C. S. J.

78 Journal and Correspondence

Ordered that the Contractor for provisions furnish Capt.

Thomas's Company with two Day's Rations.
Ordered that the Commissary of Stores deliver to George
Gordon 24 Musquets to be repaired.
Ordered That the Defence's small Tender convoy Capt.
Thomas's Company to the Mouth of Patuxent in St. Mary's
County.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
the Committee of Observation for Charles County two
hundred Pounds on Account of Capt. Rezin Beall's Company.
Copy of Letter N^o 62 was sent to the Committee of Obser-
vation for Charles County, & Copy of N^o 63 to the Deputies
of this Province in Congress.
Adjourned till next Day 10 O'Clock.

c. s. c.

No. 57.

[Council to Dorsey.]

To Colonel Dorsey
Sir.
At present we do not desire you to send in any more of
your Militia; — should it be necessary hereafter we will inform
you, and from their readiness which we have hitherto experi-
enced doubt not their being here in proper time.
19 July 1776

No. 58.

[Council to Page.]

To the Honble. John Page Esq^r President of the Council of
Virginia.
Sir.
Your favour communicating the intelligence that the
Enemies Fleet had been drawn from their Station, and their
Forces obliged to abandon Gwynn's Island, came safe to hand
and demands our acknowledgments.
They have since arrived in Potowmack, and Landed some
Men on S^t Georges Island, at the mouth of Saint Marys River
where they have thrown up Entrenchments. We are making
preparations to dislodge them as soon as possible. In return
we congratulate you on our success in the Southern Quarter.
P. S. We have ordered M^r Hughes to send immediately
to Geo. Town two 18 pounders for the use of your Colony, to
be delivered to Mess^rs Mason and Dalton's order.
19 July 1776