Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-04-22 00:00:00, page 2

P II I LADELPHI A, April 2;.
, —^= 1H E Supreme Executive Council has appointed
John Armstrong, John Cadwalader, James
A Potter, and Samuel Meredith, E quires, Bri
gadier Generals of the Militia of this State.
The South-Carolina Gazette, of Mateu ij, men
tions the arrival of a prize brigantine, laden with ialt
provisions, taken on her passage from Ireland to the
Weft Indies.
We hear that the Legiflatare of Maryland, in order
to encourage the recruiting service in that state, have
passed a law, in which recruiting officers are allowed to
ear.fr all apprentices and servants who have not long-r
than a year ariahalf to serve, provided they pay their
loaders fifteen pounds, which is deducted from the
bounty money.
In CONGRESS, April g, 1777.
Ref'ved, That the Paymaster, and the Deputy
Paymatters- General, be direlled forthwith to confufc
the Commaoderiin chief of their refpe&ye diftrids,
and appoint Deputies to repair to such posts and places
of rendezvous, and arfwer the draughts of such offi
cers Rationed thereat, as the said cptmande^ in
Chief shall refpe&ively direct; that the Deputies be
fuppied with money by the refpTtive Paynters arid
Deputy Paymifters General, and account with them
thtfor; and ^har all other Paymasters of the army
cease to 2& at tie polls and places provided with Depu
ties as aforefaid.
April 10.
Refo 'bed, That the Commanders in Chief of the
federal departments, previous to the discharge of any
regiment or corps of Militia reinforcing the army, be
refpeaively direded to issue the* warrants on the Pay
master and Deputy Paymaster-General. for the amount
of the pay due to toe fame; and, when the Military
Chest is unapplied, the Paymaster or Deputy Pay
maTHr-General is authorized to draw on the President
for the amount of such warrants.
Extras from the Minutes.
PuPifad by Order of Congress,
CHaRL^S THOMSON, Secretary.
In CONGRES S, April 14, 1777.
WHEREAS the State of PerinUlvania is
threatened with an immediate invasion; and,,
from the adjournment of the Legiftnive and
Executive Authorities of the Common ealth, it
is : :,• liable to carry into.immediate execution
many inc^u^s ci .;;_ ^^ T import epee, not
only to the fafety of this Commonwealth, but
likewise to the general welfare of the United
States.
,Refolded, That it is the indifpenfible duty of
Congress to watch over air matters, (tne neglect
of which, may, in its cynfequences, deeply affect
• the welfare of the United Sra^s) till such time
as the Legislative and Executive Authoritiestof the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, can resume the
regular exercise of their different functions.
Resolved, Thai his Excellency the President
of the Supreme Executive Council of the Com^
toon-Wealth of Pennsylvania, be requested forth
with to convene the Legislative and Executive
Authorities of this State, in order that proper
measures may be pursued for the defence of the
fame.
Resolved, That a Committeof three be appoin
ted to confer with the President of the Supreme
Executive Council, with such other Members of
the said Council as can be convened with the
Board of War for the State of Pennsylvania, and
with the Delegate, of the said State th Congress,
concerning the mode of authority which they /hall
conceive most eligible to be exercised during the
recess of the House of Assembly, and the Council
in order that if the fame be approved by Congress
may be immediately adopted."
The Members chosen, .Mr. S. Adams, Mr
Duer, and Mr. R. H. Lee.
Extras from the Minuter,
CHARLES THOMSON, S ec .
In CONGRES S, April s, ^77.
The Committee appointed by Congress on the
14th day of April, to confer with the President
and Members of the Supreme Executive Council
of the Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania, the
Board of War of said State, and the Delegates
representing the fame in Congress, concerning
the authority which should be deemed eligible to
be exercised during the,recefs of the Council and
Assembly, report,
That a Conference agreable to the order of Con
gress, has been held, when the following Gen
tlemen were present:
His Excellency Thomas Wharton, jun. Es
quire, President ofthe Supreme Executive Council.
