commissary of forage; one director, and one sub-director, of a company of artificers: For the southern army. One deputy-quarter master; one deputy commissary of forage; one deputy wagon-master; one director, and one sub-director, of a company of artificers: and as many assistants as the service may require in the main and southern army, to perform the duties of quarter-masters of brigades, store-keepers, clerks, and such other duties in the quarter-master's department as the service may require, and also as many wagon conductors: That the pay per month of the officers in the quarter-master general's department, including their pay in the line of the army, shall be as follows: Quarter-master general, 166 60-90 dollars, deputy quarter-master with the southern army, 125 dollars, deputy quarter-master with the main army, 75 dollars, wagon-master, 60 dollars, commissary of forage for the main army, 60 dollars, commissary of forage for the southern army, sixty dollars, deputy wagonmaster for the southern army, 50 dollars, assistants in the quarter-master's department, each, 30 dollars, wagon conductors, each, 20 dollars, directors of artificers, each, 40 dollars, sub-directors of ditto, each, 26 60-90 dollars. That the following be the proportion of wagons and bat horses to the different ranks of officers, unless otherwise directed, in special cases, by the commander in chief or commanding officer of the southern army: The commander in chief and commanding officer of the southern army, for their own accommodation and for their families, as many baggage wagons and bat horses as they may think necessary. Major-general and family, one covered four-horse wagon, and one two-horse wagon. Brigadier-general and family, one covered four-horse wagon. Colonel, lieutenant-colonel and major, one covered four-horse wagon. Captains and subalterns of a regiment, for their baggage, one covered four horse wagon. Surgeon, pay-master, adjutant and quarter-master, regimental staff, one covered four-horse wagon Brigade quarter-master, one bat horse. For the tents of a regiment, for every 75 men, but this to be varied, according to the weight of the tents, and state of the roads, one open four-horse wagon. Quarter-master general, for his baggage, according to his rank; for his books, papers, &c. as many as he shall find necessary. Deputy quarter-master with the main army or with a separate army, for his baggage, and for his books, papers, &c. one covered four-horse wagon. Commissary of forage, with the main army, his clerks and assistants, one covered four-horse wagon. Deputy commissary of forage, with a separate army, one two-horse wagon. Wagon-master and clerks, one covered four horse-wagon. Deputy wagon-master with the southern army, his clerks and assistants, one two-horse wagon or two bat horses. Inspector general, for his baggage, according to his rank; and for his papers as the commander in chief may direct. Inspectors, one two-horse wagon. Adjutant-general, two covered four-horse wagons. For the baggage of his assistant, clerks and official papers, one two horse wagon. Judge-advocate, one two-horse wagon. Deputy judge-advocate for the southern army, one two-horse wagon. Deputy commissary of prisoners, southern army, one two-horse wagon, VOL. IV. 13 Field commissary of military stores, and his deputy with the main and southern army, each, one bat horse. Deputy pay-master with the main and southern army, each, one two-horse wagon. Field post-master, one bat horse. Provided, That if the number of wagons stated above, should prove insufficient, the quarter-master general may occasionally furnish such additional carriages as the commander in chief, or commanding officer of a separate army, or the secretary at war, may direct. That a ration of forage per day shall consist of 14 pounds of hay and 10 quarts of oats for each horse: That there be issued to the commander in chief, and to the commanding officer of a separate army, and to those of their suite, as many rations as the service may require. That there shall be allowed for saddle horses: To a major-general and family, Colonel of infantry or artillery, rations, 7 Each assistant, 5 Commissary of prisoners, 2 Judge-advocate, 2 Deputy with a separate army, 1 Provost martial, 1 Field commissary of military stores, Brigadier-general and family, Lieutenant-colonel, Brigade quarter-master, 1 Quarter-master, Quarter-master gen. as the service may require Deputy quarter-master with the army, Captain of engineers, Commissary of forage, Deputy with southern army, Wagon-master and clerks, Deputy wagon-master, separate army, Inspector-general, agreeable to his rank, Inpector, in addition to what he draws in the line, Adjutant-general, Deputy with a separate army, 1 Deputy with a separate army, rations, 2 Officers of cavalry to be allowed to draw forage for the following number of horses, provided they actually keep the same : 2 Lieutenant-colonel, 2 Major, 3 Captain, 2 