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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1778
A letter, of the 15, from General Washington, was read: 1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Washington is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VI, folio 105.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War, and that the Board be directed to report to Congress the grounds and terms upon which the exchange of prisoners between General Washington and General Clinton has taken place.
A letter, of the 17, from Mr. William Carmichael, at York town, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The committee appointed to make proper extracts from the journals and files, &c. made their report; Whereupon it was moved,
That the letters from the commissioners and their commission, together with the letter of Congress in answer thereto, being part of the said report, and no more, be published:
∥Question put,∥ passed in the negative.
A motion was then made, that the amended motion, with the motion for postponing the consideration thereof, and the ays and noes as entered on the 16, be published:
The previous question being moved, Mr. [John] Witherspoon required the yeas and nays,
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So it passed in the affirmative, that that question be not now put ∥and the motion was set aside.∥
Ordered, That the extracts made by the committee be published.
Three o'Clock, p. m.
A letter, of 16, from Mr. Holker, at York town, with sundry papers enclosed, was read:
On motion, that the same be committed, Mr. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee required the yeas and nays,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
Resolved, That the committee consist of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, and Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean.
A motion was then made,
That the committee be limited to confer with Mr. Holker on the subject of the payment of 400,000 livres to persons interested therein, as owners or otherwise concerned in the private vessels of war, Hancock and Boston:
To which the previous question was moved. The yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Richard Henry] Lee,
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So it passed in the negative.
The question being then put on the motion. The yeas and nays were required by Mr. S[amuel] Adams,
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So it passed in the negative.
The Marine Committee brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the commissioners of the respective continental navy boards, and the persons by them appointed to constitute marine courts martial, be authorized to
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administer oaths when acting on such courts martial, and that the said commissioners have also authority to administer oaths in cases where they may be necessary upon the settlement of such marine accounts as may come under consideration of the said commissioners.
A letter, of 18th, from General Conway, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 159, folio 485.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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