Board of War. Owen' Biddle-, Esq ; Chair
man, Joseph Dean, Richard Bache, John Shee.
Delegates for the State of Pennsylvania in
Congress. Robert Morris, James Wilson, Daniel
Roberdeau, George Clvmer, Esquires.
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That It appears deafly to the Members in Con
ference, that the Executive Authority of the Com
mon Wealth of Pennsylvania is incapable of any
exertion, adequate to the present crisis, and that it
is of the greatest importance, that every power
fnould be called forth into action, which may
conduce to the fafety of this State, with which
the liberties and prolperity of the whole are so in
timately connected. From this confederation,
and at the particular instance and request of the
President ot the Supreme Executive Council and
Board of War of the State of Pennsylvania, they
beg leave to recommend the following resolutions
to De adopted by Congress.
Resolved, 1 hat the President of the Supreme
Executive Council, of the Common-Wealth of
Pennsylvania, together with as many Members of
said Council as can be convened, the Board of
War, and (in fu<h cases as relate to the marine)
the Navy Board offaid State should, in the prelent
critical exigency of affairs, exercise every autho
rity tp promote the fafety of the State, till such time
as the Legislative and Executive Authorities of the
Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania can be con
vened.
Resolved, That it be, and it is hereby earnestly
recommended by Congress, to the good people
of Pennsylvania, chearfully to submit to the exer
tion of an authority which is indispensably effen
ial to the preservation of the lives, liberties and
property of themselves, their families, and poste
rity.
Resolved, That the Commanding Officer of the
Continental Forces in this city, afford every
possible assistance in carrying into execution all
such measures as may be recommended to him by
the authority above-mentioned.
Relolved, That Congress will chearfully co
operate with the authority above-mentioned, in
facilitating every measure which may be deemed
conducive to the fafety of the State,
Congress taking into consideration the forego
ing report,
Resolved, That the fame be concurred in, and
that the resolutions proposed be agreed to.
Extrafl from the Minute.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
I* CONGRES S, „ril 14, 1777.
Resolved, That from and after the publication
hereof, the second article of the Sth leCtion, the
firft article of the nth fettion, the Bth article of
the 14th fe&ion, and the 2d article of the 18th
section, of the Rules and Articles' for the better
Governmen of the Troops, railed or to be raised,
and kept in pay by, and at the expence of the Uni
ted States of America, passed in Congress, the
20th day of September, One Thousand, Seven
Hundred, and Seventy-Six, flhall be, and they
are hereby repealed, and that the four following
articles be substituted in the place and stead thereof.
AR r. f. All Officers and Soldiers shall have'
full liberty to bring into any of the Forts or Garri
sons ofthe United American States, any quantity
of eatable provisions, except where any contrasts
are, or (hall be entered into by Congress, or by
their Order, for furnishing such provisions, and
with refpea only tothe species of provisions so con
trasted for.
AR T. 11. If any Officer Shall think himfelf
to be wronged by his Colonel or the Command
ing Officer of the regiment, and shall, upon due
application made to him be refuted to be redres
sed, he may complain to the Continental Gene
ral, commanding in the State where such regi
ment Shall be Rationed, in order to obtain justice,
who is hereby required to examine into the said
complaint, and take proper measures for redressing
the wrong complained of, and transmit as soon as
possible to Congress, a true state of such complaint,
with the proceedings had thereon.
AR T. 111. No feritence of a General Court,
Martial shall be put in execution, till after a re
port shall be made of the whole proceedings to Con
gress, the Commander in Chief, or the Continental
General commanding in the State where such a
General Court-Martial shall be held, and their, 01
his orders, be issued for carrying such sentence into
execution,
A R T. IV. The Continental General com
manding in either of the American States for the
time being, shall have full power of appointing
General Courts Martial to be held, and of par
doning or mitigating any of the punishments or
dered to be infliaed for any of the offences men
tioned,in the aforementioned Rules and Articles
for the better government of the Troops, except
the punishment of offenders under sentence of
death by a General Court-Martial, which he may|
order to be suspended, until the pleasure of Con
gress can be known, which suspension, with the
determination. And every offender cenviSed by
any Regimental Court-Martial may be pai doned
or have his punishment mitigated by the Colonel
or Officer commanding the Regiment.
