458 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

as first Lieutenant, Thomas Outten as second Lieutenant and
Angelo Atkinson as Ensign of said Company :
p order of the Committee
R. Dennis Clk.

C. S. J.

Saturday 1^st June 1776.

Met according to Adjournment. Present the same Mem-
bers as on yesterday.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Thomas Smyth Esq^r sixty Pounds common Money to be
lodged in the Hands of the Committee of Observation for
Kent County for the Purpose of defraying the Expence of the
Carriage of Gunpowder from Indian River to Chester Town.
Ordered That the said Treasurer pay to Thomas Smyth
Esq^r forty two Pounds ten Shillings for 10 Musquets pur-
chased by him for the use of the Province.
Copy of Letter N^o 8 was sent to the Deputies of Maryland
in Congress, & Copy of N^o 9 to the Committee of Observa-
tion for Baltimore County.
Adjourned till Monday 10 o'Clock.

C. S. C.

No. 8.

[Council to Maryland Deputies.]

To the Deputies of Maryland in Congress.
Gentⁿ
We send M^r Steuard to Philadelphia to take a View of the
Gondolas built at that city, we expect to contract with him for
building most of those that are ordered to be built for our
province, the difference of tide in our Bay from that in Dela-
ware will we apprehend necessarily occasion some alteration
in the manner of building and rigging our Gondolas from
those of Pennsylvania, we wish to have your sentiments on this
subject after conferring with M^r Steuard.
All is quiet at Annapolis, the Governors boat is just returned
from Virginia with Secretary Smith, and brings a Letter from
Commodore Hamond of the Roebuck to the Governor which
we have seen, he is to be sent for shortly, the letter is dated
at Gwinns Island, (which we take to be near Pianketank
between the mouth of Potowmack and Rhappahannock) the
letter informs they came there to compleat their wood and
water; private intelligence says the Island is of some miles
extent and has stock of Cattle, Sheep &^c thereon; and that
they are casting up intrenchments to defend themselves
against the militia — how long they will remain there is uncer-
tain, our Islands will probably be plundered next, and they