The Committee on the Proceedings of the Committee of Deer-Island, relative to the Schooner Nightingale, reported. After Debate thereon, the Question was put, whether said Report be accepted; and it was pass'd in the negative.

It was then moved that a Committee be appointed to bring in a Resolve directing the said Committee of Deer-Island, to retain the Schooner above-mentioned in their Custody, 'till the further Order of this Court ー and the question being put, (after much debate thereon) it pass'd in the negative.

It was then on a Motion made, Voted, That the Vote for Non-accepting of the above Report be re-considered, and that Four o'Clock in the Afternoon be assigned for a further Consideration thereof.

Afternoon.

Message from a Majority of the honorable Council, viz.

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,

We have taken under Consideration your Message of the Ninth Instant, relative to certain armed Vessels at Long-Island, near Penobscot, to protect and guard those who are employed in cutting and transporting Wood to Boston, for the Use of the Ministerial Army; and after the strictest Enquiry, we find that there are now, or very lately have been, sixteen Vessels at Long-Island, one twenty Gun Ship, one of sixteen Guns, two Tenders, ten large Transports, and two Wood Sloops who are taking Wood from thence. And that Col. [James] Cargill had ten Days since, collected about five Hundred Men, with sixteen Days Provisions, and a sufficient Number of Boats to transport them from the Main to the said Island; that he apprehended he had a Force sufficient to prevent the Enemy's executing their Purpose. It does not therefore, appear to us necessary at present to make any further Provision.

Read and Ordered to lie.

The House resumed the Consideration of the Report of the Committee relative to the Schooner Nightingale. It was then moved that the same be now accepted, and the Question being put, it passed in the Negative.