296 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C C
No. 22

State, by interrupting the Commerce, but committed considerable
depredations on the Property of the Inhabitants. Upon this Occasion,
we are very anxious to render the Commodore every Assistance in
our Power, as well to effect the desirable Purpose of driving the
enemy from our Bay, as to comply with our Engagement, as far as
possible, to the Governor of Virginia. The Commodore has brought
up the Barge in which Anderson was taken, and thinks, if she was
properly fitted, she would be very serviceable and, in Conjunction
with the State Boats, be sufficient to attack the Enemy's Barges &
Whale Boats, and that the Barge would be particularly useful in ex-
pelling them from the Creeks & other Places of Concealment. If you
will lend us the Barge to go on this Expedition, we will have her
manned & properly equipped and will make you a proper Compen-
sation (if any should be required) for the Use and will, in Case she
should be captured or sustain any Damage, pay you her present
Value, to be ascertained by proper ludges, or repair the Damage

[Council to Capt Geo p. Keeports]

Sir. We have transmitted you, by Cap^t Boyer £ 60. of the new
Emission of this State, with which we request you to purchase the
several Articles enumerated below and deliver them to Cap^t Boyer.
You will not give a higher Price in this Money than in Continental
Dollars, calculating one of these Dollars to be equal to forty
216^tt Brown Sugar @ 6oss. I3>^^tt Bohea Tea @ 37-.IO..O
i2i^^H Coffee @ 4..io..o, 27^ Soap @ 753., 27" of Tobacco manu-
factured for Officers @ 50 s. 78" Tob^o common for Soldiers.

[Council to Delegates in Congress]

Gent" By a Letter received this Day from Gen^l Gates, we are ad-
vised that, in Virtue of a Resolve of Congress, authorizing him to call
upon this State for Supplies for the Southern Army, he had drawn
in Favor of several Gentleman for very large Sums. One of those
Draughts for 320,000 Dollars has been presented for Payment. Our
Treasury is empty, but were it otherwise, we should be under some
Difficulty as to the Propriety of paying it, having not been officially
informed that Congress had vested the General with such extraor-
dinary Powers, nor indeed have we any other Information of it
than what is communicated by the General's Letter of this Day and
the Draught of the Deputy p. M. General for the Southern Depart-
ment, which Draught concludes in these Words " Agreable to Re-
solve of Congress of the 17^th June last." We have no Doubt but the
Powers exercised by Gen^l Gates were delegated to him and as we
cannot find any Mention made of it in the Journals of Congress
esteemed improper for Publication. We beg you will give us such
Information on this Head as you judge prudent and necessary for our
lustification