238 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

You shall have a full State of Facts relative to our late inter-
esting Situation by the next Post. This we give you in a
hurry.
ii^th March 1776

[Galloway to Council.]
Gentlemen.
By the order of Col. Weems I am to to inform you, that the
alarm given by Cap^t Chew is without the least foundation.
The sloop of War and her Tenders are at least fifteen miles
below Fishing Creek. Cap^t Chew discharged his company at
twelve OClock last night after being very much tired with
their march from South River, and down again. They are
now under arms a little below Fishing Creek and will continue
so, till they are gone below Patuxent. Cap^t Makalls company
are 10 miles below and the alarm all through Calvert that they
are on their way down, they weighed about 12 oclock and
came too again about 4 in the afternoon as the wind was
directly a head. I am gentlemen your ofr hum^b Ser^t
Jos. Galloway
ii^tn March 1776
7 oClock P. M.

[Dorsey to Council.]

Elk Ridge Land^g 11 March 1776.
Gen^t I received yours of yesterday by express, and agree-
able to order shall dismiss my Battalion of Militia, who were
in readiness, at this place to march to any part of the province
that your honours, or the general should request: It gives
me the greatest satisfaction that my Conduct, as well as the
other gentlemen officers & Militia under my Command, meet
with your approbation.
I have the Honour to be Gen^t y^r most ob^{t
servt
Thomas Dorsey.}

[Committee of Elk Ridge to Council.]

In Committee March II^th 1776. The Committee of obser-
vation in the neighbourhood of Elk Ridge reflecting on the
necessity of having the sum of about two hundred pounds
lodged in their hands to defray the expences of the Elk Ridge
Battalion, in case the exigencies of the province shall at any
time require their marching to a distance to repel an hostile
invasion by the British forces, beg that you will send them the