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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, NOVEMBER 11, 1779
The committee, appointed to correspond with the commanding officer in the southern department, and to whom were referred the letters of 22 October last, from Major General Lincoln, brought in a report; Whereupon,
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That in their opinion, the present distressed situation of the states of South Carolina and Georgia, and the still more imminent danger they must consequently be exposed to, should a reinforcement be sent by the enemy to those countries, and which their present movements at New York strongly indicate, calls loudly on Congress to use every means in their power, to prevent if possible, the loss of those states; Therefore,
Resolved, That General Washington be immediately applyed to, to send forward to the State of South Carolina the whole of the North Carolina Brigade and all the Virginia troops now atFostponed.Headquarters, if the latter can possibly be spared without endangering the safety of his army; but if the whole cannot be spared, then as many of them as can.
Resolved, That General Washington order the North Carolina troops, and such others as may be conveniently spared from his army, to reinforce General Lincoln without delay.
Resolved, That the states of South Carolina and Georgia be assured of the attention of Congress to their preservation, and be requested to make those exertions in their own defence recommended by the resolutions of Congress, of the 9 and 29th March last, for filling up the continental army, and to provide that the militia of the said states, when called into service, shall be subject to the continental articles of war, in like manner with the militia of other states.1
[Note 1: 1 These two paragraphs were amendments to the original report, and, in the writing of Gouverneur Morris, are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, folio 573.]
Resolved, That the governors of Virginia and North Carolina be again requested to use their utmost exertions to have the whole of the troops ordered from their respective states, sent forward without loss of time to join General Lincoln's army, and that the troops be ordered away as they can, from time to time, be collected.
Resolved, That General Lincoln be directed to cause a court of enquiry to be held on Brigadier General Scott, for disobedience of the orders of Congress of 27 July last.
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Resolved, That a deputy quarter master general in Philadelphia be ordered to procure a proper vessel, and immediately to transport the military stores ordered and now in readiness for the State of South Carolina.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of John Mathews, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, folio 571.]
Congress took into consideration the report of the Committee on the Treasury, which was assigned for Monday last and after debate,
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, Mr. [Jesse] Root and Mr. [James] Forbes.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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