B, order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
In C ONGRES S, April 14, ,777.
Resolved, That it be recorreniended to the
Executive Powers of each of the United States, to
enquire into the conduct of all Officers on the
recruiting service, within them refpeaively, to
remove all such as belong to the Battalions of their
refpeaive quotas, who have neglected their duty,
or abused the trust reposed in them, and shall be
found within their refpe&ive jurififaion, and to
611 up all vacancies which may happen -by such
removals; to transmit to Congress all such
testimony aa shall be taken against any Officer or
Officers who may have marched or removed from
the State to whose Battalions he or they belong,
and against any Officer or Officers belonging to
the quota of another State, who may have been
guilty of neglect or misbehaviour in the State
where the enquiry shall be made."
That it be recommended to the said Executive
Powers to procure exad returns of the Continen
tal Troops in each, and transmit the fame to
Congress without delay. And all Officers 2nd
.Soldiers of the Continental Army are hereby re
quired to pay the ftritlett regard to the Orders of
the Executive Powers of the several States, touch
ing the aforefaid premises.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Le
gislatures of each of the United States to enact
Laws exempting from actual fexvice any two of
the Militia, who shall, within the time limited
by such Laws, furnifh one able-bodied Recruit,
to serve in any Battalion of the Continental Ar
my, for the term of three years' or during the
present War.—Such exemption to continue du
ring the term for which the Recruit shall inlift,
and every such Recruit to be entitled to the Con
tinental Bounty and other allowances.
That it be recommended to the Legislatures
aforefaid refpeaively, to ena& Laws compelling
all such persons as are by Laws exempted from
bearing arms or performing militia duties, other
than such as are fpecified in the foregoing resolve,
to furnifh such number of able-bodied'Soldiers
as the said Legislatures refpeaively shall deem a
proper equivalent for such exemptions, such Sol
diers to be entitled to the Continental Bounty and
other allowances, over and abort such 'gratui
ties as they may receive from those who cure them
to inlift.
Also to permit the inlifting of feryants and
apprentices, and to prohibit the imprisoning or
otherwise restraining the persons of Soldiersjin the
Continental service for any debt not exceeding
fifty dollars.
And whereas it is ofthe greatest moment to the
cause of American Freedom, that an Army of
considerable strength take the Field early the en
suing Campaign ;
Resolved, That if the several quotas of the States
cannot be furnifhed by any of the means recom^
mended in the foregoing resolutions, or any other
means by the said Legislatures devised, before the
fifteenth day of May next, it is recommended to
each State to cause indiferiminate draughts to be
made from their refpeiftive Militia.
That it be recommended to the said Legislatures
to apply all the means by these resolutions recom
mended in the manner which they shall judge most
eftaual for speedily compleating the Army, and
in case they shall prove unfuccefsful that they cause
the draughts aforefaid to be made.
Resolved, That the Executive Power of each
State be authorized and impowered to order such
Officers as they ffia|i judge proper from the respec
tive Battalions andiCompanies of their refpe&ve
quotas, to remain within the State, for the pur
pose of aiding in inlifting and colleaing the Re
cruits which may be furnifhed under the above
recommended regulations, and to convey the fame
to the Battalions and Companies to which they
shall belong, such Officers to be under the direct
ion of such Executive Powers refpeaively.
By order of Congress,
John Hancock, President.
Pennsylvania WAR- 0 FFI CE.
Philadelphia, ribril 17, 1777.
RESOLVED, ;
I. 'T I HAT a Committee of Fifty be appointed
to have the direction, and foperinteodance of
the removal of all the Provisions and other Stores,
now in this City, or near the river Delaware in this
State, below the falls of Trenton, that will be ufeful
to our enemies, should they get poffeflion of them, or
that may be necessary to the Army ofthe United States,
2 f' h " the inhabitants of this City and Liberties,