supplies, designating what have arrived, and such as they are informed have been taken by the enemy, or have miscarried. Resolved, That gen. Gates be authorized to order the deputy pay-master general to pay, upon the certificates of such officers as he shall think proper, the sums due to the officers and soldiers of the army, under his command, for rations or parts of rations, allowed to, but not drawn by them, respectively, provided the regulations of the commissary's department, relative to the payment of rations as aforesaid, be no longer dispensed with than gen. Gates shall judge necessary. Ordered, That to-morrow be assigned for appointing a deputy commissary-general of purchases and a deputy commissary of issues in the western district. FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M. Sundry propositions being laid before Congress in addition to the articles of confederation: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to take the same into consideration, and report such as they shall judge proper to be added to the articles of confederation, not changing or altering any of the articles already agreed on. The members chosen, Mr. Law, Mr. R. H. Lee, and Mr. Duane. A memorial from Mr. de Vernejour, was read: Ordered, That it be referred to the board of war, and that they be directed to consider the merit and services of Mr. Fleury, and Mr. du Plessis, and report to Congress. The several matters to this day referred, being postponed, TUESDAY, November 11, 1777. A memorial, from chevalier Dorset, and a memorial from the officers who, accompanied Mr. du Coudray, were read: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to take into consideration the applications of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers who accompanied Mr. du Coudray from France; to revise the report of the treasury and the resolutions of Congress thereon respecting those officers; and as soon as possible report to Congress what farther sums, if any, they shall apprehend it just and expedient Congress should grant them; that the said committee also take into consideration the memorial of the chevalier Dorset, and the applications of any other foreign gentlemen now attending Congress : The members chosen, Mr. R. H. Lee, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Duane. FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M. The committee on the treasury brought in a report: Whereupon, Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favor of John Brown, secretary to the marine committee, for 2000 dollars, for the use of the said committee, who are to be accountable: That the president issue a warrant on Thomas Smith, esq. commissioner of the loan-office for the state of Pennsylvania, in favor of Matthew Irwin, agent to Joseph Trumbull, esq. late commissary-general, for 50,000 dollars, advanced in consequence of Mr. J. Trumbull's letter of the 14th of August, to enable him to pay his contracts for provisions, the said Joseph Trumbull to be accountable: That a warrant issue in favor of Elijah Etting, for 426 60-90 dollars, for the payment of Joseph Simon's order, dated Lancaster, October the 29th last, in his favor, for blankets delivered brigadier-general Hand at Fort-Pitt, for the use of the hospital there, brigadier-general Hand to be accountable. The committee appointed to take into consideration the new articles pro posed to be added to, or included in, the confederation, brought in a report which was read: Ordered, That it be taken into consideration to-morrow morning. Congress proceeded to the election of a deputy commissary-general of issues, for supplying the forts and posts on the western frontiers of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the ballots being taken, John Erwing was elected. The president laid before Congress a copy of a resolution passed in Congress on September the 18th, ordering commissions to be granted to a number of officers in the department of the commissary-general of military stores, which was delivered to him by colonel B. Flower, C. G. M. together with the list of the officers, who, notwithstanding the resolution aforesaid, have not yet received their commissions; Whereupon, Ordered, That commissions be granted to the following persons in the department of the commissary-general of military stores, with the dates annexed to their respective names, agreeably to the said list, viz. Of the company to work in the laboratory, inlisted to serve during the war as artillery men, Isaac Coren, captain, February the 1st, 1777; Will. E. Godfey, captain-lieutenant, July the 1st, 1777; Anthony Wright, firstlieutenant, March the 1st, 1777; Andrew Caldwell, second-lieutenant, April the 1st, 1777: Of the company of artillery artificers, inlisted during the war, to be attached to the artillery in the field, Jesse Roe, captain February the 3d, 1777; Valentine Hoffman, captain-lieutenant February the 12th, 1777; Christian Beackly, first-lieutenant February the 3d, 1777; and Will. Preston, second lieutenant April 7, 1777. Of the companies of artillery artificers, inlisted to serve for one year, and ordered to be re-inlisted to serve during the war: Nathaniel Irish, captain, February 7th, 1777; Thomas Wylie, captain lieutenant, February 17th, 1777; George Norris, first-lieutenant, February 8th, 1777; James Sweiney, second lieutenant, February 22d, 1777; David Pancoast, captain, February 10th, 1777: John Jordan, captain-lieutenant, February 17th, 1777; James Gibson, first-lieutenant, February 17th, 1777 : Jonathan Gostelow, major, commissary of military-stores, February 1st, 1777; Joseph Watkins, major, commissary of