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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 --TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1782
On motion of Mr. [John] Witherspoon, seconded by Mr. [Turbett] Wright,
Ordered, That the committee to whom were referred the letter of 19 August last from the Commander in Chief, and the proceedings of the British court-martial on the trial of Lippencut, for the murder of Captain ∥Joshua∥ Huddy,
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report on Thursday next, and that the report be on that day taken into consideration.1
[Note 1: 1 According to the indorsement on the letter Mr. [John] Witherspoon and Mr. [Turbett] Wright were this day added to the committee. See ante August 26.]
Mr. [Arthur] Middleton renewed his motion made yesterday,
That Brigadier General Moultrie be promoted to the rank of major-general, to take rank in the army as such from the 15 of September, 1780.
A motion was made by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland, seconded by Mr. [Turbett] Wright, to strike out the words "to take rank in the army as such from the 15th of September, 1780."
And on the question, shall those words stand? the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Turbett] Wright,
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So it passed in the negative, and the words were struck out.
A motion was then made by Mr. [James] Duane, seconded by Mr. [John] Rutledge, that the motion be postponed, in order to make way for a previous motion, that Brigadier-General James Clinton be promoted to the rank of major General.
And on the question to postpone, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [James] Duane,
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So the question was lost.
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A motion was then made by Mr. [Eliphalet] Dyer, seconded by Mr. [David] Howell, that the consideration of the motion be postponed until Congress shall first determine whether considering the present state of the army, and the number of troops of which it consists, and the number of major-generals now in command, it is necessary at present to augment the number of major generals.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of Eliphalet Dyer, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 395.]
And on the question for postponing, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Silas] Condict,
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So it passed in the negative.
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On the question to agree to the motion as amended, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Arthur] Middleton,
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So it was
Resolved, That Brigadier-General Moultrie be promoted to the rank of a major general.
The Committee of the Week [Mr. William Blount, Mr. Samuel John Atlee, Mr. Benjamin Huntington,] report, That the memorial of David Hamilton, ship carpenter of Charlestown, South Carolina, setting forth, that in the year 1779, he did several pieces of work on board the Continental frigates in that harbour for which he obtained a certificate from Mr Abraham Livingston then Continental Agent, be referred to the Agent of Marine.
And that the other part of his memorial relating to a quantity of lumber by him furnished a quarter-master for the use of the Army in the year 1780, be referred to the Superintendant of Finance.
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That the memorial of Robert Patton, praying to be reimbursed a small expence necessarily incurred in procuring wood for Congress be referred to the Superintendant of Finance to take order.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of William Blount, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 405. The indorsement states that it was passed this day. Committee Book No. 186 states that Hamilton's memorial was referred to the Agent of Marine and the Superintendent of Finance.]
The Committee of the Week, [Mr. David Ramsay, Mr. Ralph Izard, Mr. John Taylor Gilman] Report, That the petition of David Rees of the State of Georgia, deputy Judge Advocate, praying for an allowance of two or three months pay be referred to the Secretary at War to report thereon.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of David Ramsay, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 403. The indorsement states that it was passed this day. Rees's petition, dated Philadelphia, September 19, is in No. 42, VI, folio 463.]
[Motion of Mr James Duane, referred to Mr Elias Boudinot, Mr John Rutledge, Mr Joseph Montgomery.]
Resolved, That the Commander in Chief be informed that Congress see no reason to deviate from their act ofrespecting a general and national Cartel for exchange of Prisoners, and cannot therefore authorize any partial exchange.3
[Note 3: 3 This motion, in the writing of James Duane, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 403. It was offered on this day as the indorsement shows.]
Ordered, That so much of the memorial of the late Issuing Commissaries so far as relates to the settlement of their accounts and payment of the balances due to them be referred to the Superintendent of Finance.4
[Note 4: 4 This order was entered only in the journal kept by the Secretary of Congress for the Superintendent of Finance: Morris Papers, Congressional Proceedings.
On this day, according to Committee Book No. 186, a letter, dated October 14, from the Secretary at War, relative to the pay of the army and to the case of Captain Asgill, was referred to Mr. [Theodorick] Bland, Mr. [Daniel] Carroll, Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, "except what relates to Asgil." Leave of absence was granted to visit the Commander in Chief. This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, II, folio 53.]
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