Lieutenant, Cornet, 1 Quarter-mast. 3 Surgeon, 2222QHT 1 322211 That any of the officers entitled to forage, who shall keep their horses at their own expense, shall be paid therefor by the quarter-master general, at the average price given by him for the forage of the army. Resolved, That the quarter-master general, with the approbation of the secretary at war, shall appoint so many assistants to reside in the several states as the public service may require. That all officers in the quarter-master general's department, of whatever denomination, shall take the oaths of allegiance and the oath of office prescribed by Congress, before they enter on business. That the quarter-master general make a return of the names and station of each person to be appointed in his department. That in settling the accounts of officers in the said department, no pay or allowance whatever be granted to any person employed therein, whose name and employment, together with a certificate of his having taken the aforesaid oaths, shall not have been returned within two months after his acceptance of such office. THURSDAY, October 24, 1782. The committee, consisting of Mr. Duane, Mr. Boudinot and Mr. Carroll, to whom was referred a letter of the 22d from E. Hazard, post-master general, brought in the draught of a suplemental ordinance for regulating the post-office the United States of America; which was read a first time, and to-morrow assigned for a second reading. FRIDAY, October 25, 1782. The supplemental ordinance for regulating the post-office of the United States of America, was read a second time, being debated by paragraphs, and some amendments made: Ordered, That Monday next be assigned for the third reading. MONDAY, October 28, 1782. The supplemental ordinance for regulating the post-office, was read a third time, and passed as follows: A supplemental ordinance for regulating the post-office of the United States of America. Whereas, since the passing the ordinance for regulating the post-office of the United States of America, it hath heen represented that the allowance thereby made of commis sions to a deputy post-master, on the money only arising from the postage of letters, would in many instances be inadequate to the service; and that the provision that all the dead letten should be registered and preserved, will occasion great and useless trouble and expense; and no provision is made therein for the deputy post-master with the main army; in order therefore to remedy the defects of the before-mentioned ordinance : Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that it shall and may be lawful for the post-master general for the time being, to allow to his respective deputies such commissions as he shall think their respective services may merit, not exceeding 20 per centum on the postage of all letters, making the same allowance for free letters as if they paid postage: and that intead of registering and preserving all dead letters, from time to time, remaining in the general post-office, it shall be sufficient and the post-master general is only required to preserve such of them, the contents and enclosures of which may be valuable. And be it further ordained by the authoriry aforesaid, that the act of the United States in Congress assembled, respecting the post-master at head quarters of the army, passed on the 11th day of March, 1782, be, and the same is hereby revived and declared to be in full force. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for the post-master general for the time being, to allow and pay to any informer, one moiety of the penalties which may be recovered upon his information, for offences against the 4th and 5th clauses of the before mentioned ordinance for regulating the post-office of the United States of America. Done, &c. Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee, on the letter of the 19th of August from the commander in chief, &c. and after debate, Ordered, That the letter of the 19th August from the commander in chief and the papers accompanying it, the report of the late committee, and the motions on the subject, be referred to a new committee of five: the members, Mr. Rutledge, Mr. Osgood, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Boundinot, and Mr. Duane. TUESDAY, October 29, 1782. On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. Osgood, Mr. Izard, Mr. Bland, and Mr. Duane, appointed to consider and report the most just and practicable means of reducing the expenditures of the United States: Resolved, That the quarter-master general be allowed 15 rations per day: That the deputy quarter-master with the southern army be allowed 12 rations per day: That all assistants in the quarter-master's department be allowed, each of them, two rations per day: That the wagon-master, commissary of forage for the main army, and commissary of forage for the southern army, be each allowed five rations per day: That the deputy wagon-master with the