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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 --FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1783
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [John] Rutledge, Mr. [Thomas] Mifflin and Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, to whom was referred a letter of 19 December last, from Major-General Greene, giving information of the evacuation
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of Charlestown, by the British, and of our being by that event in complete possession of all the southern states:
Resolved, That the thanks of the United States in Congress assembled, be presented to Major General Greene, for his many signal and important services; and that he be assured that Congress retain a lively sense of the frequent and uniform proofs he has given of prudence, wisdom and military skill, during his command in the southern department.
Resolved, That General Greene be desired to present the thanks of the United States in Congress assembled, to the officers and private soldiers under his command, who, in all the vicissitudes of season, under the numerous inconveniences of long and rapid marches in a country plundered and desolated by an enemy greatly superior in force, have surmounted every difficulty and danger, and manifested such bravery, perseverance and fortitude, as to do honor to themselves and to the cause they have so zealously and successfully supported.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Hugh Williamson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, II, folio 501. Greene's letter is in No. 155, II, folios 599 and 603.
From this point to the end of the day the proceedings for January 17, were entered only in the manuscript Secret (Domestic) Journal, and in Secret Journal No. 8.]
The committee, consisting of Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham, Mr. [Richard] Peters and Mr. [Ralph] Izard, appointed, on a motion of Mr. [Richard] Peters, to consider and report to Congress the propriety of attempting farther loans in Europe, report,
That they have conferred with the Superintendant of Finance and fully informed themselves of the situation of the applications for foreign loans, which if complied with would be fully sufficient for the purposes to which those loans were intended to be applied; but from the small prospect there seems to be of obtaining the monies already directed to be borrowed, it appears not only hopeless but embarrassing to the business already in train to attempt farther loans until solid funds are
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put into the hands of Congress in support of the national faith and credit;
That it appears to your committee that the Superintendant of finance has taken every precaution in his power to ensure the payment of the bills he may be under the necessity of drawing under present circumstances, and that such drafts will be made with great caution as to their extent.
The committee therefore report that it is at present inexpedient to take any farther order on the said motion.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Richard Peters, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, folio 397.]
Resolved, That Congress agree to the said report.
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