The ordinance more effectually to prevent illicit trade with the enemy, was read a second time, and Monday next assigned for the third reading.

MONDAY, July 15, 1782.

Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Root, the two members sent to the states eastward of Pennsylvania, being returned, took their seats.

The committee, consisting of Mr. Lee, Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Lowell, appointed to examine captain Barry, touching the loss of the ship La Fayette, having reported the result of their examination :

Ordered, That the secretary transmit a copy of the report to captain Barry, to be compared with the log-book of the Alliance, corrected if there should be any mistakes, and signed and sworn to by him, and returned to Congress together with captain Robinson's letter referred to in his information.

An act passed by the legislature of aryland was laid before Congress and read, entitled, "An act to authorize the United States in Congress assembled, to impose and levy a duty of five per cent. on imported foreign goods, and on all prizes and prize goods, for the payment of the debt contracted by Congress during the war."

TUESDAY, July 16, 1782.

James Wilson and Jonathan Dickinson Sargeant, esqrs. agents for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with Henry Osborne, esq. solicitor and agent, appeared in behalf of that commonwealth; and Eliphalet Dyer and Jesse Root, esqrs. agents for Connecticut, appeared in behalf of that state, in the cause depending before the United States of America in Congress assembled, between the said commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of Connecticut.

The agents for Pennsylvania produced new powers, which were read in the words following:

"In the name and by the authority of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, his excellency William Moore, esq. president, and the supreme executive council of the said commonwealth:

To William Bradford, esq. attorney general of the said commonwealth, Joseph Reed, James Wilson, Jonathan Dickinson Sargeant, and Henry Osborne, esqrs

"We reposing especial trust and confidence in your prudence, integrity and abilities, do by these presents constitute and appoint you the said William Bradford, Joseph Reed, James Wilson, and Jonathan Dickinson Sargeant, our counsellors and agents, and you the said Henry Osborne, our solicitor and agent, in the cause now depending before the United States of America in Congress assembled, between the said commonwealth and the state of Connecticut, hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever you or any of you shall lawfully do or cause to be done, touching the said cause between the said states of Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

"Given, by order of the council, under the hand of his excellency William Moore, president, and the seal of the state, at Philadelphia, this 26th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1782."

The seal of the state affixed, and underneath signed

Attest,

WILLIAM MOORE, President. T. MATLACK, Secretary. The agents of Connecticut having objected against the powers of the agents of Pennsylvania, and moved that it may be shewn that the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, have a right to grant such powers and commission : Ordered, That the agents withdraw.

On motion that the agents of Pennsylvania and Connecticut be called in and informed by the president, that the powers given to the agents of Pennsylvania and Connecticut are in the judgment of Congress sufficient.

The yeas and nays being required by Mr. Smith, N-Hampshire, Mr. Gilman, ay > Connecticut,

Massachusetts, Mr. Osgood,

no

no no

Lowell,

Mr. Root,

Dyer,

no

no no

So the question was lost.

A motion was then made by Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Madison,
That the agents be called in and desired to proceed.

And the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Smith,

The agents being accordingly called in, and the parties having been fully heard:

On motion that the appointment presented to Congress by the agents for Pennsylvania is sufficient.

The yeas and nays being required by Mr. Smith,

Smith,
Clymer,

ay ay

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Duane, seconded by Mr. Clark,

Resolved, That the agents of Pennsylvania and Connecticut be, and they are hereby, directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question, agreeably to the 9th article of the confederation.

WEDNESDAY, July 17, 1782.

The ordinance more effectually to prevent illicit trade with the enemy, was read a third time and passed as follows:

Au ordinance more effectually to prevent illicit trade with the enemy.

Whereas a pernicious commerce is carried on by some of the inhabitants of these United States with the enemy, by means of collusive captures on the water; for remedy thereof, Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that whenever such collusion shall appear in evidence on the trial of any capture, the vessel and her cargo shall be adjudged and condemned as lawful prize, to the use of the state in which such trial shall be had, except in such case wherein any person or persons shall, before sentence or judgment given, interpose his or their answer and claim, charging the capture to have been collusively made, and shall support such answer and claim by sufficient proof; in which case the property captured shall be sentenced and adjudged as lawful prize, one moiety thereof to the use and behoof of such claimant or claimants, and the other moiety thereof to the use and behoof of the state into which the prize shall be carried for condemnation; provided always, that in every cause of prize, wherein no such answer and claim shall be interposed, or being interposed shall not be supported by sufficient proof, if the court shall, in their opinion, have cause to suspect the capture to have been collusive, it shall demand of the captors sufficient proof that the same was bona file, and not collusively made, and on failure of such proof to the satisfaction of the court, such capture shall be deemed collusive, and the property so captured shall be adjudged and condemned as lawful prize, to the use and behoof of such state as aforesaid.

