In favor of the Honorable James Potter, Esquire, for the sum of forty pounds specie, in part of his salary as Vice President, for which he is to account.

In favor of Captain James Christie, for seventeen pounds seventeen shillings and six pence specie, balance of his account for subsistence while employed in receiving recruits in the county of Northampton.

Ordered, That the Secretary at War be requested to lend to the State three hundred stand of arms and forty rifles, one hundred shot pouches and powder horns, four hundred wires and brushes, and two hundred sets of horse shoes and nails, and that the same may be forwarded with the other stores to the town of Northumberland.

Sundry depositions were laid before the Board against Colonel Valentine Eckhart, for malpractices in the execution of his office as Lieutenant of the county of Berks, which being read,

Ordered, That copies of the same be transmitted to the said Lieutenant; and that he be directed to report thereon to the Council as soon as may be.

Ordered, That a copy of the estimate of the expence of the proposed expedition to Sandusky, be transmitted to Brigadier General Irvine at Fort Pitt, for his information.

Ordered, That Major General James Potter, Esquire, be authorized to appoint a Committee of Issues, a Quarter Master, and such other staff officers as he may think necessary for the well conducting of the expedition into the Indian country under his command.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Carnahan, Esquire, for fifteen hundred pounds specie, to be paid by him to Brigadier General Irvine at Fort Pitt, for providing provisions, pack horses, stores, &c., for the expedition carrying on against Sandusky towns.

The Honorable Thomas K'Kean and George Bryan, Esquires, Judges of the Supreme Court, having, by letter of this day's date, recommended John Shebell, charged with piracy on the high seas,

and Jesse Vicars, convicted of burglary, and Solomon Vicars, charged with the same crime, to this Board as proper objects of mercy, both on account of their youth and their early and ample discoveries; and the Board taking the same into consideration: Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said John Shebell, Jesse Vicars and Solomon Vicars, be pardoned; and that pardons for each and every of them, do issue accordingly, under the great seal of the State.

The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :

In favor of Colonel Lewis Farmer, for one hundred pounds, for paying for making up cloathing for the troops going on the Indian Expedition, to be paid out of the five thousand pounds from the bank, for which he is to account.

In favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for five hundred pounds, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for paying one-third of depreciation certificates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsyl vania line, for which the said John Nicholson is to account.

A pass was granted to Gabriel Johounot and George Grieves to go to Boston and to return.

A pass was granted to Ann Toy to go to Dobbs' ferry and to

return.

A pass was granted to Hanna Robiglio to go to New York, not to return again.

A pass was granted to Conrad Wicherly to go to Boston and to return again.

Ordered, That Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, be authorised to furnish rations to the militia ordered from the counties of York and Cumberland to Fort Pitt, both on thair march to the Fort and on their return home from thence; that the price for the rations be the same as agreed upon in the former contract.

A letter from the Honorable Robert Morris, Esquire, Superintendant of Finance, dated the nineteenth instant, was read, and ordered to be filed.

The Council having taken their arrangements for supplying the troops on the expedition into the Indian country, agreeably to Mr. Morris's proposition,

Ordered, That it be proposed nevertheless to Mr. Morris, that, in case of loss of provision by the enemy destroying it, the United States bear their proportion of the loss, according to the number of troops of the United States, compared with the number of militia employed on the expedition.

Ordered, That Captain Shrawder be directed to march with his company to Muncy, in Northumberland, and put himself under the command of Major General Potter, so as to be at Muncy on the fourth day of October next.

Ordered, That Lieutenant Johnston march from Bedford county, and put himself under the command of Major General Irvine.

Two orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Jacob Morgan, Junior, late Superintendant of the Commissioners of Purchase in the several counties, one of them for seventy-six pounds four shillings and eight pence half penny specie, three months after sight, and the other for fourteen pounds eight shillings, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, being the balance of Charles Cessna's accounts as Commissioner for Bedford county.

A letter from the Minister of France of the nineteenth instant, was read, representing that divers seamen have deserted from the ships of war of his most Christian Majesty, and requesting the Executive of the State to adopt speedy measures for apprehending such Whereupon, the Board taking the same into considera

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Ordered, That a proclamation be issued for the purpose aforesaid, and a draft of the same being prepared, was read and approved, and is in the words following, vizt:

By his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, It has been represented to the Supreme Executive Council, that divers seamen belonging to the ships of war of his most Christian Majesty, the great and good ally of these United States, have deserted, and probably may remain concealed in or near the city of Philadelphia:

And whereas, It is of the utmost consequence to these United States, as much as possible to discourage and prevent such desertions, and apprehend, secure and return to their officers all the deserters from the fleets of his most Christian Majesty; we do hereby strictly charge, enjoin and require all Judges, Justices, Sheriffs and other peace officers, to use their utmost diligence to apprehend, secure and return to the Consul or Vice Consul of his most Christian Majesty, all such deserters as may be found within this State: And we do hereby earnestly recommend to the good citizens of the State, to give with the greatest alacrity, their aid and assistance in all lawful measures for so apprehending, securing and returning all such deserters.

Given in Council, under the hand of his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.

WILLIAM MOORE, President. Attest: TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Henry Wynkoop, Esq'r, for forty-six pounds two shillings and six pence, in full of his account for his attendance in Congress as a member of this State, till the ninth instant.

Ordered, That Robert Ralston be directed to muster the militia now called into service for guarding the British prisoners.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of James Trimble, for the sum of one pound sixteen shillings, for extracting the orders of Council from the minutes, from December, 1780, till January, 1782, inclusive, for the use of the Auditor's office.

A pass was granted to William Dickson, to go to Boston and to return again.

The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of Colonel Samuel Miles, Deputy Quarter Master General, for thirty-three pounds fifteen shillings, for transportation of stores into the Indian country, lent to him, and to be repaid as soon as money shall come into his hands.

In favor of Major James Parr, for forty-five pounds specie, for bearing his expences into the Indian country, he being one of the officers going on the expedition into that country under General Potter, for which he is to account.

In favor of Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, for one hundred pounds, in one month from the date hereof, in part of his contract for supplying the Rangers and militia, stationed in Bedford county for defence of the frontiers with provisions, for which he is to ac

count.

In favor of the said Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, for one hundred pounds specie, in two months from the date hereof, in part of said contract, for which he is to account.