Resolvd That the 13 h[undre]d weight of powder brought by Capt William Perce Jonson in the Schoonr Brittannia, be disposd of in the following manner viz 2½ hd be delivered to Coll Kirgill [James Cargill] and Majr [Edward] Emmerson for the use of the County of Lincoln, and to be proportion'd among the Inhabitants of the same, as they shall think best, the sd Kirgill and Emmerson to be accountable to this Court for the same. ー and that 3½ hd. of Do be deliverd to the Committee of Correspondence of North Yarmouth, to be disposd of among the Inhabitants of the County of Cumberland as they shall judge necessary, sd Comee to be accountable to this Court for the same. ー

That 4 hd be deliverd to the Comee of Safety for the Town of Salem, to be proportiond in the Towns of Marblehead, and Salem, as the Comt of Safty of sd Towns shall judge best. ー the sd Comee to be accountable to this Court for the same ー

That 2 hd of Do be deliverd Coll Beriah Norton, to be proportiond among the Inhabitants of Martha's Vineyard, as he shall judge convenient the sd Norton to be accountable to this Court for the same.

And that 1 hd Do be deliverd to the Comee of Correspondence and selectmen of the Town Truro in the County of Barnstable, to be proportiond among the Inhabitants of sd Town according to th[ei]r best Judgment they to be accountable to this [Court] for the same.

Resolvd also that of the 500 Arms import[ed] in the same Vessel 100 be deliverd to Coll Kirgill, & Majr Emmerson to be divided among the Inhabitants of the County of Lincoln, as they shall think best.

Michael Farley, Esq; brought down a Report on the Memorial from the Committee of Safety from North-Yarmouth and New-Glocester.

Read and accepted as taken into a new Draught, and is as follows.

That it is necessary, some Assistance should be granted to the Town of Falmouth at this distressing Time. And in Order thereto they apprehend that some suitable Person shou'd be appointed by this Court to take the Command of the whole of the Men stationed on the Sea Coasts in the County of Cumberland, and that he shou'd order such Intrenchments or Fortifications to be erected for their Defence and Protection as he shall think proper, and that he retain two Companies at Falmouth constantly. And in Case of any Emergency, that he cause the Militia thereabouts to be alarmed and mustered, and when muster'd, to be under his Command and Direction; and to be discharg'd as soon as the Service will admit.

That three Barrels of Powder lately arrived at the Eastward in Captain Johnson, of Newbury Port, and one Hundred of the effective Arms brought by him, be transported to Falmouth, and delivered to such Person as shall as aforesaid be appointed, to be by him used in defending and protecting the said Town, and in annoying the Enemy. He to be accountable to this Court for the same.

Afternoon.

A Petition of Nicholas Sewell, and Isaias Prebble, praying Liberty for a Schooner to go to the West-Indies, the Owners giving Bond, that she shall bring back the whole, or most of her Proceeds in Powder, or other warlike Stores, if they can be purchased. Read, and committed to Mr. Bragdon, Col. Orne and Mr. Rice.