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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 --SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1780
A letter, of 29 September, from Colonel Pickering, and a letter, of this day, from Mr. S. Miles, were read.2
[Note 2: 2 Miles's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XVI, folio 89; Pickering's letter is in No. 192, folio 29.]
The committee on the deposition of B. Slade delivered in a report, which was read.
The Committee to whom was referred the deposition of Captain Slade, beg leave to Report the following Resolves, viz.
That the Board of Admiralty be directed to obtain the names of the crew of the Schooner Centurion, late commanded by Benjamin Slade and captured by the Alcide British Ship of War; and the names of the crew of the Ship Pocohuntus, late commanded by Capt. Calender, and captured by the Alcide, and demand the said crews to be immediately exchanged.
That if the British shall refuse to exchange the crews of the said vessels, or make any unusual and unnecessary delay therein, the Board of Admiralty be directed to make Report thereof to Congress, in order that timely and the most decisive measures be taken in the Case.
That the Board of Admiralty be directed to issue their orders to the Captains of all vessels, requiring them, in case of their being captured to make report to the Admiralty of the United States, as soon as possible, the names, and state of health of their respective crews at the time of their capture, in order to their being claimed in exchange.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, in the writing of Timothy Matlack, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, folio 485.]
Congress proceeded in the election of officers in the hospital department, and the ballots being taken, Thomas Bond, jun. was elected purveyor; Isaac Ledyard, assistant purveyor;
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Doctor Andrew Craigie, apothecary; William Johonot, assistant apothecary; Doctors James Tilton, Samuel Adams, David Townsbend, Henry Latimer, Francis Hagan, Philip Turner, William Burner, John Warren, Moses Scott, David Jackson, Bodo Otto, Moses Bloomfield, William Eustis, George Draper, Barnabas Binney, hospital physicians and surgeons.
On motion of the medical committee,
Resolved, That Doctor Matthew Maus be appointed surgeon to the regiment of invalids commanded by Colonel L. Nicola, and that Colonel Nicola be authorised to appoint a proper surgeon's mate to the said regiment, when the number of sick shall make it necessary.
A delegate for Virginia with the leave of the House read in his place a paper, which being delivered in at the table,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means appointed on 11 August.
On motion of Mr. [John] Sullivan, seconded by Mr. [John] Mathews,
Ordered, That a committee of three four be appointed to draught a memorial to the Court of Versailles, for the purpose of procuring aids and supplies for a vigorous prosecution of the war against Great Britain.1
[Note 1: 1 This order was also entered in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs.]
The members chosen, Mr. [Richard] Howly, Mr. [Nicholas] Van Dyke, Mr. [Jared] Ingersol, and Mr. [John] Henry.
A delegate for Georgia having with the leave of the House read in his place a paper and delivered in the same at the table,
Ordered, That it be referred to the foregoing committee.
On motion of the delegates of Virginia,
Resolved, That Charles Fleming and Forster Webb, esqrs. be and hereby are appointed commissioners, on the part of
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the United States, either of them to endorse the bills that shall be emitted by the state of Virginia, pursuant to the resolution of Congress of the 18th of March last.1
[Note 1: 1 A copy of this resolution, signed by Charles Thomson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, IX, folio 503.]
The committee, to whom were referred the letters, of 23, and 24 March last, from the honorable J. Adams, delivered in a report, which was read:
Ordered, That the same be taken into consideration on Monday next.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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