Resolved, That it be recommended to the executive authorities of the United States, to appoint convenient places of rendezvous in their respective states, for receiving recruits and deserters, and that they transmit to general Washington, with as much expedition as possible, the names of such places of rendezvous, in order that proper officers may be sent to receive recruits and deserters.

Resolved, That general Washington be directed to order all continental officers, now absent from their corps, forthwith to join them, except only such as the general shall think necessary to receive recruits and march them to the army.

Ordered, That the two first articles in the requisition of Mons. du Coudray, of the 27th instant, be referred to the board of war.

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

FRIDAY, August 1, 1777.

A letter, of the 31st July, from general Washington, at Coryell's Ferry; one, of the 8th April, from S. Deane, recommending the viscompte Mouroy; one, of the 30th July, from brigadier J. Dagworthy; and a memorial from colonel Hazen; were read.

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to examine the letters that have passed between the committee of secret correspondence and Mr. Deane, and report thereon to Congress, and that the committee meet at the office of the committee for foreign affairs:

The members chosen, Mr. S. Adams, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Laurens.
A letter from the baron de Kalb, was read:

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on foreign applications. Congress resumed the consideration of affairs in the northern department; Whereupon,

Resolved, That maj. gen. Schuyler be directed to repair to head-quarters: That general Washington be directed to order such general officer as he shall think proper, to repair immediately to the northern department, to relieve major-general Schuyler in his command there :

That brigadiers-general Poor, Patterson, and de Roche Fermoy, be directed to repair to head-quarters.

Resolved, That the committee to be appointed to digest and report the mode of conducting the enquiry into the reasons of the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Mount-Independence, and into the conduct of the officers who were in the northern department at the time of the evacuation, consist of five: The members chosen, Mr. Laurens, Mr. J. Adams, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Roberdeau, and Mr. Folsom.

Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the state of Georgia; Whereupon,

Resolved, That one million of dollars be immediately struck and emitted under the direction of the board of treasury, for the purpose of redeeming the certificates and bills of credit, issued by the state of Georgia, for the use of the United States, and for supporting the continental forces in that state; that 400,000 of the said dollars be sent to the government of the said state, for sinking or redeeming the said certificates or bills of credit; that a deputy pay-master-general be appointed in the said state of Georgia, and the remaining 500,000 dollars sent to him for the use of the continental forces:

That the quarter-master general be directed to appoint a deputy quartermaster general in the said state, and that he be directed to use his utmost endeavors to procure tents and other essential articles, for the use of the troops there, without delay:

That the clothier-general be directed to appoint an agent in the said state, for the purpose of supplying the troops there with clothes: that the com

mittee of commerce be directed to order a supply of clothing and other necessary articles for the use of the troops in the said state:

That a deputy commissary-general of purchases, and a deputy commissarygeneral of issues of provisions be appointed in the said state:

That brigadier-general Howe be directed to send a general officer to relieve brigadier-general M'Intosh in his command in Georgia, and that he assign some other command to brigadier-general M'Intosh:

That the commanding officer in the said state, for the time being, be directed, as he shall think it proper, to establish a post in the southern part of the said state, at the most convenient and healthy situation:

That three persons in the state of South-Carolina, be appointed to audit and settle the public accounts in Georgia, and that the auditor-general be directed to acquaint them with the method adopted for settling public ac

counts:

Ordered, That to-morrow be assigned for nominating, and Monday next, for appointing, the officers mentioned in the foregoing resolutions. The several matters to this day referred, being postponed, Adjourned to ten o'clock to-morrow.

SATURDAY, August 2, 1777.

A letter, of this day, from Charles Stewart and W. Buchanan, was read. A memorial from Isaac Jones, in behalf of himself and the owners, marines and mariners of the private sloop of war called the Retaliation, was read: Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on appeals.

A letter, of this day, from Joseph Trumbull, at Philadelphia, was read, desiring that he may have leave to resign his commission of commissarygeneral; and informing Congress, that he cannot consider himself as obliged to hold the office he now acts in, longer than the 20th day of this month.

Resolved, That all proceedings of Congress, and all questions agitated and determined by Congress, be entered on the journal, and that the yea or nay of each member, if required by any state, be taken on every question as stated and determined by the house.

Resolved, That Monday next be assigned for appointing officers in the commissary's department.

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to consider the state of affairs in the northern department:

The members chosen, Mr. Laurens, Mr. Wilson, Mr. J. Adams, Mr. Duane and Mr. Law.

