of the Council of Maryland. 313

[Council to Joseph Dashiell Esq^r]

Sir We received yours by M^r Bennett and shall endeavor to send :
down the State Boats, a Barge & Whale Boat, in a few Days, but as
they cannot be fully Manned here, we depend on the Spirit of the
Inhabitants in your County, to assist in doing that Service, if it
should be found necessary. We are sorry to hear from you that the
the new Money will not fully answer your Purposes; it has already
got considerably into Circulation, many Merchants in this Place and
Baltimore receive it for Good and we still hope you will be able to
transact your Business with it; we have no other Means than what
we have already supplied you with. When the Boats go down, we
shall send you what military Stores we can spare and write you more
fully. Cap^t Waters has Directions about the Deserters and we
request you to afford him any Assistance he may have Occasion
for, in sending them up.

[Council to George Dashiell Esqr.]

Sir We received yours by M^r Bennett. Your Acc^t for Freight
must be passed by the Auditor before an Order can go from this
Board for Payment. The General Assembly only, can determine
what shall be done in Consequence of the Loss of your Vessel. At
the same Time we are sorry you was under the Necessity of calling
out the Militia yet we approve of doing it and if the Enemy still con-
tinue in your Parts, we request you to keep a Sufficient Number em-
bodied to repel them & prevent their ravaging. We intend to send
down in a few Days, our State Boats, a Barge & Whale Boat, but
we must, in a great Measure depend on the Spirit of the Inhabitants
on the Waters to Man them, and we apprehend a Part of the Militia
may be most effectually employed in that way. We shall send by the
Boats such of the Articles you desire, as can be spared. Cap^t Waters
has offered to take Command of any Party and we wish he may be
employed

Liber C C
No. 22
p. 192

Thursday 5^th October 1780

Present as on yesterday.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Capt. William
Beatty 6 Coats and 30 Vests for the use of a Party of Men belonging
to the Maryland Division
That the said Commissary Deliver to Lieut of the Artillery and
L^t Henry Baldwin of the 3^d Reg^t each Cloth & Trimings for a Suit
of Cloaths & Linen for 2 Shirts on Acc^t
That the said Commissary deliver to Col^o Alexander L. Smith &
Capt. Charles Smith of the Reg^t Extra Cloth & Trimmings suff^t for

October 5
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 204