Done by the United States in Congress assembled, &c.

THURSDAY, July 18, 1782.

Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Root made a report respecting their mission, which was read.

The report of a committee being postponed, to whom were referred a report of the secretary at war, on a letter of June 4th, from major-gen. Parsons, and a letter of the 10th, from gen. Washington, with a copy of a letter of the 18th of June, from brigadier-gen. Glover,

A motion was made by Mr. Duane, seconded by Mr. Jones,

That agreeably to the request of major gen. Parsons, he have leave of absence from the army until called for by the secretary at war; and that in the mean while he may be at liberty to remain within these states, or to go into foreign parts, as he shall judge most conducive to the recovery of his health, and that his pay and emoluments be suspended during his absence from the army.

On questions for amendment, the words "and that in the mean while he may be at liberty to remain within these states, or to go into foreign parts, as he shall judge most conducive to the recovery of his health," were struck out ; and between the words "army" and " until," were inserted the words "on account of his ill state of health."

A motion was then made by Mr. Root, seconded by Mr. Dyer, to amend further, so that it read "and that his emoluments and one half of his pay be suspended," &c.

On the question to agree to this amendment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Howell,

On the question,

Resolved, That agreeably to the request of major-gen. Parsons, he have leave of absence from the army on account of his ill state of health, until called into

service by the secretary at war; and that his pay and emoluments be suspended during his absence from the army.

Resolved, That on the representation of brigadier-general Glover, he have leave of absence from the army on account of his ill state of health, until called into service by the secretary at war; and that his pay and emoluments be suspended during his absence from the army.

FRIDAY, July 19, 1782.

A motion was made by Mr. Middleton, seconded by Mr. Duane,

"That major-general Parsons and brigadier-general Glover, on account of their want of health, be considered as retiring, and put upon the half-pay establishment; and that the resolutions passed yesterday respecting majorgeneral Parsons and brigadier-general Glover be repealed."

A division being called for, and on the question to agree to the first part as far as establishment, inclusive, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Middleton,

So the question was lost.

ay div. Georgia,

no

ay

no Say

ay

On the question to agree to the last clause, the yeas and nays being requir

So the question was lost.

Mr. Hugh Williamson, a delegate for North-Carolina, attended, and produced a commission, with a seal of the state appendent, and signed by the governor, whereby it appears, that on the 13th day of May, 1782, Benjamin Hawkins, Abner Nash, Hugh Williamson, and William Blount, esqrs. were appointed delegates to represent that state in Congress for and during one year from that time.

The committee, consisting of Mr. Scott, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Atlee, to whom was referred an ordinance relative to the post-office, reported the draught of an ordinance for regulating the post-office of the United States of America, which was read the first time:

Ordered, That Tuesday next be assigned for the second reading.

MONDAY, July 22, 1782.

Mr. William Blount, a delegate for the state of North-Carolina, attended and took his seat.

On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. Cornell, Mr. Duane, and Mr. Clark, to whom was referred a memorial of Mr. Jonathan Trumbull, jun. for a compensation for his trouble, in settling the accounts of the purchasing and issuing commissaries, employed by and under the late commissary, Joseph Trumbull:

Resolved, That there be allowed to Jonathan Trumbull, jun. esq. for his services in the settlement of the accounts of the deputies of the late commissarygeneral J. Trumbull, in pursuance of the act of the 5th day of May, 1779, the same salary as is provided by the act of the 27th of February last, for the commissioner to be appointed for the settlement of the accounts of the commissary's department: that the said salary be computed on the time Mr. Trumbull has been actually employed, and be in full for all services and expenses. On motion of Mr. Osgood, seconded by Mr. Izard,

Resolved, That the resolutions respecting major-gen. Parsons and brigadiergeneral Glover, passed the 18th inst. be, and they are hereby repealed.

A motion was then made by Mr. Duane, seconded by Mr. Middleton, That major-general Parsons and brigadier-gen. Glover, on account of their want of health, be considered as retiring officers, and put upon the half pay establishment.

On the question to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Condict,

On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Ramsay, to whom were re-committed their report respecting the hospital departinent, and the amendments and observations thereon by the secretary

at war:

Resolved, That in conducting the business of the general hospital, there shall be an invariable standard of prices established by which the apothecary shall be charged with every article he shall issue. The standard to be established by the medical board, or such person or persons as they shall appoint, which shall only be considered as a certain ratio whereby to keep the accounts. But that, in the settlement of all accounts in that department, all deficient articles, not issued or returned, shall be accounted for at such real value as shall be estimated by the medical board, and approved of by the secretary at war.

An account shall be taken as soon as possible, of all the medicines, instruments and property in the apothecary's department belonging to the public, in the bands of the apothecary, the deputies, assistants, and mates, the surgeons of