Ordered, That the committee confer with general Washington, and report as soon as possible.

A letter, of the 2d, from J. McKinley, president of Delaware, was read: Ordered, That it be referred to the board of war.

Ordered, That a warrant for 100,000 dollars be drawn on John Lawrence, esq. commissioner of the loan-office in the state of Connecticut, in favor of Joseph Trumbull, esq. for the public service, he to be accountable.

A letter, of the 28th of July, from governor Trumbull, of Connecticut,

was read:

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the northern department. The committee for foreign affairs laid before Congress sundry letters, which were read.

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

SUNDAY, August 3, 1777.

A letter, of the 24th of July, from general Schuyler, at Moses-Creek, 4 miles below Fort-Edward; one, of the 27th of the same month, from majorgeneral Arthur St. Clair, at the same place, were read.

The committee on the state of the northern department brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,

Resolved, That general Washington be directed to order the general whom he shall judge proper to relieve general Schuyler in his command, to repair, with all possible expedition, to the northern department, giving him directions what numbers of the militia to call forth from the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey and Pennsylvania:

That notice be immediately sent to the executive powers of the said states, and that they be earnestly requested to get the militia in those parts of their respective states most contiguous to the northern department, ready to march at a moment's warning, and to send, with all possible expedition, such parts of them as the general commanding in the northern department shall require, to serve till the 15th of November, if not sooner relieved by continental troops, or dismissed by the commanding officer of the department, and be entitled to continental pay and rations:

That the commanding officer in the northern department have discretion ary power to make requisitions on the states aforesaid, from time to time, for such additional numbers of the militia, to serve in that department, as he shall judge necessary for the public service.

Whereas, it is represented to Congress, that general Washington is of opinion, that the immediate recal of all the brigadiers from the northern department may be productive of inconvenience to the public service:

Resolved, That the order of Congress, of the 1st day of this month, respecting the said brigadiers, be suspended until general Washington shall judge it may be carried into effect with safety.

Ordered, That the letter from B. Franklin and S. Deane to lord Stormont, and the despositions therein referred to, which were among the papers read yesterday, be published:

That the coinmittee for foreign affairs extract, and lay before Congress, to morrow, such other parts of the said letters and papers as they judge proper for publication.

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

MONDAY, August 4, 1777.

A letter, of the Sd, from general Washington, was read:
Ordered, That it be taken into consideration at one o'clock.

A letter, of the 23d of July, from William Sever, esq. president of the council of Massachusetts-Bay, with a list of the troops raised by that state; one, of the 26th of July, from Elisha Avery, in which he begs leave to decline accepting the office of deputy commissary-general of issues; one, of this day, from R. Bache; a memoir from Mons. du Coudray; a memorial from Christopher Ludwig; and a letter, of the 25th of July, from brigadier de Roche Fermoy, were read:

Ordered, That so much of the letter from the council of MassachusettsBay, as relates to money, be referred to the board of treasury, and the remainder to the board of war; that the letter from Mr. Bache be referred to the board of treasury; that the memoir from Mons. du Coudray, the memorial from Christopher Ludwig, and the letter from brigadier de Roche Fermoy, be referred to the board of war.

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to enquire into, and report the number of muskets and field-pieces, and the quantity of soldier's clothing imported, or manufactured, or purchased for the use of the army, the time of importation and the place, and the persons to whom delivered, together with the number of arms in the several magazines under the care of the board of war, the number in the stores of the commissary-general of

military stores, and in the hands of the continental troops, and what number has been lost or condemned, and that the committee have power to send for persons and papers:

The members chosen, Mr. Chase, Mr. Gerry and Mr. Vandyke.

The committee to whom the petition of Daniel Bucklin, and the memorial of Isaac Jones, were referred, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,

Resolved, That Joseph White, commander of the privateer Revenge, appear before the committee of appeals within 40 days after a copy of the petition of Daniel Bucklin, and of this resolution, is served on the said Joseph White, the agent or one of the owners of the said privateer, to shew cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted.

Resolved, That William Dennis, commander of the privateer sloop called the America, appear before the committee of appeals within 40 days after a copy of the memorial of Isaac Jones, and of this resolution, is served upon him, the said William Dennis, the agent, or one of the owners of the said privateer, to shew cause why the prayer of the said memorial should not be granted.

A motion was made, " that a committee be appointed to revise the regulations of the commissary's department, so far as respects the appointment of officers; that they confer with general Washington on the subject, and report such alterations as they may judge necessary."

