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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 --MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1778
Mr. Meriwether Smith, a delegate from Virginia, attended, and took his seat in Congress.
A letter, of 21, from Captain William Burke, from on board the prison shipPrince of Wales, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Marine Committee, and that the Committee be directed to enquire into the conduct of Captain William Burke, and particularly into his former conduct while in the power of the enemy.
A letter, of 18, from Major General Sullivan, was read:
Ordered, That so much thereof as relates to cloathing, be referred to the Board of War, and that so much thereof as relates to money, be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 24, from Governor Livingston, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 26, from James Searle, one of the navy ∥board∥ in the middle district, was read, desiring leave to resign his office:
Resolved, That his resignation be accepted.
A letter, of 23, from General Washington, with sundry papers enclosed, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 Sullivan's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 160, folio 185; that of Livingston, in No. 68, folio 399; that of Searle, in No. 78, XX, folio 311; and that of Washington in No. 152, VI, folio 365.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee on the memorial from Colonel E. Blaine, and the letter of H. Hollingsworth.
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The president laid before Congress a letter dated New York, 19th September, 1778, signed "H. Clinton," and directed to "His Excellency Henry Laurens, Esq. the president and others, the members of the American Congress, at Philadelphia," enclosing a paper purporting to be "an extract of a letter from the right Hon. Lord George Germain, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, to his Excellency General Sir Henry Clinton, K. B. &c. &c. dated Whitehall, June 12, 1778," which were read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That the secretary return the following answer:
Sir, I am directed to inform you, that the Congress of the United States of America make no answer to insolent letters.
I am, &c.
Three o'Clock, p. m.
Resolved, That three commissioners be appointed to collect and report the proofs of breach made by the enemy in the convention of Saratoga:
That to morrow be assigned for electing the said commissioners.
Mr. Carmichael attending, was called in and sworn, and sundry questions asked and answers returned, ∥he had leave to withdraw.∥
Ordered, That Mr. William Carmichael attend at the bar of this house on Wednesday next, at ten o'clock, to be farther examined.
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.
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