ordnance-stores, February 5th, 1777; Wollory Ming, captain, superintendent of leather manufactory, April 1st, 1777; Samuel Sergeant, superintendent of the public works at Carlisle, and keeper of all the stores, August, 1777, his pay 60 dollars a month and 4 rations a day: Charles Lukins, major, commissary of military-stores and pay-master to the commissary-general of military-stores in the department at Carlisle, March 8th, 1777, his pay 60 dollars a month and 4 rations a day : Johnson Smith, contractor and procurer of all the lumber and some other materials wanted for the public works at Carlisle, July 21st, 1777, pay 60 dollars a month and 3 rations a day: Cornelius Sweers, assistant-commissary of military-stores at Philadelphia, February 1st, 1777: Alexander Power, quarter-master to the corps of artillery artificers at Carlisle, July 30th, 1777, same pay and rations as regimental quarter-master: Samuel French, major, commissary of military-stores, January 18th, 1777, with the army: George Everson, captain, deputy commissary of military-stores, January 18th, 1777: Alexander Henderson, captain deputy commissary of military stores, September 10th, 1777. A memorial, from Thomas Hite, administrator of the estate of Jacob Hite, deceased, in behalf of the heirs of the said deceased, was read: Ordered, That it be referred to the board of treasury. WEDNESDAY, November 12, 1777. A letter, of the 8th, from general Washington, at White-Marsh, enclosing a copy of a letter from general Dickinson; one, of the 31st of October, from general Heath; also, a letter of the S0th of October, from Ebenezer Hancock; and one, of the 16th of October, from J. Bradford; were read : Ordered, That the letters from general Washington and E. Hancock be referred to the board of treasury; and that the letter from J. Bradford be referred to the committee of commerce. Resolved, That a copy of general Heath's letter of the 31st of October be transmitted to the general assembly of the state of Massachusetts-Bay, who are requested to afford Samuel Allen Otis, esq. agent of the clothier general in the said state, the necessary assistance for procuring the clothing mentioned in the said letter, and for having it made up for the army, who are in great want thereof. An order drawn on John Hancock, esq. president of Congress, by George Morgan, in favor of Sampson Matthews, dated October the 1st, 1777, was presented to Congress : Ordered, That it be referred to the board of treasury. Congress took into consideration the articles proposed to be added to the confederation; Whereupon, Resolved, That the following be included: Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Congress : The members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments during the time of their going to, and from, and attendance on, Congress, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace. Adjourned to four o'clock. FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M. The board of treasury brought in a report; Whereupon, Ordered, That Jonathan Trumbull, esq. transmit to Congress a certificate from Mr. Cuyler, deputy commissary-general of purchases for the northern district, specifying the sum supplied the latter from the military-chest, and that the board of treasury be authorized thereupon to credit Mr. Trumbull for the said sum, and charge it to the commissary-general of purchases. Ordered, That a warrant issue on Nathaniel Appleton, esq. commissioner of the continental loan-office in the state of Massachusetts-Bay, in favor of Dr. William Shippen, director-general of the hospital, for 67,000 dollars, for the use of his department, and for which he is to be accountable : That a warrant issue on Nathaniel Appleton, commissioner of the continental loan-office in the state of Massachusetts-Bay, in favor of William Buchanan, commissary-general of purchases, for 200,000 dollars for the use of the eastern department; and that another warrant issue on the continental treasurer in favor of the board of war for 200,000 dollars, to be by them transmitted to the deputy commissary-general of purchases for the northern department; that one other warrant issue on the treasurer in favor of the board of war, for 200,000 dollars, to be by them transmitted to the deputy commissary-general of purchases in the southern district; for which three sums, amounting to 600,000 dollars, the said William Buchanan, esq. commissary-general of purchases, is to be accountable. Congress resumed the consideration of the articles proposed to be added to the confederation; Whereupon, Resolved, That the following be included therein: if any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any state, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the state from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the state having jurisdiction of his offence. Full faith and credit shall be given in each of the states, to the records, acts and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other state. It was then moved to add, "and an action of debt may be commenced in a court of law of any state for the recovery of a debt due on judgment of any court in any other state; provided the judgment creditor shall give bond with sufficient sureties before the said court, in which the action shall be brought, to answer in damages to the adverse party, in case the original judgment should be afterwards revised and set aside, and provided the party against whom such judgment may have been obtained, had notice in fact of the service of the original writ upon which such judgment shall be founded ;" New-Hampshire, Mr. Folsom, nono