A motion was made for postponing the consideration thereof:

Passed in the negative.

It was then moved to amend the motion by striking out" the appointment of officers" and inserting "the salaries to be given and the oaths to be taken by persons employed in the issuing-department:" Passed in the negative. It was then moved to strike out the words " so far as respects the appointment of officers:" Passed in the negative.

The question being put on the original motion, Passed in the negative. Congress took into consideration the letter from gen. Washington, wherein he wishes to be excused from making the appointment of an officer to command the northern army; Whereupon,

Resolved, That Congress proceed to the election; the ballots being taken, major-gen. Gates was elected by the vote of eleven states.

Resolved, That general Washington be informed of this appointment, and that he be directed to order gen. Gates to repair, with all possible expedition, to the northern department, to relieve major-gen. Schuyler.

Ordered, That the remainder of the letter from gen. Washington be referred to the committee on the northern department.

The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,

Adjourned to ten o'clock to-morrow.

TUESDAY, August 5, 1777.

In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners of claims, the auditor-general reports,

That there is due to major William West, for his pay and rations as a captain in the 3d Pennsylvania regiment, from 1st September to 25th October, 1776, and for his pay and rations as major, from 25th October, 1776, to 13th July, 1777, 540 56-90 dollars:

To Cornelius Robinson, for his services as an express from brigadier Dagworthy to this place, and for the hire of horses pressed on the road, and his expenses, 34 30-90 dollars :

To William Hurrie, for his attendance as door-keeper to Congress, for candles, &c. which he bought between 1st May and 31st July, and for nine days' attendance omitted in his last account, 90 72-90 dollars:

Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.

The board of treasury brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,

Ordered, That 2000 dollars be advanced to John Cheesborough, pày-master of the 6th regiment of North Carolina continental troops, for the pay of the said regiment, the said pay-master to be accountable.

Ordered, That the same allowance be made to Bryan Lefferty, one of the hostages from Tryon county, for the good behaviour of the inhabitants of the said county, as is ordered by Congress to be made to the M'Donalds, and that 257 30-90 dollars be paid to Mr. Lefferty accordingly, in full for his sub

sistence to the 1st inst. inclusive.

Ordered, That there be advanced to Mons. du Coudray, for the use of the following gentlemen, who came over with him to America:

Captain Rogers and capt. Fleury, each 200 dollars;

Capt. Le Brun, capt. Vareigne, and capt. Tousard, each 250 dollars;
Capt. Loyaute and capt. Pierre, each 200 dollars;

Lieut. Le Blanc, 250 dollars, and lieut. Mathio, 150 dollars;

Lieut. Rivau and lieut. Fonfrede, each 250 dollars;

Lieut. Ganot, 150 dollars, and lieut. Matigni, 250 dollars;

Lieut. Coyete, lieut. Parisy, lieut. Begard, each 150 dollars;

Lieut. Pommereul and lieut. Boshard, each 150 dollars;

Amounting, in the whole, to 3600 dollars, to be charged to account of Mons. du Coudray, being advanced on his application.

Resolved, That a commissary of hides be appointed in the room of Peter Philips, esq. who declines acting; the ballots being taken,

George Ewing was elected.

Resolved, That Thursday next be assigned to take into consideration the propriety of establishing a court of appeals.

Congress proceeded to the election of officers in the commissary's department; and the ballots being taken,

William Buchanan, esq. was elected commissary-general of purchases. Resolved, That the election of other officers be postponed till to-morrow. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to take into consideration the letter from B. Franklin and S. Deane, esqrs. to lord Stormont, and the depositions therein referred to, and report thereon:

The members chosen, Mr. Witherspoon, Mr. Chase, and Mr. Duer.

A deposition of John Barret, 1st lieutenant of the armed brig Raleigh, late commanded by Edward Travis, esq. fitted out by and belonging to the state of Virginia, was read:

Ordered, That it be referred to the foregoing committee.

The committee on foreign applications brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,

Resolved, That the chevalier de Failly have the rank and pay of major in the army of the United States.

The committee returned from camp, brought in a report, which was read. Congress took into consideration the report of the board of war of the 25th July; Whereupon,

Resolved, That captain Dorsey's resignation be accepted.

The committee on the northern department, to whom general Washington's letter was referred, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,

Resolved, That the commanding officer in the northern department be directed to apply to the executive powers of the respective states of NewHampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania, for such a number of their respective militia as he shall judge sufficient to reinforce the army under his command: