[Philadelphia] Saturday 6 Jany Minutes of Yesterday read & Letter informing of a considerable Quantity of Powder just arrived at Egg Harbor, some of it consigned to the Congress by Jonath Persons, some consigned to Pelatiah Webster & some to another Person in Philada Congress agreed to purchase the whole & the Secret Comee are desired to have it brought here under a Guard commanded by a Lieut. a Letter of Thanks directed to be sent to Mr Parsons for his Attention to the Public Welfare... The Memorial from the Town of Newport was agitated for several Hours & at last referred generally to the Assembly of Rhode Island. ー Mr [Christopher] Gadsden from the Naval Comee reported the Rules for Distribution of the Prize Money which was confirmd with One Alteration viz. That the Rewards for extraordinary Exertions shall not be paid out of the Continental Share of the Captures ー Letters just recd from Gens Schuyler, Montgomery and Wooster pressing for an immediate Supply of hard Money & for more Troops otherwise they fear all will be lost in that Quarter ー Montgomery was before Quebec on the 16th of Decr with 8 or 900 effective Men & some Canadians and had planted by Way Feint a Battery of Cannon agt the Lower Town but intended his chief Efforts by Way of Storm agt the Upper Town, Monday Morng was assigned to consider this Business & Nothing else to interfere