Resolved, That Mr. Sam'l Cad. Morris be appointed to assist Col. Bayard in procuring Gun Carriages instead of Col. Matlack, who is going to Camp.

Resolved, That Paul Fooks, Esq'r, Notary Public, & Sworn Interpreter for the French and Spanish Languages, be continued in those Offices, with all the Powers granted him by his former Commission, untill the Form of Government of this State is Established, or untill it shall be altered by Proper Authority.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay to Col. Andrew Kichline, £70 0, for 2 Guns, to be charged to the Col.

To pay the Managers of House of Employment, £4 6 9, for Oakum.

Mr. Towers was directed to deliver Mr. Wm. Will half a Pig or about two Hundred Wt of Block Tin, he paying for the same.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Wm. Chambers £2 0 0, for a Gun deliver'd Col. Joseph Armstrong of Cumberland County, to be charged to the Col.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. Nicholas Hicks £117 14 21, for work done at Billingsport, to be charged to Congress.

George Ross, Esq'r, as Council for William Ross, a Prisoner in the Goal of this City, committed on a charge of his having killed a certain Thomas Ralph, appeared before this board, and for Reasons contained in a written paper presented by him "Moves the Council of Safety to admit the prisoner to Bail." The Board thereupon having taken the opinion of John Dickenson, Esquire, on the Case, and having deliberated upon the arguments offered for and against the motion,

Resolved, unanimously, That bail ought not to be taken in this

case.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay to Baltzer Spangler & others, £9 0 0, for going express to the several Colonels of York County, to order them to collect the Militia in order to march to Camp in New Jersey.

Mr. Nesbitt, to pay Elijah Etting for dieting ten soldiers, Prisoners of war, 7 days, after their arrival at York town, before they were . put in Quarters £3 15 0, to be charged to Congress.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Robert Stevenson for Ten Guns delivered Capt. Samuel Nelson, £23 19 0, to be charged to Col. Mathew Dill of York County, 5th Battalion.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay an order drawn on this board by James Chapman, Commissioner, & Jno. Vandegrift, Assesor of Bucks County, for three Hundred Pounds, towards arms & accoutrements procuring by them in said County, to be charged to the Commissioners & Assesors.

In Council of Safety, Septem'r 26th, 1776.

Resolved, That Col. James Potter be allowed to Contract, on the lowest terms in his Power, for the making of Fifty Rifle Guns for the use of his Battalion, the said Contract to be made good by this Board.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Col. Kirkbride £51 1 0, for arms purchased from non-associators, to be charged to the Col.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Wm. Ross for dieting part of Capt. Weitzel's Company, of Col. Miles' Battalion, £6 60.

Mr. Nesbitt to pay Ezekiel Webb £9 10 3, for diet of part of three Companies Col. Miles's Battalion.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Capt. Thomas Forrest £17 18 0, for Balance of his aco't for recruiting expences.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Benja. Condy £2 5 0, for a spy Glass delivered to Lieut. Christee.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Martin Pendergrass £5 1 6, for work done to the Guard Boats.

The Following Persons were appointed Officers to carry on the Fortifications Intended to be erected at Billingsport, vizt: Engineer, Capt. Blaitwaite Jones.

Assistant do., Mr. Thomas Hanson.

Superintendant General of Workmen, Col. John Bull.

Assistant

ditto,

James Dundass.

Clerk to Superintendants, Robert Cather.

Commisary of Utensils, John Moyer, Ditto of Provisions.
Bricklayers, Charles Souder & Edw'd McCaggen.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.

Resolved, That Thomas Seymour, Esq'r, be appointed Commodore & Commander-in-Chief of all the Naval Armaments in the service of this State.

Resolved, That David McCutcheon be discharged from His Confinement.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay to Matthias Young £3 15 0, for Painting the Guard Boat Vulture.

Resolved, That the members of this Board, or as many as Conveniently can, go down to Fort Island to-morrow morning to accompany Commodore Seymour to the Fleet; That Instructions be drawn up to deliver the Commodore with his Commission.

The following are the Instructions deliver'd to the Commodore, vizt:

"In Council of Safety, Septem'r 26th, 1776.

