90 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

No. 65.

[Council to Dent.]

To Brigadier General Dent.
Sir: Your favors of the 19^th & 20^th instant are before us.
We approve of your ordering an additional Number of Militia
from Colonel Hawkins Battalion, and dont Doubt your doing
everything necessary to repel the Invaders, we have ordered
Major Price down with Three Field Pieces, and one nine
pounder, with Cap^t Thomas's Independent Company, which
we rest satisfied are arrived with you by this Time. These
will enable the Major and you to speak more properly with
the Row Gaily than you hitherto could do. You apprehend
the Enemy are moving up the River, it is not improbable but
they may, you will (as you have done) continue to watch their
motions, and from time to time inform us. We wish to be
acquainted how many and what sort of deserters have come
over; whether they be Soldiers, Sailors, Tories or Prisoners
taken hy them.
Please to say in your next how Captⁿ Beall may be.
21^st July 1776.

No. 66.

[Council to Perkins.]

To Captain Perkins
Sir.
The Council of Safety will fix upon some Day not far
distant to issue the several Commissions for the Officers
belonging to the Flying Camp, when you may depend upon
you and your Officers receiving yours. We have no Muskets
to supply your Company with or any other belonging to the
Eastern Shore Battalion; it at present remains doubtful
whether or not we shall after all our endeavours procure suffi-
cient Arms to Arm the Battalion to be stationed upon this Shore
in the stead of Colonel Smallwood's which is marched to the
Northward. We expect to be supplied from Baltimore with
Knap and Havresacks, a part of which when received will be
appropriated to the use of the Eastern Shore Battalion. At
present we have no tents nor are we possessed of the neces-
sary materials to make them. When your Company is
equiped for marching, and any of the Men at that time
should prove non-effective, we think if others offer to supply
their places you may safely incorporate them in your Company.
P. S. Orders are lodged with E. S. Treasurer.
22 July 1776