Maryland, Massa'stis-Bay, Mr. Gerry, Rhode-Island, Mr. Marchant, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mr. Dyer, no ay ay Virginia, ay no ay } div. Mr. Smith Rumsey, no R. H. Lee, no no Williams, No So it passed in the negative. A letter, of the 10th, from general Washington, was read, together with the proceedings of a board of general officers for settling the ranks of the Pennsylvania field officers, dated the 17th of August, 1777, and the same being taken into consideration; Thereupon, Resolved, That Congress agree to the principle adopted by the said board in settling the relative rank or precedence of officers according to that standing they held in the army immediately before their present commissions, except where persons are promoted upon a principle of merit only; and that the arrangement made by the said board, with respect to the relative rank of the Pennsylvania field-officers, be, and it is hereby confirmed. Resolved, That the commissions heretofore granted to the said officers be, and they are hereby vacated. Ordered, That the said commissions be delivered by the respective officers to general Washington. Ordered, That new commissions be made out for the said officers, with the ranks and dates annexed to their names respectively, and transmitted to general Washington: Ist. colonel Magaw, January Sd, 1776; 2d, colonel Irwin, January 9th: 3d, colonel Cadwalader, September 7th; 4th, colonel Johnson, September 27th; 5th, colonel Chambers, September 28th; 6th, colonel Broadhead, September 29th; 7th, colonel Wood, September 30th; 8th, colonel Humpton, October 1st; 9th, colonel Cook, October 2d. Lieutenant-colonels; 1st, Nagle, August 21st; 2d, Becker, August 22d; 3d, Ross, September 27th; 4th, Richard Butler, September 28th; 5th, Craig, September 29th; 6th, William Butler, September 30th; 7th, Frazier, October 1st; 8th, Greer, October 2d; 9th, Gurney, October 3d; 10th, Hubley, October 4th; 11th, Gray, October 5th, 1776. Majors. 1st, Smith, September 27th, 1776; 2d, Miller, September 28th; sd, Williams, September 29th; 4th, Lamar, September 30th; 5th, Harman, October 1st; 6th, Robinson, October 2d; 7th, Benezet, October 3d ; 8th, Bayard, October 4th; 9th, Hay, October 5th; 10th, North, October 6th; 11th, Mentzes, October 7th; 12th, Crawford, October 8th, 1776. Resolved, That colonel Stewart's regiment be annexed to the Pennsylvania line and form the thirteenth regiment. The several matters to this day referred, being postponed, THURSDAY, November 13, 1777. The board of war brought in a report; Whereupon, Resolved, That blank commissions be sent to general Gates, to enable him to fill up the vacancies in the Massachusetts regiments, in pursuance of powers given him for that purpose by that state. A letter, of the 17th of October, from William Aylett, esq. enclosing his accounts for the purchase of flour, was laid before Congress and read: Ordered, That it be referred to the board of treasury. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to enquire into the cause of the obstructions in the department of the post-master general, and report thereon to Congress : The members chosen, Mr. Roberdeau, Mr. Gerry, and Mr. Marchant. Ordered, That a warrant issue on the commissioner of the loan-office in the state of Massachusetts-Bay, in favor of Ebenezer Hancock, esq. deputy pay-master general in the eastern department, for 200,000 dollars, to be paid after the warrants drawn the 12th instant, in favor of the commissary-general of purchases; it being for the use of the said department, and for which the said deputy pay-master general is to be accountable: That a warrant issue on the continental loan-officer for the state of RhodeIsland, for 44,000 dollars, and another warrant on the commissioner of the loan-office in the state of Maryland for 8,000 dollars, both in favor of the marine committee, or their order, and for which they are to be accountable : That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favor of col. Jesse Ewell, of a regiment of militia from the state of Virginia, for 1097 30-90 dollars, for which he is to be accountable : That a warrant issue on the continental loan-officer for the state of Massachusetts-Bay, for 20,000 dollars, and another warrant on the commissioner of the loan-office in the state of New-Hampshire, for 10,000 dollars, both in favor of James Mease, esq. clothier-general, being an advance for the use of his department, and for which he is to be accountable: That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favor of captain David Bell, for 3000 dollars, in discharge of a bill drawn on Congress in favor of Sampson Matthews, by colonel George Morgan, dated the 1st of October, 1777, on account of provision for the use of the western department; col. Morgan to be accountable. FOUR O'CLOCK. P. M. A letter, of the 3d, from gen. Putnam, and one, of this day, from William Buchanan, esq. commissary-general of purchases, with one enclosed from gen. Putnam, dated November the 3d, were read : Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee appointed to consider and report upon the letter from S. Hopkins, esq. and the papers enclosed. Congress resumed the consideration of the articles proposed to be added to the confederation, and the following were agreed to: The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different states in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these states, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the respective states; and the people of each state shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other state, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges |
