126 Journal and Correspondence

C. B.

Ordered That Capt. Reid receive from the Indian Landing
500 small Cannon shott leaving an Acc^t & Receipt with the
Council
Commission of a Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to
Charles Wells Master of the Brig called the Bantrus mounting
six Carriage Guns & six Swivels navigated with eighteen
men belonging to William Hammond and others of Baltimore

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[Delegates in Congress to Gov. Johnson.]

8^th June 1778 York.
Sir
Your letter of the 2^d instant was put into our hands this
morning by Col. Smith, and referred to the board of War.
We sincerely wish the State of our cloathing at or near the
army may be such as to suffer that Board to give the order
in the extent you desire: Col. Smith will receive their answer
tomorrow. We hope, and have the strongest reason to be-
lieve, our army will never again be exposed to the same incon-
veniences & distress they have hitherto suffered from the want
of cloathing. We understand 8 or ten thousand suits are in
the 50 gun ship lately arrived in Virginia, and still larger
supplies have arrived at the Eastward.
By all accounts from Camp & Philadelphia the Enemy ap-
pear to be on the eve of evacuating that city: it is conjectured
they will march thro' the Jersies to South Amboy, where it is
said a number of boats are in readiness to carry them over to
Staten Island.
War between Prussia & Austria respecting the division of
the late Elector of Bavaria's territories by the latest accounts
from Europe is much to be apprehended: and M^r Franey
informed us that War was certainly declared between Russia
& the Porte. The French court had detained all english ves-
sels in their ports in a consequence of a refusal by the Court
of London to deliver up an American vessel captured on the
coast of France by an english Privateer.
We inclose you copies of letters from L^d Howe's & Sir
Henry Clinton's letters to Gen. Washington & to Congress,
and our answer: these may be printed if you think proper,
and we beg the favor of you to lay them before the Assembly.
We are with great respect
Your Excellency's
Most obed^t humble Servants
Ch. Carroll of Carrollton
Geo. Plater