"The Council having thought proper to appoint you Commodore & Commander-in-Chief of all the Naval Armaments of this State in the River Delaware, which you are to notify to the Officers of the Fleet by publishing to them your Commission, It becomes necessary to give you some Instructions to regulate your Conduct in some points of this Important Trust.

"And First: You are, by all Possible means, to establish such a proper sense of Subordination in the Fleet, that all the orders you think necessary to Issue be punctually and implicitly obeyed, a loose and relaxed discipline utterly enfeebling every Military Establishment, however respectable it may otherwise be in the Circumstance of number & force.

"Secondly. As it is the duty and Inclination of this Council to Maintain the Fleet in a Constant preperation to receive the enemy, you must Immediately take an exact survey of its present Condition, and whatever may be wanting in its equipments to make report to Capt. Wm. Richards, who is appointed and directed to supply all its deficiencies.

"Thirdly. An attack from the Enemy being highly Probable, tho' the time uncertain, it is necessary that every part of the Fleet should have its proper Station assigned, in such way as to afford Mutual Support, and that the whole may act to the best effect.

"Fourthly. You must particularly attend not only to the situa tion of the Fleet, but take great care that the Officers and Men are not absent from their respective Vessels any length of time and at any great distance, but as it is probable that some of the Officers of the Boats may be desirous of coming up to this City, you may give leave of absence to them in such number and for so long a time as the service may admit, so that not more than one-third be absent at any one time or longer than Forty-eight Hours, from their respective Vessels.

Lastly. Should any accident or Circumstance happen in the Fleet that has the least tendency to effect the service, you are to give the earliest Information of it to the Council of Safety, that they, if they have the Means of Remedy, may apply such as the nature of the Case may require."

These being the Principal Matters that have occured to the Council, they earnestly recommend to you however, that you endeavour to promote the Utmost Harmony between you and the Officers of the Fleet, and between one another, on which depends so much the success of every undertaking where men are to act in concert, and Mutual assistance required.

Resolved, That the Officers of the Fleet belonging to this State be allowed the same pay that the Officers in the Continental Service have, from the first of October next.

An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Major Nicola, for £25 0 0, for sundry necessaries for Barracks, to be charged to his acco't.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. Robert Towers, £77 2 81, for 62 days service at 10s to 19th Instant, and for sundry Expences at Magazine, &ca.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Sam'l Rain 15s for a week's Board of one of Col. Miles' Soldiers.

Au order was drawn on Joseph Ferree, Esq'r, to deliver Henry Huber One Ton of Salt Petre, & 600 lb Sulpher out of the Stores under his Care at Germantown.

An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Messrs. Rutter & Potts, for Three Thousand Pounds, on acco't of Cannon cast by them for this State, to be charged to their acco't.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Doct'r Parke £8 2 6, for attendance on sick soldiers.

Mr. Nesbitt, to pay to Henry Huber Fifty Pounds, towards Powder made by him.

An order Mr. Ferree to deliver Geo. Hubner 500 lb. Sulphur, taking his receipt.

Agreeable to a resolve of Yesterday, a Number of the Council acompanied the Commodore to fort Island, when the V. P. read the Comm'n & Instructions to him, & those officers who chose to continue in the service were desired to apply for new Commissions on tuesday next.

In Council of Safety, September 28th, 1776.

The Honorable Congress having directed this Council to recommend Officers for the Battalions Raised in this State for the Continental Service, and the board being informed that a Paymaster is wanting for the 2nd Battalion, under the Command of Col. Jos. Wood, now at Ticonderago, The Council Do recommend Mr. Benja. Fishburn for Paymaster to said Battalion.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay William Deane £1 17 0, for repairing Arms, &ca., belonging to 2nd Battalion of Philad'a County.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Lieut. Col. William Dean £20 18 9, for Arms taken from non-Associators, to be charged to Col. Robert Lewis.

Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Col. Richard Thomas £6 16 6, for repairing Arms, &ca., to be charged to this State, & £2 15 0, for nursing sick Soldiers, to be charged to Congress.

Resolved, That Mr. John Weitzel be requested to purchase for this State a Quantity of Blankets, Coarse Cloths, Coarse Linens, & Five Tons of Hemp, and forward to this Board as soon as Possible, and his orders for the same shall be paid.