1776.

Present: Eighty-eight Delegates from forty Towns. Colonel John Bliss President, and Mr. Robert Brock Clerk.

Resolved, That all persons that shall be convicted of being notoriously inimical to the cause of American Liberty, be disarmed as soon as may be, and that such as are more dangerous among them, be confined to the Town to which they belong, or to their farms, or kept in safe custody, or bound with sufficient sureties, as shall appear necessary; and as confederacies are judged to be formed and forming in many parts of the country, and may be strengthened, and other great inconveniences may ensue from such persons (who are inimical as aforesaid) collecting together in companies, that they be restrained from all such Meetings and Conventions, as also from holding any intercourse or correspondence with those sent into the County as prisoners.

It is recommended to the Committee of Safety of the several Towns in the County aforesaid, that such persons as are prisoners and privates in their respective Towns, who have hired themselves out for their support, be not permitted to go out of the limits of such Town, till the time of their contract be fulfilled, nor be out of their respective places of abode after daylight, unless by special order of their master, nor after nine o'clock with his consent; that they be not suffered to dwell with any person who shall be judged inimical to the American States; and that all such persons as shall hire such privates be strictly enjoined to return such privates to the Committee of such Town from whence they were taken at the time of their discharge; and that special care be taken that such prisoners as are on their parole strictly conform to, and abide within the limits of, such parole, otherwise they ought to be closely confined. Also, that such prisoners as are on parole be so situated as that their limits shall not extend to any Town where officer or privates are confined, and that no privates be suffered to dwell in any Town where officers or others on parole are stationed.

It is recommended to the Selectmen of the several Towns in the County aforesaid, that may be defective, that they do, as soon as may be, procure the several proportions of a Town stock of powder; also, a sufficient quantity of fire-arms for such poor persons as are not able to equip themselves, agreeable to the resolve of the great and General Court of this State.

It is further recommended to the Committees of the several Towns in the County aforesaid, to use their utmost care in apprehending and securing all deserters from our Army, and cause that they be returned to their respective corps; also,, that they request their several Towns that they instruct their Representatives to procure an order from the General Court of this State, that all persons travelling through the same should have passes, denoting their friendliness to the American States, and make provision for suspected persons being taken up, examined, &c.

Resolved, also, That it be earnestly recommended to all the good people of this County in general, and the Committees of the several Towns in particular, that they use their utmost influence and endeavours to discountenance and suppress all mobs, riots, and tumultuous proceedings, and the seizing and detaining the person and property of any individual contrary to a late resolve of the Continental Congress; and that any person who has been, or may be, so seized, be immediately dismissed, and the property of any one so seized and detained, be immediately replaced.

Voted, That Major Hawley, Mr. Robert Breck, and Dr. Levi Shephard, be a Committee to make the foregoing extracts from the proceedings of the Convention aforesaid, and transmit the same to Mr. Ebenezer Watson, Printer, in Hartford, for publication, as soon as may be.

London, July 26, 1776.

Captain Williamson, of the Francis, arrived in London, from Antigua, and brings an account, viz: that a few days after he was on this side the Bermuda Islands, the following ships were taken by the Revenge and Montgomery, two small American privateers, viz: the brig Henry, Blyth, from