southern army, be allowed four rations per day: That the wagon conductors be each of them allowed a ration and an half per day: That the directors of the artificers be allowed each of them three rations day, and the sub-directors each of them two rations per day: per And that the foregoing rations shall be inclusive of what the several officers aforesaid may be entitled to draw in the line of the army. On a motion made by the delegates of Maryland, Resolved, That Congress do, in behalf of the United States, accept all the right, title, interest, jurisdiction, and claim of the state of New-York, as ceded by and contained in the instrument of writing executed for that purpose by the agents of New-York, dated the 1st of March, 1781. On the question to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Carroll, A motion was made by Mr. Williamson, seconded by Mr. Bland, "That it be resolved, that nothing in the resolve passed yesterday, be understood to operate towards preventing the determination of any dispute that has arisen or may arise concerning territory, between the state of New-York and any other state or states in the union, by the 9th article of the confederation, in the same manner as if the cession had not been made." A motion was made by Mr. M'Kean, seconded by Mr. Howell, that the motion be postponed. And on the question for postponing, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Bland, HELL Mr. Duane, Mr. Boudinot, Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith, Delaware, Clymer, Dickinson, So the question was lost. S.-Carolina, ay} div. ay ay ay ay no div. Georgia, Blount, Gervais, Mr. N. W. Jones, no no no On the question to agree to the main question, the yeas and nays being re So the question was lost. Gervais, Mr. N. W. Jones, BO The secretary at war, to whom was referred a letter of the 25th, from lieatenant colonel Cambray, having made report: On motion of Mr. Gervais, seconded by Mr. Duane, Resolved, That the secretary at war inform lieutenant-colonel Cambray, that Congress entertain a high opinion of his merit and military talents, and of his zeal and activity in the service of the United States: and that he has leave of absence for a term not exceeding twelve months, to visit his family in France. On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. Bland, Mr. M'Kean and Mr. Dickinson, to whom was referred a note from the hon. the minister of France, dated the 28th, respecting supplies of provisions sent to the enemy from NewJersey: Resolved, That a copy of the information be transmitted without delay to the executive of New-Jersey, with request that it may be laid before the legis lature of the said state; and that a copy be sent to the commander in chief, with directions to take speedy and effectual measures to suppress the said per nicious clandestine commerce. FRIDAY, November 1, 1782 The committee, consisting of Mr. Bland, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Howell, appointed to make enquiry into the causes of the detention of goods purchased in Holland, having brought in a report: On motion of the delegates of South-Carolina, Resolved, That so much of the report as respects commodore Gillon be dismissed: that the several papers mentioned therein be referred to the superintendent of finance, and if it shall appear to him that the United States have good cause of action against commodore Gillon, in behalf of the state of SouthCarolina for damages on the subject matter of the report, that the superintendent of finance take measures for having such dispute between the United States and the said state, settled according to equity and good conscience, by arbitrators to be appointed by the governor of said state and the superintendent of finance, the delegates of the said state engaging that it will submit to such a mode of determination. On a report from the secretary at war, Whereas several pay-masters of the Virginia line are now prisoners of war, and from their dispersed situations are incapable of attending to settle the accounts of their respective regiments; and lieutenant Charles Stackly having been appointed by a meeting of the Virginia officers to receive their warrants for the moneys advanced on account of pay and subsistence: Resolved, That the secretary at war is empowered to issue his warrants, on account of the officers of the Virginia line, for pay and rations, in favour of the said lieutenant Charles Stackly, as pay-master to the line, until the commanding officer thereof shall report that it is organized into regiments, and that the several pay-masters are acting. SATURDAY, November 2, 1782. The committee, consisting of Mr. Duane, Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Wharton, to whom was referred a letter of the 1st, from the secretary at war, report, "That they have had a conference with the two deputies of the Catawba hation of Indians: that their mission respects certain tracts of lands reserved |