Monday 18 Decemr 1775 ー The Committee met ー
The Committee having taken into Consideration. the Defenceless State of Baltimore, and the Dangers to which it is in it's present State exposed, came to a Resolution, That until some other Measure be taken for the Defence of the Town by the Convention, or Council of Safety, The Guns which are in Town be cleaned & put in Order for Service, and that proper Carriages for mounting the same be immediately procured to be made ー
Ordered, That Messrs Wm Buchanan, Jesse Hollingsworth, Isaac Griest, & Ben Griffith give Directions for cleaning the said Guns, and making suitable Carriages for them ー
Ordered, That a Pilot Boat be immediately stationed at Whetstone Point; That the said Boat be armed with two swivel Guns & Six Musquets, and Manned with Six Men; That the Officers commanding the Boat bring to all Vessels, and that he do not permit any Vessel to sail out without a Permit in Writing signed by 3 Members, of this Committee, which Number will attend every Morning from 10 to 12 oClock (Sundays Excepted), where all Masters of Vessels must repair immediately after their Arrival, & report their Cargo &c, and they must bring Certificates from some Committee, Council of Safety, or Provincial Convention ー
The Committee Considering the peculiar Situation of the Vessels Arming in this Port, and the Necessity, that the same should be kept as private as possible: Ordered, That where sufficient Reasons appear to the Comme that the Permission to the Vessels, trading in this Bay, will be productive of any ill Consequence, in such case the Comme detain such Vessel or Vessels from Sailing ー