of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 89

Hambro, the officers keeping their Journals accordingly &
having no other papers on b^d Rotterdam or Amsterdam are
the best ports, on their arrival at the outport of either of these
ports, let them report to the first officer as Bylyger on board
to Hambro from St Crus put in their for orders or in distress,
if to Rotterdam let the Cap^t immedl^y proceed up with the
proper papers & apply to Mess^rs Isaac Hubert & Van Ryker-
varsel desiring them to receive the said cap^t under their pro-
tection & to wait & follow my orders letting nothing be
landed if to Amsterdam the same directions will do to Mess^rs
Nicholas & Jacob Van Staphorst should you approve of this
plan please write fr^m first port your full directions to Alex^r
Gillen & C^o at Charles Town S^o Caroline & copies thereof p^r
each vessel to Holland which will be duly attended to by.

Sir, Your most Obed^t Serv^t

Alexander Gillon 28^th Oct^r 1775.

	[Chase to Council] Philadelphia November 1st 1775 Gentlemen. The Congress have directed the enclosed Resolutions, and Papers to be transmitted to you. I submit to your consideration whether it would not be proper to com- municate copies to the Committee of Observation of each County and request their diligent attention and steady execu- tion of the Resolves, and if Annapolis cannot be defended it would not be adviseable to remove the public Records and Loan Office. I am gentlemen With Regard and Respect Your obedt Servant Saml Chase	Original.
	[West to Council.] Woodyard 2d November 1775 Honourable Gentlemen Having long foreseen the present Troubles I have endeav- oured to provide against them as well as I coud and tried to prevail with all those I conversed with to do so too but to very little purpose — from what motives I shall not take upon me to declare. When the General Congress desired that all men should prepare against the worst, 1 put my Arms in order laid by what little powder and lead I had and purchased at an advanced price what Powder lead & flints I could conveniently get and powder run presently up to 20£ pr hundred. I have been offered by the People of Virginia at different times first	Original.