of the Council of Maryland. 403

and Behaviour in capturing the Men from the Enemy's Shipping.
The Hire of Horses and Carriages and the retained Rations will be
settled by the Auditor General on Application, it is entirely without
your Department. Nothing more is to be done by you than to give
Certificates for the Time the Horses and Carriages were hired or
impressed and of the Number of the Rations retained by and due to
the Militia. The Law to encourage the raising volunteer Troops of
light Horse directs that not less than fifteen shall constitute a Troop
including a Capt. Lieutenant and Cornet to be recommended by the
Persons forming the Troop, every Person entering into such Troop
to furnish himself with Arms Horse and Furniture fit for such Duty
and to be discharged from any Company of Militia to which he be-
longs but subject to the same Regulations as the Militia at large.
There is no law to justify you in taking the Arms from Individuals
further than Arms the Property of the State such as are private
Property you will return It will be absolutely necessary to keep the
Arms always in repair the Expence of which the State will pay; but
it will never do to employ an idle Person with the additional Expence
of an Over looker. You should hold a Court Martial immediately
on those Men who refused to guard the Prisoners on being ordered
by you, the Law passed the last Session Subjects the Militia to the
same Fines as under the former Militia Laws, and those in Spanish
Dollars at 7/6 each to be paid in Bills of the new Emissions on the
passing Value at the Time of Payment.

April 18
Liber No. 78
p. 132

p. 133

[Council to Col. Hollingsworth.]

Yours of the 11^th and 10^th have been received. This Treasury
being exhausted, we have according to your request drawn an Order
on the Eastern Shore Treasurer for five Hundred Pounds. Should
any Intelligence arrive relative to the Movements of the Enemys
Ships, you may depend on the earliest Notice. We expect the wag-
gons impressed by the Marquis are on their way to Elk sufficient
waggons having been ordered to Baltimore to relieve them.

Ibid.

[Council to Brigadier Gen'1 Hamilton. |

Before we can grant the Permission you request, you must inform
us of the Name, built and Burthen of the Vessel, the Masters Name,
the Number and Names of the Crew and furnish us with an Inven-
tory of the Cloathing Refreshments and Necessaries and every
Article on Board intended for the Troops and inform us of the
Amount of the Cash when this is done we shall not hesitate to give
Permission to the Flag to proceed to George Town and deliver her
Cargoe to such Officer as you may appoint to receive it under the
following Restrictions. The Vessel when she arrives off George
Town is to lay in the Middle of the Stream, a Guard under a discreet

Ibid.
p. 134